Diego Lopes says UFC’s reenforced stance against champ-vs.-champ fights led to Ilia Topuria vacating the featherweight title.

Before he knew Ilia Topuria vacated his featherweight title, Jean Silva was hopeful a divisional tie-up wasn’t in the future.

Alexander Volkanovski can become UFC featherweight champion again without avenging his loss to Ilia Topuria. UFC CEO Dana ...

Michael Chandler returns against Paddy Pimblett and Bellator legend Patricio Pitbull makes his UFC debut against Yair ...

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Ilia Topuria has decided to depart the UFC featherweight division, and former champ Alexander Volkanovski is set to fight for ...

UFC CEO Dana White dropped huge news Wednesday night announcing a batch of fights over the course of the next two months.

Ilia Topuria shocked the MMA world by vacating his featherweight title and announcing he is moving up to face the best ...

Dustin Poirier believes Ilia Topuria should receive a crack at the UFC lightweight title right away.

Perennial contender Dustin Poirier has weighed in on Ilia Topuria's lightweight move. The former UFC interim lightweight champion used to be a featherweight like Topuria, moving up to 155lbs after a ...

A UFC analyst calls Ilia Topuria moving up in weight a "blessing" for Alexander Volkanovski, sparking debate among MMA fans.

Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn't believe Ilia Topuria is deserving of a lightweight title shot, but one UFC legend doesn't agree. ...