BOSTON — It was a little after 10 p.m. on Tuesday night when Ilia Malinin finally took the ice for his designated practice session at TD Garden. The defending world champion drew the last slot ...

It turns out Ilia Topuria is changing more than just his weight class. He’s also changing his nickname. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who vacated the UFC featherweight championship for a move up to 155 ...

Follow along here. BOSTON — The booming applause for Ilia Malinin started nearly 15 seconds before the end of his short program Thursday at the 2025 world figure skating championships.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ilia Malinin, of the United States, skates during the men’s short program at the figure skating world ...

Ilia Topuria has advised Charles Oliveira to quiet down as the former continues to prepare for his move to lightweight. Right now, the lightweight division is being defined by one storyline: Ilia ...

BOSTON — Ilia Malinin skated a personal best short program to open his bid for a repeat world figure skating title. His closest rival, Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, nearly skated a personal best as he ...

Ilia Topuria confidently declares himself the UFC lightweight champion ahead of his fight with Islam Makhachev. Despite moving up from featherweight where he held the title, Topuria believes his ...

Ilia Topuria has always exuded confidence and ahead of his move up to lightweight, he has once again predicted his fate. When Ilia Topuria knocked out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298, it became ...

Matt Serra thinks Ilia Topuria is leaving things undone in the UFC featherweight division. Last month, UFC Champion Ilia Topuria surprisingly relinquished his featherweight title, setting his ...