History on the line at UFC 317. Ciryl Gane hints at fight with Tom Aspinall. North Korea opens new beach resort.
FIrst face-off between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira – Islam Makhachev gives his pick. Who will Tom Aspinall fight first? North Korea opens new beach resort. And more!

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Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira face-off for the first time ahead of their UFC Lightweight title fight at UFC 317 on June 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV.

UFC Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Kara-France face-off ahead of their UFC Flyweight title fight in the co-main event of UFC 317.

Islam Makhachev says Lightweight was getting stale, hence his decision to move to the Welterweight division.
“I don’t see some interesting fights in my division. That’s why I made the decision to move up because now they have a new champion, a very good fighter – Jack Della Maddalena.”
Islam Makhachev has praise for UFC Welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena.
“It’s going to be a hard fight. I saw his fight against Belal. He’s good man, he’s good. When he [began] fighting in the UFC, he [had] problem with the wrestling but now, he’s improved. That’s why he’s a champion right now.”
Islam Makhachev calls Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira a 50-50 fight.
“If Charles can take him down, he can finish him easily on the ground. But if Topuria catches him, he’s going to sleep. It all comes down to who can make their game plan work. I would say it’s a 50-50 fight.”

Arman Tsarukyan with a message to Ilia Topuria.

Ilia Topuria says should he be victorious at UFC 317 and obtain the UFC Lightweight championship and Islam Makhachev is unable to capture UFC Welterweight gold, and returns back to Lightweight, he [Topuria] will make him get in line.
“If he loses, I don’t give him anything. If he loses, nothing. Let him get in line.”
Ilia Topuria with an analogy on how the fight with Charles Oliveira will play out.
“From the first seconds I think [Charles] is going to try to move forward but what he wants is one thing and what he’ll get is another. I want to go to Heaven but I don’t want to die.”
History is on the line for the main event at UFC 317 – either Ilia Topuria will become the first two division champion in UFC history with an undefeated record, or Charles Oliveira re-captures the UFC Lightweight championship becoming the first two-time UFC Lightweight champion.
Ilia Topuria says that with a win over Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 he becomes the best fighter int he world.
Ciryl Gane is confident he’ll get a title shot against UFC Heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.
“My manager talked to Hunter and we’re waiting for more discussion, location and the date. We’re really confident about a fight happening with Tom Aspinall as I’m the No. 1 contender.”

Brian Ortega vs Aljamain Sterling is booked for the co-main event for UFC Shanghai on August 23, 2025. Main event is Zhang Mingyang vs Johnny Walker.
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North Korea is set to open the Wonsan Kalma beach resort on July 1, 2025 to domestic tourists, six years behind schedule. Leader Kim Jong Un hopes the resort will boost tourism and improve the country's image, although it remains unclear when foreign visitors will be allowed. The resort, located in Kim’s childhood city of Wonsan, spans 4 kilometers of beachfront and reportedly features hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, and a water park, though none of these claims can be independently verified. Despite its ambitions, North Korea remains heavily sanctioned and economically strained, prioritizing military spending and regime propaganda over public welfare. Tourism has been slow to recover following COVID-19 border closures, with limited international visitors mainly from China and Russia.

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