Nonetheless, the most impressive combined performances in 2024 belonged to Spain/Georgia’s Ilia Topuria, the UFC featherweight champion, with his two knockouts of future Hall of Famers.

How’s this for an “overreaction”? When it comes to who’s the 2024 Male Fighter of the Year, Ilia Topuria’s quality over Alex Pereira’s quantity could not be ignored. For his one-of-a-kind year in ...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 26: Ilia Topuria of Spain reacts after a knockout victory ... [+] against Max Holloway in the UFC featherweight championship fight during the UFC 308 ...

A former UFC “champ-champ” believes Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria could be even bigger than Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall. Many fans have been clamoring for Jones vs. Aspinall given that it would ...

While he fought only twice this year, the ESM 2024 Male Fighter of the Year is UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (16-0). It’s rare that you can find someone who has a more impressive year than ...

Alex Pereira and Ilia Topuria have both made waves in 2024, with each man proving themselves as genuine superstars. With devastating power and tremendous fight IQs, the world champions have proved ...

On December 25, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Prime Minister of Georgia, praised the “enduring spiritual leadership” of Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, during remarks ...

Ilia Topuria has been warned by one of the longest-standing voices in MMA to be careful what he wishes for calling out Khabib Nurmagomedov. The UFC featherweight champion has named former ...

Dan Hooker doubts UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria moves up to lightweight. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) teased a potential move up to 155 pounds after scoring back-to-back knockouts of ...