Having vacated his featherweight title in pursuit of Islam Makhachev, Ilia Topuria (16-0) has had to content himself with a lightweight championship bout against former beltholder, Charles Oliveira (34-10) at UFC 317 in Las Vegas.
Topuria looks to win UFC gold in a second division, having previously taken down the 145-pound legends of Alex Volkanovski and Max Holloway in back-to-back outings to cap his astronomical rise.
Can the Spain-based Georgian get past another durable fan favourite in Oliveira or will the Brazilian vet ‘s size and guile earn him an upset victory?
In the chief support, Oliveira’s countryman Alexandre Pantoja looks to turn back the challenge of the hard-hitting Kiwi Kai Kara-France and defend his UFC flyweight title.
Follow along with all the latest from Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena:
UFC 317 live updates and results
10:37 p.m. ET: The hype train is back on track. Payton Talbott patched some of the glaring holes in his game that were exposed by Raoni Barcelos in his last bout. Lima got his man down in the third round but had limited control time – he was 3 from 14 on the night in the takedown department.
10:31 p.m. ET: The second round kicks-off almost identically to the first, with Lima landing the cleaner boxing combinations before ultimately ending up in bottom position after a failed takedown attempt. Talbott’s takedown defence has improved dramatically since his last outing. Both men traded spinning attacks in an exciting end to the round.
10:25 p.m. ET: Lima lands big punches early while Talbott tries to gauge his distance. The Brazilian aggressively pursued the takedown but Talbott was having none of it, reversing and finding his way into top position. After a scramble, Lima finds the back and controls the last minute of the round.
10:12 p.m. ET: Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima opens the show.
10 p.m. ET: The main card has started.
9:42 p.m. ET: Viscous knockout from Rodrigues who answered any questions the fans had of him after his last outing. A massive left hook put Hermansson down and a follow up shot put him away.
ROBOCOP GETS IT DONE IN THE FIRST ROUND 😱#UFC317 | @Gregory_MMA pic.twitter.com/vJoHjDgcMY
— UFC (@ufc) June 29, 2025
9:30 p.m. ET: Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues in middleweight action action headlines the prelims.
9:10 p.m. ET: Wicked combination by Delgado who took the fight right to Amil and ended it with a knee.
JOSE MIGUEL DELGADO JUST DID THAT 😱
AN UNREAL KO 26 SECONDS INTO THE FIGHT AT #UFC317 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MYoaUW4AVi
— ESPN (@espn) June 29, 2025
9:00 p.m. ET: Jose Miguel Delgado vs. Hyder Amil is next
8:55 p.m. ET: Tracy Cortez picked up the victory over Viviane Araujo by unanimous decision.
8:30 p.m. ET: Tracy Cortez vs. Viviane Araujo is next.
8:15 p.m. ET: Terrance McKinney wasted no time latching up a mounted guillotine choke and forcing Viacheslav Borshchev just 55 seconds into the bout.
TERRANCE MCKINNEY GETS THE FINISH LESS THAN A MINUTE INTO THE FIRST ROUND 😱
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— ESPN (@espn) June 29, 2025
8:05 p.m. ET: Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borshchev is next.
7:55 p.m. ET: Jacobe Smith defeated Niko Price by submission due to a rear-naked choke in round two.
Jacobe Smith remains undefeated with his submission win at #UFC317 😤
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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 29, 2025
7:40 p.m. ET: Jacobe Smith vs. Niko Price is next.
7:35 p.m. ET: Diniz defeated Hines by unanimous decision.
7:15 p.m. ET: The first fight of the early prelims was Jhonata Diniz vs. Alvin Hines.
Hello everyone, and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of UFC 317!
UFC 317 fight card
Main Card
- Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira for the UFC lightweight title
- Alexandre Pantoja (c) vs. Kai Kara-France for the UFC flyweight title
- Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van; Flyweights
- Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano; Lightweights
- Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima; Bantamweights
Prelims
- Gregory Rodrigues def. Jack Hermansson via TKO (4:21 into round one)
- Jose Miguel Delgado def. Hyder Amil via TKO (0:26 into round one)
- Tracy Cortez def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Terrance McKinney def. Viacheslav Borshchev via mounted guillotine choke (0:55 into round one)
Early Prelims
- Jacobe Smith def. Niko Price via rear-naked choke (4:03 into round two)
- Jhonata Diniz def. Alvin Hines via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
