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Ilia Topuria Sends Spine-Chilling Warning for Charles Oliveira Ahead of UFC 317 Clash!

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At UFC 317 on June 28, 2025, Ilia Topuria faces Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC lightweight title, headlining International Fight Week at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The lightweight belt was relinquished by Islam Makhachev, who vacated to pursue welterweight glory against Jack Della Maddalena after the later’s upset win over Belal Muhammad at UFC 315.

Topuria, the former featherweight champ with a perfect record of 16-0 record, had long targeted a super fight against Makhachev to solidify himself as the two-division king. Instead, Topuria gets Oliveira who is a formidable opponent, but a disappointment to Topuria, who publicly called out the Russian for running away from the potential blockbuster fight. Topuria’s devastating knockout power, showcased in the bouts against Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, is something that the Brazilian definitely needs to control.

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Meanwhile, Oliveira, the former lightweight champ with a record 16 UFC submission wins, is hungry to reclaim the title he lost to Makhachev in 2022. Coming off a dominant win over Michael Chandler, ‘Do Bronx’ aims to spoil Topuria’s lightweight debut with his dynamic grappling and striking. This clash promises a lot of fireworks and it is arguably the best card we’ve gotten so far this year.

Ilia Topuria’s Warning for What’s To Come at UFC 317

Ilia Topuria recently talked about how great and powerful he felt ever since jumping up the division, and he said, “I feel so powerful at 155. I’m gonna touch (Oliveira’s) chin and it will explode,” sending a clear and chilling message to his opponent, Charles Oliveira, who’s going to face him for the lightweight title at UFC 317.

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Topuria is one of the most complete and dangerous fighters we’ve ever seen in the UFC, as not only is he a knockout artist with a 6-0 record, but he can also choke out his opponents and is excellent on the ground as he’s submitted MMA fighters 8 times in his career. Oliveira, on the other hand, has seen all kinds of opponents and has fought various opponents throughout his career. He’s been in the UFC since 2010, and has fought in 45 fights so far.

While the oddsmakers favors Topuria to win it all, Oliveira is not to be taken lightly as he was a world champ for a reason. This upcoming main event UFC 317 bout has a young superstar on the rise with Ilia Topuria, who’s unbeaten and has been a force so far. On the other hand, we have a veteran in Oliveira who is one of the greatest fighters of all time. Take your pick because UFC 317 is coming soon!

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