UFC 317 full fight card and UK times including Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira

Ilia Topuria has the opportunity to establish himself as a real legend with a win over former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira.

The two stars will go head-to-head for the vacant 155lb strap. It comes after Islam Makhachev opted to vacate the title as he looks set to challenge newly crowned welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena later this year. After a successful stint at featherweight, Topuria will be itching to conquer yet another division.

That said, he is fully aware that he faces a tough night at the office. 'Do Bronx' is one of the biggest threats at lightweight and is a former champion in the aforementioned division. The Brazilian comes into the mouthwatering showdown off the back of a dominant decision win over Michael Chandler last November. And so, here is everything you need to know about tonight's fights...

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Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira - 5am

In the main event, Topuria will be looking to make history by becoming a two-division champion. 'El Matador' felt as if the time was right to try his luck in another division after vacating the featherweight title following back-to-back wins over 145lb legends Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. That said, standing across the cage from him this evening, Oliveira is a seasoned veteran in the promotion and is desperate to become a lightweight champion for the second time in his career.

Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Kara-France - 4:30am

The first title fight at UFC 317 sees the reigning flyweight king Alexandre Pantoja take on Kai Kara-France in what promises to be an explosive contest in the 125lb division. Since winning the belt against Brandon Moreno in 2023, Pantoja has been unstoppable, picking up wins against Brandon Royval, Steve Erceg and Kai Asakura. However, Kara-France will be looking to cause a real upset on fight night and comes into the clash off a vicious knockout victory over Erceg.

Brandon Royval vs Joshua Van - 4am

Taking part in his second fight this month, Joshua Van has the perfect opportunity to put himself in title contention with a win over the experienced Brandon Royval. Van, 23, scored an impressive knockout victory over Bruno Gustavo da Silva at UFC 316 and was quick to accept the UFC's call after hearing Manel Kape withdrew from the originally planned dust-up with Royval. Royval is currently riding a two fight winning streak following wins over Tatsuro Taira and Brandon Moreno.

Beneil Dariush vs Renato Moicano - 3:30am

This fight promises to steal the 'Fight of the Night' award. The pair were due to go head-to-head back in January, but Renato Moicano got the call on late notice to fight for the lightweight title against Islam Makhachev. Despite suffering a quick defeat, Moicano immediately went back to the drawing board and is now aiming to put himself back in title contention. At 36, many are wondering what Beneil Dariush has got left to give the sport. Capable of anything on his day, Dariush has not fought since suffering back-to-back defeats to Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan - with his last fight coming nearly two years ago.

Payton Talbott vs Felipe Lima - 3am

After signing with the promotion following a successful stint on the Contender Series, Payton Talbott was quick to waste no time in establishing himself as a top prospect in the sport following a submission win over Nick Aguirre on his promotional debut. The 26-year-old followed it up with back-to-back knockout wins over Cameron Saaiman and Yanis Ghemmouri. However, he suffered his first defeat as a mixed martial artist in his last fight against the experienced Raoni Barcelos. Looking to get back to winning ways, the youngster faces a tough test in Felipe Lima - who has not lost a fight since tasting defeat on his professional debut.

Preliminary card

Jack Hermansson vs Gregory Rodrigues - 2:30am

Hyder Amil vs Jose Miguel Delgado - 2am

Viviane Araujo vs Tracy Cortez - 1:30am

Terrance McKinney vs Viacheslav Borshchev - 1am

Early prelims

Niko Price vs Jacobe Smith - 12:30am

Jhonata Diniz vs Alvin Hines - 12:00am

Christopher Ewert vs Jackson McVey - 11:30pm