Video: UFC 317 full press conference faceoffs with two titles, Dariush-Moicano, more
After taking questions from the media in front of an energetic audience, all five main card matchups, which will meet Saturday on ESPN+ pay-per-view from Las Vegas following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+, had faceoffs for the first time on fight week.
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That included the title-fight headliners of Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vs. Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) and Alexandre Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) vs. Kai Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC), as well as Brandon Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Joshua Van (14-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Beneil Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) vs. Renato Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) and more
Checkout the video above to see all the UFC 317 press conference faceoffs.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Video: UFC 317 full pre-fight press conference faceoffs from Las Vegas
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