Ilia Topuria warns number 1 of the UFC: “I am the best in the world, I am much better than him”

Ilia Topuria is willing to continue making history in sport. The featherweight champion (66 kilos) of the UFC has been asking for the opportunity to, without losing their status of the title of its division, obtaining the possibility of facing the lightweight champion (70 kilos), Islam Makhachev, who also It is positioned as the number 1 of the Libra per pound ranking (a classification that is done to show who is the best fighter regardless of its weight category). Undoubtedly, it is one of the two largest fighting that can be made today, along with that of the UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, and the interim champion, Tom Aspinalll. And the thing is very directed.

After Makhachev successfully defended his belt against Renato Moican, having fallen from the Armanukyan’s lawsuit due to injury, The latter was ‘punished’ by the company’s CEODana White, who said she would no longer get the opportunity of the title directly, that her ‘Title Shot had passed and had to make a new contender fight. This opened the possibility that Topuria had the ‘chance’ of getting into the light and fighting against Makhachev at the International Figh Week of Las Vegas, a date that the Daguestaní champion himself asked for his return to the competition.

With that context, Topuria has pronounced again during his stay in Australia, where he is to accompany his brother, Aleksandre, in his debut next Saturday at the UFC. There he spoke, again, his rivalry with Makhachev. «I have not yet signed any contract, personally what I want is to rise to 155 pounds (lightweight). Islam is a great fighter, number one pounds per pound (general ranking, regardless of weight category) for people, but for me it is me. I am the best fighter in the world and I know what I can do with him what he wants because I am much better than him«, He said in an interview with ‘Mainevent TV’.

A new dart that seeks to get the attention of the lightweight champion, as Topuria pointed out that the US company already knows its intentions. «This is something I want to do (fight with Makhachev), the UFC knowsbut at the end of the day it is something they decide because they know how to handle the business, they know how to do it and have a lot , but if they let me up I will do it and I will be very happy, ”said Hispanic-Georgian during his talk in Sydney. In the next few days we will leave doubts, but you could be cooking the greatest fight for the history of Spanish martial arts.