On the verge of global stardom following his first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 last Saturday, Ilia Topuria accomplished a lot more in his vacant title bout at 155 pounds than becoming the first unbeaten two-division champion in promotional history.

Ilia Topuria becomes UFC’s new pound-for-pound king, overtaking Islam Makhachev after a stunning UFC 317 knockout victory.

Usman thinks Topuria's undeniable run across two divisions makes him the No. 1 pound-for-pound spot over Islam Makhachev – which is what happened after UFC 317. "I give Ilia Top