Bashi is barefoot, wearing shorts and a dark T-shirt. He looks like an ordinary ... "Listen, right now, the king in his weight class, Ilia Topuria, is one of the scariest, best fighters in the ...

One year ago today, Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to become featherweight champion at UFC 298 ...

'El Matador' boldly called out Conor McGregor for a wasted career path since losing the lightweight and featherweight titles.

Ilia Topuria is keeping the pressure on Islam Makhachev. Aiming to attain a double champion status, Topuria wants to move up in weight and fight Islam Makhachev. However, Makhachev has downplayed ...

At UFC 298, Ilia Topuria proved once and for all that he is the real deal by stopping Alexander Volkanovski in the second round to become the featherweight champion. There were questions about ...

Dustin Poirier believes Ilia Topuria has the skills to beat Islam Makhachev – but maybe not the size. UFC featherweight ...

Discussions have become tense between UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev and UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria regarding a possible mega superfight (champ vs. champ). With two ...

Former BMF champion Jorge Masvidal believes one man has the best shot at dethroning Ilia Topuria’s UFC featherweight title reign. UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria is fresh off of beating ...

UFC champ Ilia Topuria says he’s “much better” than Alexander Volkanovski in a rematch and he could do whatever he wants to ...

It's OK. Get up there (welterweight), it's OK," added Topuria. If it were that easy, and if he were as short as he says, he would already share the octagon with me, wouldn't he? Ilia Topuria a ...

Ilia Topuria really wants that second belt it seems. While he has been a phenom in the featherweight division, ‘El Matador’ is now looking to venture into the lightweight category too.

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has been covering sport for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists ...