Ilia Topuria Contraataca: “Khabib knows that it is I who will remove the belt from Makhachev”

The unknown of the next fight of Ilia Topuria continues without clearing. Thank you, in part, to the refusal of the current lightweight champion of the UFC, Islam Makhachev, to defend its world title against the Hispanic-Georgian, who in turn ensures that the US company has promised him a ‘shot’ by immediate belt.

In fact, he has been the man who sends the most in the corner of Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, who has given the definitive door to this possible fight, at least in the short term. «Topuria is a good fighter in 145 pounds (pen), but we have not seen it in the 155 pounds (light). I don’t know what kind of agreement have Topuria and UFCbut if you look at him from Islam’s point of view, he has already given the 145 -pound champion twice [Volkanovski]. Islam won twice, a third time … », Khabib began in an interview with Adam Zubayraev.

«Imagine: Topuria goes up and has an opportunity for the title right now. Islam wins. And then Topuria loses again. Islam would have won someone who is a nobody in the 155 pounds. In terms of legacy, Islam risk too much. It must become a real contender and Islam will fight with whatever. Islam will soon be 34 years old, wants to fight with great names that deserve it. It is nothing personal, but you go up as a division, Gánatelo, ”said this UFC legend.

But Ilyia Topuria has not let time pass and has come to the counterattack. The Hispanic-Georgian has assured several times that “they are afraid” and that from the Daguestaní team they are “aware that it would overcome it.” Now, he has returned to the load. «Khabib knows that it is I who will remove Islam’s belt. It is the only reason why Islam fights with me … »he has written in his ‘X’ profile -antiguo Twitter.

From the environment of the Hispanic-Georgian they are already beginning to lose the direct opportunity against Islam Makhachev, although it is not ruled out that the daguestaní ends up abandoning the division and goes up to the wélter, leaving its title of the light vacancy so that the Topuria and Charles Oliveira could dispute it.