The expected main event between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira for the Light Weight Vacant Title The promotion turned out to be a presentation party for Ilia Topuria.
UFC 317 was co -celebrated by the Fight for the male fly weight title between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Kara-France. The meeting culminated with another dominant performance of the reigning champion, who Pantoja crushed “Don't Blink” on the way to a submission victory in the third assault.
These bonuses They are a recognition that the organization gives to fighters who leave their mark with an impressive exhibitioneither by a spectacular technique, a solid strategy or a dramatic end. These awards not only mean money, but also a great impulse in the career of the athletes, who know that A good performance can be rewarded with an additional prize. On this occasion, the winners in this category showed that not only does it matter to win, but to do it with style.
After the conclusion of the event last Saturday night, the UFC officers announced at the press conference after the fight that Two fighters would take home a double bonus for performance.
► Night fight: Joshua are defeated Brandon Royval
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).
► Performance of the Night: Ilia Topuria
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.
► Night performance: Gregory Rodrigues
The Brazilian star of medium weight, Gregory Rodrigues, returns with force tonight to the preliminary billboard of UFC 317, demolishing the eternal contender Jack Hermansson with a Resisting victory by knockout in the first assault in Las Vegas.
Rodrigues, product of the Dana White series, had been out of action since he suffered his own defeat by knockout before his usual rival, the former title to the title Jared Cannonier, on his return to the main event in February. A devastating artist from the knockout, the Brazilian contender, Rodrigues traced the time tonight with another overwhelming knockout victory.
Without a knockout victory from his consecutive victories about Denis Tiulinin and Brad TavavesRodrigues achieved a blunt end tonight. Closing the show before the horn, Rodrigues knocked Hermansson with a powerful leftist hook, with former Cage Warriors champion starring his head against the canvas of the octagon in a worrying way.
