UFC 317 roundtable: What happens if Ilia Topuria loses?

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Ilia Topuria has the golden opportunity he wanted, but UFC 317 could turn out to be a case of being careful what you wish for.

The former featherweight champion seeks to add the UFC lightweight title to his collection when he fights Charles Oliveira in Saturday’s main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. No, he’s not getting the chance to dethrone pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev - himself, moving up to 170 pounds to become...