Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ilia Topuria made quite a statement with his jaw-dropping knockout over Charles Oliveira to become lightweight champion at UFC 317 and even Dustin Poirier admits he was impressed. Ahead of his retirement fight on Saturday at UFC 318 , the former interim title holder heaped high praise on Topuria and his ability to pack so much power behind his punches that he delivered such an emphatic finish. Poirier knows from personal experience how hard it can be to deal with Oliveira after he suffered a submission loss to him in a title fight back in 2021