Regardless of being on hiatus, Ilia Topuria has not hesitated to name out newly minted UFC welterweight kingpin Islam Makhachev once more.
Topuria has stepped away from combating for private causes and will likely be again after the primary quarter of 2026. Within the meantime, Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will combat at UFC 324 for the interim light-weight championship, and the winner will combat ‘El Matador’ to unify the titles when he returns.
Topuria lately appeared in an interview with Eldoberdan MMA and fired pictures at Makhachev. The Georgian-Spaniard alleged that the P4P king has not signed the deal to combat him.
In response to the UFC light-weight champion, Makhachev has by no means locked horns with an opponent like him, and he’ll put the 34-year-old to sleep. Topuria mentioned:
“Everybody is aware of it’s a combat everybody desires to see, and for some purpose he hasn’t accepted it, after which he talks an excessive amount of. It’s very simple to speak from hundreds of kilometers away and criticize me, however then, when you’ve got me in that octagon, you begin to notice that I’m not Jack Della Maddalena, that I’m not Dan Hooker, that I’m not all these guys that you’ve confronted. I’m one thing very completely different, and once I put my proper hand on you, you’ll see that you simply’re going to have a really, very lengthy sleep.”
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Topuria vs. Makhachev was a achieved deal till Belal Muhammad misplaced his welterweight title to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315, after which the Russian fighter moved as much as pursue two-division glory and was profitable.
Equally, after Islam Makhachev vacated his light-weight throne, Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira to seize the vacant championship at UFC 317.
Now, Topuria desires to combat Makhachev at welterweight and hopes to dethrone the latter and attain a 3rd UFC gold. He has additionally pitched the thought of a pound-for-pound belt for which the 2 can combat at catchweight, because the Russian fighter has no intention of transferring right down to 155 kilos till the promotion comes up with a hard-to-decline supply.
Ilia Topuria says he’ll step on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s head
Ilia Topuria has despatched a chilling warning to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev. Topuria wishes to submit Makhachev in entrance of ‘The Eagle’ and says he’ll step on the latter’s head too. Throughout the identical interview, ‘El Matador’ quipped:
“I take into account my robust level to be the bottom, however currently I’ve accepted that it isn’t what the general public desires to see, though with Islam, maybe it’s one thing that the general public desires to see. To dominate him standing up, to provide him three or 4 punches within the spot the place I’ve to hit him, after which to submit him in entrance of Khabib and if he desires to move, I’ll gladly step on his head too.”
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