Oliveira, 35, was violently knocked out by Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0) at the 2:27 mark into their vacant lightweight championship main event bout Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He remained on the canvas for a couple minutes following the sequence, but was back on his feet for the official decision's reading.

Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira entered his fight against Ilia Topuria with high hopes of reclaiming gold at UFC 317. Topuria’s precision striking, however, proved too much. The Georgian-Spanish phenom,

ILIA TOPURIA is the new king of the UFC’s lightweight division following a brutal stoppage of Charles Oliveira. And he immediately made a beeline for Brit Paddy Pimblett just moments after