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UFC 317: Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira for vacant lightweight title headlines International Fight Week

Ilia Topuria will top the bill at UFC 317 in Las Vegas on June 28, 2025, where he will compete against former champion Charles Oliveira to claim the UFC’s unoccupied 155-pound title.
Islam Makhachev, after vacating his 155-pound lightweight title, plans to compete in the welterweight division and will challenge Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight championship.
Topuria relinquished his featherweight title earlier this year due to weight cut challenges and aims to become a two-division UFC champion at lightweight.
Topuria, who remains undefeated with a 16-0 record, shared on social media that he looks forward to achieving a lifelong goal on June 29, stating his intention to become the lightweight division champion.
The event marks a new lightweight chapter as Makhachev pursues welterweight gold, while Topuria and Oliveira compete to claim the vacant title at UFC 317.

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Ilia Topuria makes tongue-in-cheek Charles Oliveira vow ‘because I like him’

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Makhachev vacates title; Topuria-Oliveira lightweight clash at UFC 317

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Topuria to fight Oliveira at UFC 317 after Makhachev vacates title

Ilia Topuria will face Charles Oliveira, not Islam Makhachev, for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 317 main event.

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Makhachev drops UFC belt; Topuria-Oliveira set

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has vacated his title, paving the way for Ilia Topuria to meet Charles Oliveira for the belt at UFC 317 on June 29.

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