The first pay-per-view of the year, January’s UFC 311, was due to see Islam Makhachev defend the lightweight belt ... as the Russian sealed a points win. A few weeks later, Ilia Topuria achieved ...

After his UFC 317 PPV headliner title win, Ilia Topuria’s skill ceiling at 155 pounds isn’t looking too gloom. It also came to be that Ilia Topuria versus Paddy Pimblett was the expected way to go as ...