Charles Oliveira had confidence like Ilia Topuria until he suffered his first professional defeat.
Oliveira and Topuria will trade leather for the vacant lightweight title in the main event at UFC 317 on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Known for his brash confidence, Topuria is making big claims going into UFC 317. Topuria initially wanted to fight Islam Makhachev and said he felt bad for Oliveira when the Dagestani moved up to welterweight. “El Matador” then promised fans to finish Oliveira any way they want. Topuria initially predicted a first-round finish over “do Bronxs,” which has now come down to the first two to three minutes of the fight.