UFC 317 Main Card: Topuria Challenges Oliveira for Lightweight Title

Sports news ยป UFC 317 Main Card: Topuria Challenges Oliveira for Lightweight Title

UFC 317 is scheduled for June 28th and will feature a highly anticipated main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Undefeated featherweight king Ilia Topuria is set to make history by attempting to become a two-division champion as he takes on former titleholder Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC lightweight crown.

Topuria comes into this bout with a perfect 16-0 professional record, most recently securing a stunning knockout victory over Max Holloway in his sole featherweight title defense. Charles Oliveira, a dangerous veteran, has claimed victory in three of his last five championship contests.

In the co-main event, Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will look to defend his belt for the fourth consecutive time. Pantoja is currently riding an impressive seven-fight winning streak and will face Kai Kara-France, who has won three of his last five Octagon appearances.

UFC 317 Main Card Lineup

(ESPN+ Pay-Per-View, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira
  • Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France
  • Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
  • Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano
  • Jhonata Diniz vs. Justin Tafa
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