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Ilia Topuria makes case for being UFC's pound-for-pound best with first-round KO of Charles Oliveira
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 at UFC 317.
UFC 317 video: Watch Ilia Topuria's title-winning knockout of Charles Oliveira
Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) made history at UFC 317, becoming the first undefeated fighter to win titles in two divisions. He accomplished the feat by knocking out former champion Charles Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC) in the first round of the main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and only needed 2:27 to do it.
Arman Tsarukyan shockingly claims Ilia Topuria will be ‘easier’ to beat than Charles Oliveira after UFC 317
Another name in the mix to be Topuria’s first title challenger is Arman Tsarukyan, who weighed in as the backup at UFC 317. Tsarukyan was supposed to fight Islam Makhachev earlier this year at UFC 311 before withdrawing on hours’ notice.
Plenty of violent knockouts were turned in during June, but the last and biggest of the month was deemed best.
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