The Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira matchup is coming up soon. And as the heat continues to rise, speculations and predictions are coming in thick and fast. Some experts believe it will be Oliveira’s experience that would reign supreme. Others are siding with Topuria’s explosive power. And Dustin Poirier is someone who belongs to the latter.
Reflecting on the rivalry, Poirier stated that Topuria has a better chance of winning the championship. ‘Diamond’ stated that Oliveira must look for a way to get a submission hold on Topuria. But he also pointed out that ‘Du Bronx’ usually gets hit a lot. And the manner in which Topuria has been knocking his opponents, it will be quite an interesting fight.
“Unless Charles can sub him, maybe if he hurts him, but it’s going to be tough, I think. Because Charles gets hit a lot, you know, and Ilya puts people away. I’m excited about it,” said Poirier.
Dustin Poirier picks Ilia Topuria to beat Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 👀
— Full Violence ™ (@Full_Violence) June 17, 2025
“Charles gets hit a lot and Ilia puts people away.” pic.twitter.com/s30HhhVKca
Surely, there has been a lot of talk about Topuria’s boxing. After all, the manner in which ‘El Matador’ floored the likes of Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway was pretty impressive. Meanwhile, Oliveira recently sent a stern message to Ilia Topuria.
Charles Oliveira Asks Ilia Topuria To ‘Respect’ The Lightweight Fighters
Charles Oliveira recently appeared on the ‘Full Violence’ podcast. With his fight coming up, Oliveira analyzed how Topuria would fit into the lightweight mix. ‘Du Bronx’ stressed that Topuria has been fighting with the featherweights so far. However, now he needs to respect the big guys.
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“[Ilia] is coming from featherweight, so he has to respect the lightweights. [I hit harder than Ilia] for sure,” said Oliveira.
Charles Oliveira says he hits harder than Ilia Topuria 👀
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 12, 2025
"[Ilia] is coming from featherweight, so he has to respect the lightweights. [I hit harder than Ilia] for sure."
(via @Full_Violence) #UFC317 pic.twitter.com/yddPIAm3nR
Thus, with tension building, it remains to be seen what happens next.
