Dana White’s latest announcement about the Paramount+ CBS card shattered many hearts. The announcement appeared to toss around title fights without much thought. However, lightweight champion Ilia Topuria, who isn’t even on the card, is finding himself in the thick of it.

‘El Matador’ stepped away from active competition in the lightweight division for the first quarter of 2026 due to ‘personal issues’, with White announcing the interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett . The winner of the fight will get a title shot at Topuria when he returns. What took fans by surprise was the UFC’s snub of the No.1 contender Arman Tsarukyan despite a dominant win over Dan Hooker last weekend at UFC Qatar. If that wasn’t enough, Ilia Topuria ‘s recent c

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