Ilia Topuria continued his ascension up the pound-for-pound ladder with a major statement via a vicious first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira to win the vacant lightweight championship at UFC 317.

Ilia Topuria needed just one round to finish Charles Oliveira, knocking him out cold to capture the vacant lightweight title in the UFC 317 main event.

The main event of UFC 317 didn't turn out the way former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira had hoped, but he's taking his loss in stride.