The UFC lightweight champion is running out of challengers after a dominant run, but the featherweight champion made a typically audacious claim to excite fans
Ilia Topuria, the UFC featherweight champion, boldly predicts he could defeat Islam Makhachev, the reigning lightweight champion, If they were to fight. Topuria's statement comes after Makhachev's dominant win at UFC 311, where he solidified his position as a top contender and potentially the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
This prediction highlights Topuria's ambition to challenge for the ultimate UFC title, with Makhachev being a formidable opponent.
Ilia Topuria, the UFC featherweight champion, boldly predicts he could defeat Islam Makhachev, the reigning lightweight champion, If they were to fight. Topuria's statement comes after Makhachev's dominant win at UFC 311, where he solidified his position as a top contender and potentially the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. This prediction highlights Topuria's ambition to challenge for the ultimate UFC title, with Makhachev being a formidable opponent.