She broke the silence! Ilia Topuria reveals who she will face in her UFC return match.

Ilia Topuria is a former featherweight champion. Photo: Reproduction Instagram/UFC Europe

Ilia Topuria, the undisputed UFC lightweight champion (up to 70,3 kg) is returning and he wants to continue his reign. The Georgian-Spanish fighter, who announced a break from fighting until the end of the first quarter of 2026 to resolve issues in his personal life, announced this Friday (16) when and against whom “El Matador” will make his return to the octagon.

In response to a fan on X, formerly Twitter, Topuria revealed that her return is scheduled to take place between April and June of this year. Following this, another user asked if the fight would be against... Arman TsarukyanIn response to the question, "El Matador" revealed his hand and said that his opponent will emerge from the fight between Justin gaethje e Paddy Pimblett, the fight of the night of UFC 324, which is for the interim lightweight belt, on January 24th, in Las Vegas (USA).

???? Ilia Topuria says he's going to fight in April-June against the winner of Paddy vs Gaethje 👀

(via @Topuriailia) pic.twitter.com/a0Cmo9fuIK

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) January 16, 2026

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It is worth remembering that UFC 324 suffered a major setback, the fight for the bantamweight title (up to 61,2 kg) between Kayla harrison e Amanda nunes It was cancelled because of an injury to the AmericanSee below for the fight schedule for event number 324 (subject to change).

UFC 324 fight schedule

MAIN CARD

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg.): Justin gaethje x Paddy Pimblett – Fight for the belt

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Sean O'Malley x song yadong

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Waldo Cortes Acosta x Derrick Lewis

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg.): arnold allen x Jean Silva

PRELIMINARY CARD

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Natalie Silva x Roje Namajunas

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg.): Umar Nurmagomedov x Deiveson Figueiredo

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Ateba Gautier x Andrey Pulyaev

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Nikita Krylov x Modest Bukauskas

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Alex Perez x Charles Johnson

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Michael Johnson x Alexander Hernandez

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Josh Hokit x Denzel Freeman

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg.): Ricky Turcios x Cameron Smotherman

Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Adam Fugitt Ty Miller