Ilia Topuria Breaks Down Why He’s Still Undefeated Ahead of UFC 317 Showdown
As UFC 317 draws closer, the tension is heating up—especially between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira. Topuria, the undefeated Spanish-Georgian star with a perfect 16-0 record, is stepping into the Octagon to face a seasoned warrior in Oliveira for the vacant UFC lightweight title. And if you’ve heard Topuria speak lately, you know he’s not lacking confidence—at all.
In the UFC’s Countdown preview released ahead of International Fight Week, Topuria made it crystal clear why he thinks this fight isn’t going to be as close as some people might hope. He didn’t hold back when talking about Oliveira’s past losses, pointing out that their records speak volumes. "He has 10 losses, I have zero," Topuria stated bluntly. And according to him, that’s not by accident.
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Topuria believes his edge lies in how he controls every fight. He doesn’t just show up and adjust—he makes his opponents play his game. That’s the key difference, in his mind, between himself and Oliveira. “I’m going to be dominating all the time,” he said with confidence. “I don’t play anyone’s game—I make them play my game. That’s why I’m undefeated and he’s not.”
And while Oliveira has hit a career resurgence in recent years, going 2-2 in his last four fights while consistently facing top-tier competition, Topuria isn’t buying into any of that. To him, power, experience, and skills only matter if you can impose them. And Oliveira? According to Topuria, he won’t have that chance.
him to dictate the pace and direction of the fight. “I’ll be one step ahead of him in every area,” Oliveira said, claiming superiority in both stand-up and ground game.
But Topuria? He brushed those claims aside like dust on his gloves. He called Oliveira’s belief that he holds the power advantage “wishful thinking” and has promised fans that this won’t be a drawn-out battle. “I respect him, but I’m going to try to take his head off,” he said. And if his training footage from Madrid is anything to go by, he’s looking sharper than ever.
Whether you’re Team Topuria or riding with ‘Do Bronx’, one thing is certain: UFC 317 is shaping up to be an absolute war. With the vacant lightweight belt on the line and pride as thick as the Vegas heat, both men are out to prove something. Topuria wants to cement himself as the best across two divisions. Oliveira wants to remind the world that battle scars don’t mean weakness—they mean experience.
June 28 can’t come soon enough.
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