Overview
- Ilia Topuria (16-0) and Charles Oliveira (35-10) will compete for the vacant lightweight championship after Topuria relinquished his featherweight title
- Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (29-5) aims to extend a seven-fight winning streak in his fourth title defense against No. 4–ranked Kai Kara-France, with Pantoja listed at –250 odds
- UFC 317 takes place June 28 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with early prelims on ESPN+ and Disney+ and a main card on ESPN Pay-Per-View
- Kai Kara-France returns from an August 2024 first-round TKO victory and enters his first title shot since withdrawing from UFC 293 due to a concussion
- The 14-bout lineup spans early prelims to the main card and features key matchups such as Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van and Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano