In the main event, former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria makes the move to lightweight, where he'll take on former champ Charles Oliveira for the vacant title. Topuria vacated his featherweight title to pursue lightweight glory and he will enter the Octagon as a considerable favorite against Oliveira.

UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja is woefully underrated in his high-stakes fight with Kai Kara-France in the co-main event of UFC 317. The big lightweight throwdown between superstars Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira has cast a shadow over the flyweight championship.