UFC 317 'Fight Motion': Rewatch Ilia Topuria make history in super slow motion
For the second straight pay-per-view, a pair of title fights at the top of the card ended with finishes.
Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) took out former lightweight champ Charles Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC) in the first round with a vicious knockout to make history as the promotion's latest two-division champion in the UFC 317 main event. He moved up to lightweight to go after a title in a second division and did exactly what he predicted he'd do.
In the co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) took his time and took apart challenger Kai Kara-France (25-12 MMA, 8-5 UFC) for a third-round submission and his fourth title defense.
In addition, the Fight of the Night masterpiece between Joshua Van (14-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Brandon Royval (17-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) likely made Van next in line for a shot at Pantoja. The scrap was an all-timer, anyway, and in super slow motion, it's even more insane.
The UFC 317 "Fight Motion" video cameras caught all the highlights in "Newark"Sin City in super slow motion. You can check out the action above.
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UFC 317 'Fight Motion': Rewatch Ilia Topuria make history in super slow motion
For the second straight pay-per-view, a pair of title fights at the top of the card ended with finishes. Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) took out former lightweight champ Charles Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC) in the first round with a vicious knockout to make history as the promotion's latest two-division champion in the UFC 317 main event. He moved up to lightweight to go after a title in a second division and did exactly what he predicted he'd do. Advertisement In the co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) took his time and took apart challenger Kai Kara-France (25-12 MMA, 8-5 UFC) for a third-round submission and his fourth title defense. In addition, the Fight of the Night masterpiece between Joshua Van (14-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Brandon Royval (17-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) likely made Van next in line for a shot at Pantoja. The scrap was an all-timer, anyway, and in super slow motion, it's even more insane. The UFC 317 "Fight Motion" video cameras caught all the highlights in "Newark"Sin City in super slow motion. You can check out the action above. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 317 'Fight Motion' super slo-mo highlights video from Las Vegas
