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 and Charles Oliveira enter the octagon for an epic battle at UFC 317. Here is the expected ring walk time for the main event bout.

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.