Ilia Topuria has no plans on giving Islam Makhachev a bout straight away if issues don’t pan out for the soon-to-be former UFC light-weight champion at 170 kilos.
Makhachev might be vacating the UFC Light-weight Championship the second Topuria’s battle with Charles Oliveira begins. Topuria and Oliveira might be preventing for the vacant 155-pound title at UFC 317 on June 28. Makhachev is transferring on to problem Jack Della Maddalena for the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Topuria had been hoping to face Makhachev for the UFC light-weight gold, and he has a message for the highest pound-for-pound fighter if he can’t defeat Maddalena.
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Topuria vs. Makhachev at Light-weight? Not So Quick
If Jack Della Maddalena proves to be an excessive amount of for Islam Makhachev to deal with, many would anticipate the bruiser from Dagestan to get an opportunity to regain the light-weight gold. If Ilia Topuria occurs to be the 155-pound ruler at that time, “El Matador” believes Makhachev must earn a title shot (quotes transcribed by MMAFighting).
“ from the start, he needed to provide the impression that he had some kind of determination [to make],” Topuria mentioned throughout a press convention to advertise his upcoming battle. “He additionally mentioned a few week in the past ‘My transfer as much as welterweight isn’t going to matter as a result of I’m not planning on vacating my title.’ You keep in mind that proper? And I had mentioned earlier than that, I didn’t transfer as much as light-weight to ask anybody for something and that I used to be the one in cost.
“So who bought their method, who did what they mentioned? As all the time, him or me? So after this battle when I’ve the belt, he can get in line, which is an extended one and somebody’s eyes might be shining.”
If that state of affairs arises sooner or later, then it will be some tit for tat being performed on Topuria’s half. In spite of everything, Makhachev and his crew insisted that Topuria ought to have a No. 1 contender bout for him to obtain a light-weight title shot, given he’s solely confirmed himself at featherweight. We’ll see what finally transpires following Topuria vs. Oliveira and Maddalena vs. Makhachev.