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Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira will face each other in a fight for the lightweight belt at UFC 317 in Las Vegas. The two former UFC champions will fight for the title on June 28.
Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira will meet in the evening fight of the UFC 317 gala. The event will take place in Las Vegas, and at stake in the duel between the Georgian and the Brazilian will be the lightweight championship belt. Dana White confirmed that Islam Makhachev has vacated the belt and will face Jack Della Maddalena in the second half of the year.
Ilia Topuria is undefeated in professional MMA and was a UFC featherweight champion. The fighter, who lives in Spain, has been talking about moving up to the lightweight division for a long time, and when he finally did, unfortunately, we won’t get to see a super fight with the aforementioned Dagestan.
Topuria has even managed to react to Dana White’s announcement. El Matador wrote online.
– On June 28, I will fulfill another dream. I will be the lightweight category champion. Charles accept my apologies in advance. I am simply fighting for my dreams. It’s unfortunate that Makhachev got away. 17-0.
Charles Oliveira was already lightweight champion. The experienced Brazilian won the belt, defended it in a clash with Dustin Poirier, and then lost it by not making weight before a bout with Justin Gaethje. Oliveira has been at the top of the UFC’s lightweight division for the past five years.
The Topuria vs Makhachev duel will be the fight of the evening at the UFC 317 gala in Las Vegas. The big event will take place on June 28 during International Fight Week.
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