Topuria is coming off back-to-back knockouts of featherweight greats Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Meanwhile, Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) rebounded from his split decision loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 with a win over former Bellator champion Michael Chandler at UFC 309.

Ilia Topuria might not be without gold for much longer. Topuria vacated his UFC featherweight championship in February as he prepared for a permanent move to lightweight. His first fight as a full-time lightweight will be for the vacant title when he takes on Charles Oliveira, UFC president Dana White announced on Tuesday.

Ilia Topuria sent a message to Charles Oliveira ahead of their UFC 317 showdown and also took a shot at fellow UFC star Islam Makhachev.