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Topuria Seeks to Join Elite UFC Company when He Meets Oliveira for Lightweight Title
- Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira will fight for the vacant UFC lightweight title on Saturday during UFC 317 in Las Vegas as the main event.
- The fight follows Islam Makhachev vacating the title and deciding to move up in weight, leaving Topuria to step up from featherweight to challenge Oliveira.
- Topuria, undefeated at 16-0 and former featherweight champion, seeks to become the tenth UFC fighter to hold titles in two divisions and emphasizes Oliveira's dangerous come-forward style suits his boxing.
- Topuria is a more than 4-to-1 favorite; Oliveira, 35 years old with 21 submission wins and 10 knockouts, aims to reclaim the belt and become the first to win it twice at lightweight.
- This matchup could be the most compelling fight of the year and may determine UFC's short-term future by potentially launching Topuria as a new crossover star the promotion needs.
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Topuria seeks to join elite UFC company when he meets Oliveira for lightweight title
LAS VEGAS — Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria will enter the octagon for potentially the biggest fight of his career on Saturday, when he faces former lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC lightweight championship.
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