Overview
- UFC 317 takes place Saturday, June 28, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with prelims on ESPN, ESPN+ and Disney+ followed by an ESPN+ pay-per-view main card at 10 p.m. ET.
- Undefeated featherweight champion Ilia Topuria moves up to 155 pounds to face former titleholder Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight belt, with Topuria at –525 and Oliveira at +400.
- Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja defends against Kai Kara-France in the co-main event as a –250 favorite aiming for a fourth straight defense.
- A series of cancellations reshuffled the undercard: the Costa–Kopylov bout was scrapped; Manel Kape withdrew, prompting Joshua Van to face Brandon Royval; legal issues led to Sedriques Dumas being replaced by debutant Christopher Ewert.
- Personal tensions have flared as Paddy Pimblett has publicly threatened an altercation with Topuria during International Fight Week, and Alexander Volkanovski predicts an early knockout in the main event.