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**Oliveira vs. Topuria Headlines UFC 317 for Vacant Lightweight Title**

**LAS VEGAS, NV** – Former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will face off against surging featherweight king Ilia Topuria at UFC 317 for the vacant lightweight title. The highly anticipated main event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be available on ESPN+ PPV starting at 10 p.m. ET.

Topuria, currently ranked as the second-best pound-for-pound fighter, aims to become the 10th two-division champion in UFC history.

The main card also features a flyweight title defense by Alexandre Pantoja against Kai Kara-France, a potential No. 1 contender fight between Joshua Van and Brandon Royval, a lightweight clash between Beneil Dariush and Renato Moicano, and a bantamweight bout between Payton Talbott and Felipe Lima.

Preliminary fights will begin at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and Disney+.

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