The UFC’s featherweight division keeps moving forward.
It’s a breath of fresh air at 145lbs as new champion Ilia Topuria took the throne from the reigning Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298. The best kept fighting the best afterwards as Brian Ortega submitted Yair Rodriguez to cement his place among top contenders alongside Movsar Evloev.
Top-ranked contenders Arnold Allen and Giga Chikadze are right on the heels of the top five and they’ll look to work their way up the ladder with a win over the other. The featherweights are scheduled to fight on July 20, according to a report from Setanta Sports on Tuesday.