Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira entered his fight against Ilia Topuria with high hopes of reclaiming gold at UFC 317. Topuria’s precision striking, however, proved too much. The Georgian-Spanish phenom,

Oliveira, 35, was violently knocked out by Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0) at the 2:27 mark into their vacant lightweight championship main event bout Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He remained on the canvas for a couple minutes following the sequence, but was back on his feet for the official decision's reading.