New UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria is also the new pound-for-pound king.Topuria moved into the No. 1 spot in the men's rankings Tuesday, three days after capturing the vacant 155-pound title with a first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 in Las Vegas.

Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) made history at UFC 317, becoming the first undefeated fighter to win titles in two divisions. He accomplished the feat by knocking out former champion Charles Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC) in the first round of the main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and only needed 2:27 to do it.

Ilia Topuria continued his ascension up the pound-for-pound ladder with a major statement via a vicious first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira to win the vacant lightweight championship at UFC 317;