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UFC reveals main card for hyped Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira PPV

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The UFC 317 main card is official, featuring two title fights at the top of the bill.

Alongside the highly anticipated vacant lightweight title fight between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira is flyweight king Alexandre Pantoja, defending his belt against Kai Kara-France.

During the UFC 316 broadcast on Saturday, the promotion unveiled the order of the main card, which might displease some hardcore fans.

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UFC 317 main card snubs ranked flyweights in favor of fringe heavyweight fight

As per the UFC, UFC 317's main card is comprised of five fights, four featuring ranked talent.

  • Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira; vacant light title
  • (c) Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France; fly title
  • Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov; middle
  • Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano; light
  • Jhonata Diniz vs. Justin Tafa; heavy

Keen-eyed fans might notice Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape being pushed to the prelim portion of the card, in favor of an unranked heavyweight contest between Jhonata Diniz and Justin Tafa.

This is despite Royval's No. 1 ranking and Kape's No. 6 ranking. Not being positioned on the PPV portion of the card could affect their payouts, depending on whether their contracts stipulate a share of the PPV sales.

UFC 317 still only has ten announced fights, so some shifting around is possible. The rest of the card is as follows (subject to change):

  • Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape; fly
  • Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez; fly
  • Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues; middle
  • Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borshchev; light
  • Hyder Amil vs. Jose Delgado; feather

Expect between one and four more fights to be announced for the June 28 PPV in the coming weeks.

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Mathew is a UK-based combat sports journalist, graphic designer, and SEO expert with half a decade of digital marketing and a dedicated four-year track record in MMA journalism. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023. Mathew's insights have been featured on Bloody Elbow, The Fight Fanatic, and Heavy on UFC. He runs Warrior Tribune and can be contacted by his Muckrack profile.

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