BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » a-little-while https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ilia Topuria reveals UFC asked him to ‘make us a promise’ not to move to welterweight yet https://www.badmma.com/ilia-topuria-reveals-ufc-asked-him-to-make-us-a-promise-not-to-move-to-welterweight-yet-2.html https://www.badmma.com/ilia-topuria-reveals-ufc-asked-him-to-make-us-a-promise-not-to-move-to-welterweight-yet-2.html#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2025 23:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ilia-topuria-reveals-ufc-asked-him-to-make-us-a-promise-not-to-move-to-welterweight-yet-2.html Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Ilia Topuria has designs on eventually becoming a three-division UFC champion but he might have to wait to chase that goal for a little while longer. Following a stunning first-round knockout over Charles Oliveira to claim the vacant lightweight title, Topuria revealed that the UFC actually asked him not to immediately declare his intentions to move up to 170 pounds

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Ilia Topuria reveals UFC asked him to ‘make us a promise’ not to move to welterweight yet – MMA Fighting

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