Ilia Topuria quickly dispatched Charles Oliveira in the fight ESTELAR DE UFC 317 on Saturday night.
As expected“The matador” sought to sentence the early fight against Oliveirashortening distances quickly and riding “Do Bronx” with a series of combinations. This caused Oliveira to cling and try to drag his opponent to the canvas. However, it was Topuria who ended above, immediately advanced to lateral control and almost caught Oliveira on a crucifix.
Oliveira attacked Topuria's leg, forcing the ex -champion of weight weight to be released. After a rapid restart standing, Topuria shortened distances and connected a brutal right -wing hook that hit Oliveiraleaving him unconscious and crashing him against the canvas.
A couple of hammer blows superfluous later, the referee Marc Goddard stopped the fight just before half of the first assault.
Official result: Ilia Topuria defeated Charles Oliveira by KO (right hook) at 2:00 of the first round for Win the undisputed UFC indisputable championship.
► A solid champion in the UFC fly weight
After his fourth successful defense of the title in just two years, Brazilian star Alexandre Pantoja continues to demolish all rivalseasily defeating Kai Kara-France with a dominant rear strangulation in the third assault in UFC 317.
Pantoja, a dominant fly weight championhe had been out of action from UFC 310 at the end of last year, where he stopped the newcomer to the promotion, Kai Asakura, with a rear strangulation in the second assault to crown the billboard. And facing the former aspiring to the interim flying title, Kara-France, a Pantoja Ultra aggressive accelerated the rhythm from the beginning of his co -feeling confrontation.
After demolishing the Neozyreing attacker in the first assault during the initial exchanges, Alexandre Pantoja almost connected a rapid triangular arm strangulation in the first assaultbut Kara-France dominated him. However, with a single sense fight in the third assault, Pantoja was able to take Kara-France's back againthis time applying a rear strangulation, finally forcing the submission of the brave challenger.
After his defense of the title – the fourth of his dominant streak – Pantoja joined Joshua Van, who came from his explosive fight against Brandon Royval, and He promised to defend his crown against him.
Official result: Alexandre Pantoja defeated Kai Kara-France via submission (RNC) at 1:55 of the third assault for retain your undisputed title of UFC fly weight.
► A promising contender to the flying title in UFC
Joshua Van got his Second victory in three weeksdefeating Brandon Royval in a pitched battle in UFC 317.
Van had a slow start, since Royval kept him at bay from the beginning with a combination of soaps and kicks to the calf. Shortly after, they finally began to make their way, connecting “Raw Dawg” with a blunt right. 90 seconds from the end of the first assault, Van connected Royval with a right that knocked the former aspiring to the title.
Royval launched many more blows during the first assaultbut it was Van who connected the most blunt blows. The situation was extended in the second assault, with Royval connecting much more strongly than in the first. But For every blow that “Rawg” connected, Van had an answer. 20 seconds from the end, they connected a powerful right that staggered Royval.
Without flinching, Royval responded immediately with a combination, but the Myanmar star received another right. With the fight practically tiedRoyval and Van kept their foot in the accelerator, delivering one of the most memorable blows of 2025. Royval pressed the oral protector while shortening the distance, but ended up receiving a powerful right of Van. Royval smiled and returned to work immediately.
Royval raised the rhythm in the middle of the third assault, but Van connected a counterattack that made him go back, forcing him to take a moment To restart. Van connected another combination, but Royval refused to give in, connecting his own combo.
10 seconds from the fight, Van connected a powerful right that sent Royval to the canvas. Over time exhausting, they connected a rain of desperate blows, but could not deed “Raw Dawg” before the final horn sounded.
Official Result: Joshua are defeated Brandon Royval by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
► UFC 317 results from the T-Mobile Arena de Las Vegas in Nevada
Main billboard
Alexandre Pantoja defeated Kai Kara-France via sub (RNC) (R3, 1:55)
Beneil Dariush defeated Renato Moicano by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Payton Talbott defeated Felipe Lima by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Preliminary billboard
Gregory Rodrigues defeated Jack Hermansson for KO in the first assault (4:21)
José Miguel Delgado defeated Hyder Amil by KO in the first assault (0:26)
Tracy Cortez defeated Viviane Araujo by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
First preliminary
Terrance McKinney defeated Viacheslav Borshchev by submission (guillotine) (R1, 0:55)
Jacobe Smith defeated Niko Price by submission (rear strangulation) (R2, 4:03)
Jhonata dyed Alvin Hins by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
