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Spain’s Ilia Topuria Scored A Stunning First-Round Knockout Victory Over Charles Oliveira to Claim the UFC Lightweight Title at UFC 317, with Alexandre Pantoja Securing A Third-Round Submission Win Over Kai Kara-France to retain the Flyweight Title in the co-Event.
Topuria used a snharp right hand to set a devastating left that dropped oliveira to end the end at the 2:27 Mark of the Opening Round, Fulfilling His Predication of A First-Round Ko While Sending the Crowd of 19,800 Into a Frenzy.
“I think tonight was his big night,” UFC President Dana White Said. “We have a star on our handes.”
Fellow Lightweight Paddy Pimblett was in the Audience and was summoned to the ring, where a heater exchange led to topright shoving the eighth-rranked tale and igniting a rivalry from years ago.
“Let’s fight! If you are ready, I’m here,” Topuria Said to Pimblett Befored the Ring.
Form featherweight field topuria announced in february that he was going to step up to the 155-pound division to fight for the Belt Vacated by Form Islam Makhachev’s Move up to the Welterweight Division.
Standing Between Him and the Title was 35-Year-Old Brazilian Train Lightweight Champion Oliveira, Who Briefly Brought His Vast Experience To Bear Before Being Defeated.
After a dominant Run at featherweight that Saw Him Move to 16-0 as a Professional, Topuria, who was born in Germany to Georgian Parents, Looked Small in the Cage Compared to Oliveira, but he defendéed Well Against the Brazilian’s Grappling Before Showcasing His Striking Power.
Oliveira, who was stripped of the Lightweight Belt in May 2022 when He Mosed the Weight for A Defense Against Justin Gaethje, Looked Good During A Brief Exchange on the Mat, But Topuria DisenGuged To Bring the Fight Back to the Feet, and Shortly Afterwards Olivei ENDED.
The 28-Year-Old Stunned oliveira with a right hook and followed it up with a crunching that feel oliveira crashing to the mat, his eyes glazed as his back hit the canvas as topuria fulfilled his pre-firmt prediction of a first-round knockout win.
“I Already Said it – I Take up the new generation of the Mix of Martial Arts, this is the Next Level of the game. This is the Next Thing, and this is what I used,” Topuria Said in a post -fighter interview. “I Did Exactly What We Had Planned, Lot of Jabs, Right Hand, Left Hook, and Boom – His Lights Were Out.”
In the Co-Main Event, Brazil’s Pantoja Dominated New Zealander Kara-France Before Taking His Back and Locking in a Rear Naked Choke 1:55 Into the Third Round,
