Date / Venue: 28 June 2025 – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas (International Fight Week)
Gate / Crowd: $14.6 M • 19,471 (sell-out)
Global feed: ESPN+ PPV | UFC Fight Pass intl.
🏆 Main Event – Vacant Lightweight Championship
Ilia “El Matador” Topuria def. Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira — TKO (R1 2:27)
Calf-kicks, a piston right hand and merciless ground-and-pound crowned Spain’s first UFC champion and handed Oliveira his first stoppage loss since 2017. mmamania.combloodyelbow.com
Historical note: Topuria becomes the 12th fighter to win undisputed gold in two divisions (FW 2024, LW 2025).
What Topuria’s win means
| Angle | Impact |
|---|---|
| Division reset | For the first time since Khabib, the 155-lb strap belongs to a new stylistic archetype: power boxer with aggressive BJJ defense. |
| Challenger queue | Islam Makhachev’s move to welterweight sticks; next in line: Arman Tsarukyan, Beneil Dariush or — if the UFC wants mayhem — Conor McGregor. |
| Oliveira’s path | Three defeats in five fights; “Do Bronx” hinted at a short lay-off but vowed “I’ll finish two contenders and be champion again.” |
👑 Co-Main – Flyweight Title
Alexandre Pantoja (c) def. Kai Kara-France — RNC (R3 1:55) mmafighting.com
Third time wasn’t the charm: Pantoja is now 3-0 vs. Kara-France and owns the second-most submissions (7) in 125-lb history.
Next: Brandon Royval or Kyoji Horiguchi at MSG in November.
🔥 Main-Card Results & Relevance
| Weight | Bout | Result | Why It Matters |
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| LW | Beneil Dariush def. Renato Moicano — UD (29-28×3) | Dariush halts skid, re-enters top-10 conversation. mmamania.commmamania.com | |
| BW | Payton Talbott def. Felipe Lima — UD (30-27, 29-28×2) | 25-year-old American keeps prospect hype alive; asks for Adrian Yanez. mmafighting.commmafighting.com | |
| Note | Costa vs. Kopylov was pulled week-of; moved to UFC 318. forums.sherdog.com |
⭐ Prelim Gems
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Gregory “Robocop” Rodrigues flattened Jack Hermansson with a flying knee (R2 0:41).
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Jose Miguel Delgado needed 26 seconds to ice Hyder Amil — fifth-fastest KO in UFC LW history.
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Terrance McKinney and Jacobe Smith snagged slick submissions; Tracy Cortez out-boxed Miranda Maverick.
💵 Bonus Checks (US$ 50 K)
| Award | Fighters |
|---|---|
| Fight of the Night | Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira |
| Performance | Gregory Rodrigues • Jose Miguel Delgado |
📊 Divisional Fallout
| Division | New Landscape |
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| Lightweight | Topuria (c) → likely vs Tsarukyan; Dariush regains relevance; Oliveira falls to #3. |
| Flyweight | Pantoja (c) → Royval trilogy or Horiguchi crossover; Kara-France stuck at #4. |
| Bantamweight | Talbott enters top-15; calls for Yanez ignites US-vs-Mexico storyline. |
🗣️ Takeaways for the Sport
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Striking era at 155 lb: From Khabib’s mauling to Topuria’s knockout artistry, the lightweight title looks very different.
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Global champs boom: Spain joins Georgia, Australia and Mexico as first-time belt nations in the past two years.
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BJJ vs. Boxing narrative flips: Oliveira’s loss could trigger a tactical renaissance—expect more wrestling-heavy game plans against power punchers.
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Record IFW metrics: Preliminary YouTube presser hit 3.4 M live viewers, the highest non-PPV stream in UFC history. mmafighting.com
🕒 Fast Facts
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Event runtime: 3 h 58 m (PPV)
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Finishes: 8 of 13 bouts (6 KOs, 2 SUBs)
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Countries on card: 19
a new king rules 155 lb, Brazil keeps 125 lb gold, and the 2025 title race just caught fire.