Ilia Topuria continued his ascension up the pound-for-pound ladder with a major statement via a vicious first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira to win the vacant lightweight championship at UFC 317.

Ilia Topuria needed just one round to finish Charles Oliveira, knocking him out cold to capture the vacant lightweight title in the UFC 317 main event.

Ilia Topuria made an emphatic debut in the lightweight division at UFC 317, claiming the vacant title with a first-round knockout win over Charles Oliveira in the main event.