News Charles Oliveira vs Ilia Topuria set for vacant LW title fight at UFC 317 on June 28th

[usernamee]

Props to islam for not holding up the division

lol, the UFC told Islam if you want to challenge for the WW title you need to vacate your belt.

This wasn't Islam giving up the belt because he's such a good guy, if they would've let him keep it, he would've.

 

[xhaydenx]

Islam's ducking is complete.

Quack quack quack all the way to WW where it's easier and where he knows Topuria is too small to ever hunt him down.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Islam's ducking is complete.

Quack quack quack all the way to WW where it's easier and where he knows Topuria is too small to ever hunt him down.

Illa made him run, ufc gave him an ultimatum lol. cant wait for the illa goat lw era

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

Got a feeling Illia sparks him early.

Would love to see his grappling get tested by Charles though, would really tell us more about how he matches up with Islam.

 

[usernamee]

Getting a TS off decisioning the ghost of Chandler is wild
Oh well, he’s getting knocked out anyway

Easy work for El Toppydor

Kinda sucks for the Topster tho. Beating Olives is fine I guess but a long in the tooth Olives who's been beaten many times, even finished ain't that remarkably special. At least not when you compare it to beating Islam. That would've been an insane fucking three fight stretch for Toppy.

Maybe even Islam gets KOed by JDM and now that fight loses value for Toppy as well if Islam comes down again.

 

[Tohm]

I will be surprised if Ilia doesn't knock him out in the 1st round.

 

[Goat Poster]

Why not?

He lost a split decision to Arman in a fight that should never have been only 3 rounds. It is disgracefull that they don't make more 5 rounds fights for obvious contenders.

When guys get to the title they barely have 5 round experience so it ends up favouring the champion. I don't know if that's why they don't make those fights 5 rounds but whatever the reason is it isn't good. All the fans want to see the best fighters fighting for longer.

 

[LincolnHawk1]

I’m not the biggest ilia fan although I respect his fighting abilities, but I don’t think he is going to struggle with this fight. I see him finishing chucky olives. And I like Charles he is a great fighter. On the feet I see him getting lit up like a pinball machine though.

 

[flektarn]

I will be surprised if Ilia doesn't knock him out in the 1st round.

chuckles gets rocked but he's also a guy who throws good kicks, teeps, and might even stomp on ilia's lead leg more than other guys have bothered to do. He's definitely not gonna play the game of just using his hands.

 

[jeff7b9]

Gotta love title fights where there are 2 clear top guys in a division and neither of them are in the fight for the undisputed belt.

Islam (C) vs Arman #1

Charles #2 vs Ilia (former champ 145)



So I guess Islam isn't planning on coming back to 155?

 

[xhaydenx]

chuckles gets rocked but he's also a guy who throws good kicks, teeps, and might even stomp on ilia's lead leg more than other guys have bothered to do. He's definitely not gonna play the game of just using his hands.

Charles will be playing the game of "going face down ass up" within 2 rounds.

 

[Milenkovic]

This wont be even close

 

[Dr Fong]

There's no whimsical turn of events required for the UFC to put a chinny has-been in against one of its house fighters to get a cheap vacant title win.

 

[Gabe]

Yeah? We knew this fight would happen if Islam vs. Topuria didn’t.

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

lol, the UFC told Islam if you want to challenge for the WW title you need to vacate your belt.

This wasn't Islam giving up the belt because he's such a good guy, if they would've let him keep it, he would've.

I don’t even care about all the fanboy stuff but it’s funny seeing the Islam fans instantly trying to spin this even though Islam literally just said he wouldn’t vacate and they were saying how bad ass it is he isn’t ducking and will fight in both divisions… but now he’s vacating out of the kindness of his heart because he’s such a good guy lol

 

[SamuraiBro]

Ilia first round TKO/KO and it won’t even be close.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Gotta love title fights where there are 2 clear top guys in a division and neither of them are in the fight for the undisputed belt.

Islam (C) vs Arman #1

Charles #2 vs Ilia (former champ 145)



So I guess Islam isn't planning on coming back to 155?

Islam ain’t coming back

 

[Nobru]

Interesting fight
Ilia has the momentum and im not sure how hungry charles is atm
With that said, charles by sub

 

[flektarn]

I don’t even care about all the fanboy stuff but it’s funny seeing the Islam fans instantly trying to spin this even though Islam literally just said he wouldn’t vacate and they were saying how bad ass it is he isn’t ducking and will fight in both divisions… but now he’s vacating out of the kindness of his heart because he’s such a good guy lol

father's plan, pack on as much weight as possible to make your wrestling more effective.
There was zero chance in hell he was taking a WW fight without bulking up. Him trying to slim back down to LW would have taken fucking forever.

 

[Nobru]

Interesting fight
Ilia has the momentum and im not sure how hungry charles is atm
With that said, charles by sub