BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » despite-topuria https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Former UFC lightweight champion says ‘Ilia Topuria is special’ https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-lightweight-champion-says-ilia-topuria-is-special.html https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-lightweight-champion-says-ilia-topuria-is-special.html#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:11:32 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-lightweight-champion-says-ilia-topuria-is-special.html Former featherweight champion  Ilia Topuria moved up a division and capture the lightweight title by knocking out former champion  Charles Oliveira at  UFC 317 on June 28 ( full fight video ).  The win capped off one of the most impressive three-fight runs in the promotion’s history. “El Matador” knocked out arguably the greatest featherweight of all time,  Alexander Volkanovski , at UFC 298 to win the 145-pound championship. In his first and only title defense, Topuria became the first fighter to knockout BMF titleholder and former featherweight champ  Max Holloway .

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