Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria drops his moniker "El Matador" as he reinvents himself for his UFC lightweight run ...

It looks like undefeated UFC star Ilia Topuria plans to change more than just his weight class for his next outing in the Octagon.

Former UFC BMF champion, Jorge Masvidal has backed Ilia Topuria to 'flatline' Justin Gaethje in a potential fight after moving up to the lightweight division.

A 25-year-old Ilia Topuria nearly lost his undefeated record at UFC London three years ago. It was Topuria's debut in the UFC lightweight division, an extremely tough one against 6'1" British ...

With Ilia Topuria's move up to 155 pounds now all but official, who might welcome 'El Matador' to the lightweight division? Unsurprisingly, given that the division is one of the UFC's most loaded ...

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has an idea for how Ilia Topuria can earn a shot at two-division glory.

Ahead of the next stage of his UFC career, Ilia Topuria has announced that he will change his iconic, 'El Matador' nickname.

Ilia Topuria claims he shed over a stone in one day while adhering to a very restrictive diet for mixed martial arts fighters. Topuria has established himself as one of the UFC's most popular ...

Ilia Topuria is not interested in fighting a contender in the March match in the UFC lightweight division. The recent times for the featherweight champion have been quite intriguing. After pushing ...

It’s official! Ilia Topuria has vacated his UFC featherweight title and will now move up to the lightweight division. And while this has been one of the biggest news going around, the ...

Farewell, UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Hello, UFC lightweight contender Ilia Topuria. This was the gist of UFC CEO Dana White’s announcement via Instagram Live on Wednesday night.

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has covered sports for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists in ...