UFC 317 looked great on paper and delivered in practice, as well. Ilia Topuria became the tenth man in UFC history to claim a title in a second division, and he did it in devastating fashion, knocking Charles Oliveira out cold. And he did it inside the first round, as he predicted. The brass has a rare opportunity here with Topuria and they should get behind him with every ounce of their marketing heft. This guy will be selling out arenas and making PPVs soar. And the way he torched Paddy Pimblett during their in-cage faceoff was hilarious.

Alexandre Pantoja put an end to Kai Kara-France’s title hopes with a third round submission, setting the UFC flyweight record for most finishes. After Joshua Van’s terrific win over Brandon Royval in a fight of the year performance, Van and Pantoja also faced off in the cage, confirming they will be battling for Pantoja’s belt next. Tonight gave us the kind of performances fight fans have been craving. It’s about time.

Now, let’s check out the rest of the results and bonuses while we’re here.

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UFC 317 Results

* Ilia Topuria def. Charles Oliveira via first-round TKO (2:27)

* Alexandre Pantoja def. Kai Kara-France via sub (RNC) (R3, 1:55)

* Joshua Van def. Brandon Royval via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)

* Beneil Dariush def. Renato Moicano via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

* Payton Talbott def. Felipe Lima via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

* Gregory Rodrigues def. Jack Hermansson via first-round KO (4:21)

* Jose Miguel Delgado def. Hyder Amil via first-round KO (0:26)

* Tracy Cortez def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

* Terrance McKinney def. Viacheslav Borshchev via sub (guillotine) (R1, 0:55)

* Jacobe Smith def. Niko Price via submission (rear-naked choke) (R2, 4:03)

* Jhonata Diniz def. Alvin Hines via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

UFC 317 Bonuses

* FOTN: Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van

* POTN: Ilia Topuria, Gregory Rodrigues

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