UFC 317's Ilia Topuria spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters after his first-round KO of Charles Oliveira to claim the lightweight title in Las Vegas.

Ilia Topuria continued his ascension up the pound-for-pound ladder with a vicious first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira at ...

Ilia Topuria scored a vicious first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira to win the vacant lightweight championship Saturday night at UFC 317.

Ilia Topuria continued his ascension up the pound-for-pound ladder with a major statement via a vicious first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira to win the vacant lightweight championship Saturday ...

The fight was wild for as long as it lasted. Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC) was cut in the opening minute. When he tried to drag the fight to the canvas, Topuria reversed his attempt and landed on ...

The moment came courtesy of a first-round knockout of Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC) in the headliner at T-Mobile Arena in ...

The UFC's new lightweight champion Ilia Topuria has joined an exclusive group of two-division champions, and appears poised to embark on an historic run.