Overview
- Topuria initially tipped the scale at 155.5 lbs but recovered to hit the 155-lb limit on his second weigh-in.
- He delivered a thunderous first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 in Las Vegas.
- By stopping Oliveira at 2:27, Topuria captured the vacant lightweight title and extended his record to 17-0.
- He became the first fighter in UFC history to hold championships in two weight classes while remaining unbeaten.
- The new double champion now turns his attention to his first defense of the lightweight belt.