Overview

• Topuria relinquished his 145-pound title in February and will face former champion Charles Oliveira for the vacant 155-pound belt at UFC 317 on June 28 in Las Vegas.
• He described his lightweight camp as the happiest of his career after ditching the brutal three-month weight cuts required at featherweight.
• Topuria forecasts a first-round finish, asserting he can either knock out or submit Oliveira once the fight hits the center of the Octagon.
• Oliveira brings the UFC record for most submission victories and enters off a unanimous decision win over Michael Chandler at UFC 309.
• Topuria has stipulated that Paddy Pimblett and Arman Tsarukyan must earn future title shots and has expressed interest in pursuing Islam Makhachev if both become champions in their new divisions.