Flyweights Step Into The Spotlight At UFC 317

As another International Fight Week draws closer, most of the spotlight is pointed toward the vacant lightweight title fight between former champions Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira.

Not only will that fight determine the near-future of that division, but it kind of feels like three weight classes are in play.

Topuria left a vacuum at the top of the featherweight division, one which Alexander Volkanovski graciously stepped back into earlier in 2025. On top of that, it’s hard to forget about the Islam Makhachev of it all. The soon-to-be-former lightweight champion has his eyes trained on 170-pound glory, but it’s hard to imagine Makhachev not dropping back at some point to challenge whomever…