When Ilia Topuria was confirmed to move from Featherweight to Lightweight, UFC President Dana White once said the reason he was ranked because he could not squeeze as deep as before. But in fact, this is a plan to clear the way to promote a new star, with the influence and reality of a top boxer.
Right in the first match in Lightweight, Topuria was ranked struggle. His opponent is veteran Charles Oliveira. In the past, Oliveira had time to hold the championship. But in terms of recent achievements, Topuria is obviously people with more advantages.
Some pictures at the dressing room of the UFC event 317 showed that Oliveira showed a “fainting” expression during the boot period before the match. It is not clear that Oliveira fainted or acted in front of the camera lens, but the fact that he also “fainted” was very fast when on the stage.
The competition between Topuria and Oliveira takes place within approximately 90 seconds. Taking advantage of the situation in the opponent's plunge but leaving the chin, Topuria immediately launched a series of very strong punches into the opponent's face. Oliveira quickly, fell down and the match soon stopped.
In the last 3 matches of UFC, Topuria struggled with 3 champions/former champions, and he won the knock-out. This is an impressive and impressive table of an emerging star. Topuria has proven that he is really the one who can speak and work at UFC at this time.