Ilia Topuria was true to his word as he delivered a brutal first-round stoppage of Charles Oliveira to become the new UFC men’s lightweight champion.
The much-anticipated main event of UFC 317 in Las Vegas on Saturday night lasted barely two-and-a-half minutes as ‘El Matador’ provided another shuddering reminder of his remarkable power, knocking an already bloodied Oliveira out cold with a devastating right hand, left hook combination before forcing the referee to step in after more heavy blows administered on the ground.
