ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 24: Ilia Topuria of Spain is seen on stage during the UFC … More
The full 12-bout UFC 317 fight card was officially released on Sunday, less than one week before fight night. With the event now set, barring any last-minute hiccups, we can look at the opening betting odds for the full UFC 317 fight card.
Two title fights get top billing on the UFC 317 PPV. In the main event, former UFC featherweight champ Ilia Topuria battles ex-UFC lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight strap. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, UFC flyweight kingpin Alexandre Pantoja puts his title on the line against Kai Kara-France. UFC 317 serves as the anchor event for the 2025 edition of International Fight Week.
The five-fight UFC 317 PPV card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view, following ESPN prelims and ESPN+ early prelims.
UFC 317 Pay-Per-View Fight Card Opening Betting Odds
Ilia Topuria (-300) vs. Charles Oliveira (+250) – For vacant UFC lightweight title
Alexandre Pantoja (-250) vs. Kai Kara-France (+210) – For Pantoja’s UFC flyweight title
Brandon Royval (+220) vs. Joshua Van (-260) – Flyweight
Beneil Dariush (+155) vs. Renato Moicano (-180) – Lightweight
Payton Talbott (+105) vs. Felipe Lima (-125) – Bantamweight
UFC 317 Fight Card Preliminary Card Opening Betting Odds
Jack Hermansson (+200) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (-235) – Middleweight
Hyder Amil (-131) vs. Jose Miguel Delgado (+111) – Featherweight
Viviane Araujo (+175) vs. Tracy Cortez (-205) – Strawweight
Terrance McKinney (-200) vs. Viacheslav Borshchev (+170) – Lightweight
UFC 317 Fight Card Early Preliminary Card Opening Betting Odds
Sedriques Dumas (-150) vs. Jackson McVey (+130) – Middleweight
Jhonta Diniz (-850) vs. Alvin Hines (+600) – Heavyweight
Niko Price (+900) vs. Jacobe Smith (-1600)
UFC 317 Main Card Updates
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – JUNE 07: Joshua Van of Myanmar enters the octagon before the flyweight bout … More
The first change to the UFC 317 pay-per-view card came in early June when Manel Kape was forced from his fight opposite Brandon Royval due to injury. The surging Joshua Van quickly agreed to step in to replace Kape.
The most recent change came this week, when Costa fell ill and withdrew from his matchup with Kopylov. Reports are that the Costa vs. Kopylov contest will move to UFC 318 in July.
Replacing the Costa vs. Kopylov fight is a short-notice matchup between Payton Talbott and Felipe Lima.
Another fight that has been scrapped from the UFC 317 card is the heavyweight matchup between Jhonata Diniz vs. Justin Tafa. Tafa pulled out of that fight. Diniz now faces Alvin Hines on the early prelims.
UFC 317 Fight Card Main Event: Ilia Topuria Vs. Charles Oliveira
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 26:Ilia Topuria of Spain prepares to face Max Holloway in … More
Ilia Topuria (16-0) is a former Cage Warriors champion. He joined the UFC in 2020 with a 9-0 record. It did not take him long to make a name for himself. He was ranked No. 14 in the featherweight division after three UFC bouts at 145 pounds and one contest in the 155-pound division. Three of those scraps ended with Topuria winning via knockout.
In his first fight as a ranked featherweight, Topuria dispatched Bryce Mitchell via submission in the second round, earned his first “Performance of the Night” bonus and moved to No. 9 in the rankings.
A matchup with No. 5 ranked Josh Emmett followed the Mitchell win. Topuria picked up a decision in a “Fight of the Night” scrap. Topuria’s next fight, saw him face Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC featherweight title at UFC 298. Topuria entered that bout as the No. 3 ranked featherweight. He left as the champion after knocking out Volkanovski in the second stanza.
In his first defense of the UFC featherweight crown, Topuria made history, becoming the first fighter to finish former 145-pound champion Max Holloway via strikes, knocking out the ex-champion in the third round of their UFC 308 meeting in October 2024.
When Topuria decided to move to lightweight and give up his featherweight title, he vowed to sit until he got a 155-pound title shot. That fight takes place at UFC 317.
Topuria has a 16-0 record with eight of those wins coming under the UFC banner.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 13: Charles Oliveira of Brazil looks on against Arman Tsarukyan in their … More
Charles Oliveira (35-10-0-1) has been fighting with the UFC since 2010. He won the vacant lightweight title with his win over Chandler and defended the title once, beating Dustin Poirier. He was booked to face Justin Gaethje in his second title defense, but Oliveira missed weight for that fight, which he won by submission, losing the title on the scale.
Oliveira had a chance to regain the belt in October 2022, but Islam Makhachev submitted him and claimed the vacant belt. Since that loss, Oliveira is 1-1, beating Beneil Dariush by TKO in June 2023 and losing to Arman Tsarukyan via split decision in April of this year.
Oliveira is coming off a November 2024 decision win over Michael Chandler.
Oliveira is the No. 2 fighter in the official UFC lightweight rankings.
UFC 317 Fight Card Co-Main Event: Alexandre Pantoja Vs. Kai Kara-France
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 08: Alexandre Pantoja celebrates after defeating UFC flyweight champion … More
Alexandre Pantoja (29-5) is on a seven-fight winning streak heading into UFC 317. The 35-year-old Brazilian made his UFC debut in July 2017 with a split-decision win over Eric Shelton. Pantoja’s career had its ups and downs over the next three years, where he went 5-3, but he has not lost since he dropped a decision to Askar Askarov in July 2020.
Pantoja won the UFC flyweight title in July 2023 on the heels of two “Performance of the Night” submission wins. Pantoja secured the 125-pound title with a split decision win over Brandon Moreno. Since that victory, Pantoja has defended his three times, beating Brandon Royval in December 2023 and Steve Erceg in May 2024. Both fights ended in decision victories. Pantoja picked up his 19th career finish in his third title defense, submitting Kai Asakura at UFC 310 in December 2024.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 18: Kai Kara-France of New Zealand celebrates after winning his Flyweight … More
Kai Kara-France (25-11-0-1) was 17-7-0-1 when he got the call from the UFC in 2019. In his first fight with the promotion, the New Zealander faced a short-notice opponent in Elias Garcia. The two won “Fight of the Night” honors for their efforts, with Kara-France picking up the decision win.
Kara-France followed that victory with two more wins on the judge’s scorecards. Then, in December 2019, he faced future champion Brandon Moreno on the early prelims of the UFC 245 pay-per-view card. Moreno won that bout by decision.
Kara-France went 1-1 in his next two outings. He then tore off three straight wins between March 2021 and March 2022 and found himself as the No. 2 ranked fighter in the division. In his next outing, he faced Moreno, who was ranked No. 1, in the co-main event of UFC 277. At stake was the interim UFC flyweight title. Moreno won that contest by TKO in the third round.
Kara-France followed that setback with a split-decision loss to Amir Albazi in June 2023.
Kara-France was booked to face Manel Kape in September 2023, but a concussion during training camp prevented Kara-France from competing on that card, UFC 293. The 32-year-old would not return to action until August 2024, where he earned a first-round TKO win, and a “Performance of the Night” bonus against Steve Erceg.
Kara-France enters UFC 317 as the No. 4 fighter in the official UFC flyweight rankings.
We will have more on the full UFC 317 fight card as fight night approaches.
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