Ilia Topuria secured a stunning first-round knockout victory over Charles Oliveira at UFC 317, claiming the lightweight title. Topuria, moving up from featherweight, fulfilled his prediction of a knockout win. In the co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja retained his flyweight title with a third-round submission over Kai Kara-France. Other main card fights saw Joshua Van, Beneil Dariush, and Payton Talbott win via unanimous decision.

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