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1 day ago | mmajunkie.com | Farah Hannoun

Robert Whittaker doesn't like Charles Oliveira's chances vs. Ilia Topuria at UFC 317. Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) meets Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) for the vacant lightweight title in Saturday's main event (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Although Oliveira is visibly the bigger fighter, Whittaker doesn't see weight playing a factor in this fight. "Obviously, Charles Oliveira is a weapon of a fighter," Whittaker said on his MMArcade Podcast. "I'm a big fan of his.

3 days ago | mmajunkie.com | Farah Hannoun

Former UFC and ONE champion Demetrious Johnson was hoping for more clarification on why Jon Jones didn't fight Tom Aspinall. Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) chose to retire and relinquish his UFC heavyweight title instead of fighting Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC). Johnson questions if Jones' recent legal issues played a part in his decision.

3 days ago | mmajunkie.com | Farah Hannoun

Khalil Rountree credits his team for helping him battle through adversity heading into his fight against Jamahal Hill. Rountree (14-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC) defeated Hill by unanimous decision in Saturday's UFC on ABC 8 headliner at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. The former title challenger was able to knock down and outstrike Hill, but wasn't 100 percent going into the matchup. Rountree opened up on his struggles to make it to the fight.

4 days ago | mmajunkie.com | Farah Hannoun

Dana White was asked about Ilia Topuria's ambitious goal of chasing a third UFC title. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) meets Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) for the vacant lightweight title in Saturday's UFC 317 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. When Topuria vacated his UFC featherweight title, he was hoping to challenge Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) for the lightweight belt.

4 days ago | mmajunkie.com | Danny Segura

UFC 317 loses Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov due to illness. UFC 317 has lost a notable bout. The middleweight clash between former UFC title challenger Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov has been moved to next month's UFC 318, which goes down on July 19 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La. Costa won't be able to compete this Saturday in Las Vegas due to illness, thus postponing the bout for the next UFC pay-per-view. The UFC officially announced the news of the change on Monday.