According to reports tonight, former featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria is expected to make his return at UFC 317 during International Fight Week this summer — in a yet-to-be determined championship fight for the unbeaten Spaniard.
Topuria, who vacated the featherweight champion earlier this month, saw former foe, Alexander Volkanovski scoop the championship for the second time in his Octagon tenure, landing a unanimous decision win over Diego Lopes in the pair’s vacant championship matchup at UFC 314.
And himself targeting a lightweight move in his return to action, unbeaten finisher, Topuria has been steadfast in his pursuit of a showdown with pound-for-pound number one, Islam Makhachev — in an immediate title fight in his sophomore lightweight pairing.