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The victor of Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 will get Topuria’s next title shot, and while the fight with Max Holloway in Spain would be nice, ‘El Matador’ might just get the opportunity.
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Ilia Topuria Warns Charles Oliveira, Islam Makhachev And Others As 145 Lbs Star Aims Potential Lightweight Move
Topuria considers himself to be the best in the world at both featherweight and lightweight.
As per the MMA Hour, he said “In my mind, no one can stop me. Even in the Lightweight Division, I know that I can finish every one.”
The undefeated boxer, who believes he will face Alexander Volkanovski in his first world title match, will try to demonstrate his talent in that contest. The UFC featherweight title is now the only goal for the 14-0 record holder. ‘El Matador’ would have to compete against Alexander Volkanovski, the featherweight division’s top dog, to win the title. In the largest MMA promotion in the world, “The Great” is one of the strongest competitors.
Topuria was questioned about if he would face Max Holloway if Volkanovski defeated Rodriguez and chose to pursue a rematch with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev rather than retaining the featherweight title.
Topuria said he would still wait to defeat the greatest fighter and claim his title as he is next in the line.
Fans believe that Ilia Topuria might have gotten a bit confident, after his last win as he might have defeated a few, but there are much stronger contenders in the lightweight, as one of the MMA fans react to his statement by showing disagreement and commenting, “there are levels to this thing, Lightweight has got killers there, I’m not saying he won’t beat anyone or can’t beat anyone there but I don’t see him beating anyone in the top 5 lightweights currently.”
Ilia Topuria Warns Charles Oliveira, Islam Makhachev And Others As 145 Lbs Star Aims Potential Lightweight Move, Fans React- “Levels To This Thing”
Volkanovski will compete for the first time since losing to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284. To compete against Makhachev and win the lightweight title, Volkanovski stepped up to the division of lightweights. Despite the fact that the battle was quite close, he was unable to prevail.
Every UFC fighter does in fact have the desire of winning the world title. The Spanish-Georgian fighter is not any different. Even though he is sure he will defeat “The Great,” he thinks Volkanovski is among the top competitors in the UFC.
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