Ilia Topuria made fast work of Charles Oliveira within the UFC 317 headliner on Saturday evening.
As anticipated, ‘El Matador’ appeared to finish issues early in opposition to Oliveira, shortly closing the gap and lighting up ‘Do Bronx’ with a collection of combos. That prompted Oliveira to clinch up and attempt to drag his opponent to the mat. Nonetheless, it was Topuria who would find yourself on high, instantly advance to aspect management, and practically catch Oliveira in a crucifix.
Oliveira attacked Topuria’s leg, forcing the previous featherweight king to retreat. After a fast reset on the toes, Topuria closed the gap as soon as once more and unleashed a vicious proper hook that caught Oliveira clear, rendering him unconscious and sending him crashing to the canvas.
A few superfluous hammer fists later, referee Marc Goddard introduced a halt to the competition simply earlier than the midway level of the opening spherical.
Official Consequence: Ilia Topuria def. Charles Oliveira through KO (proper hook) at 2:00 of Spherical 1 to win the undisputed UFC light-weight championship.