Makhachev has begun his ‘Training Camp’: Topuria awaits him at UFC 317

Believe creates realities. That is a phrase that has popularized in recent times Ilia Topuria and that reflects her professional career in mixed martial arts perfectly. The Hispanic-Georgian fighter conquered the world title of the UFC weight weight against Alexander Volkanovski and defended him against Max Holloway last year and, immediately, he pointed to a new challenge: to conquer the light weight, whose belt is in the hands of Islam Makhachev. Since then, he believed with all his strength that this could occur directly. He moved his machinery and said it was inevitable. And it is very close to being.

As ABC MMA has known exclusively, the current light weight monarch already has at least Two weeks immersed in his ‘Traning Camp’ (Term that defines the stage of preparation of a fight), isolated in the city of Sildi, a rural town of the mountains of Daguestán (Russia), next to its team headed by Khabib Nurmagomedov. In addition, this newspaper has known that it is, in full concentration, To dispute a fight “in the month of June”. Obviously, the most important event in that month is the UFC 317, which is held on June 28 in the framework of the International Figh Week, and that is the need for a giant star fight.

But there is more. ABC MMA recently published that Topuria was assured of his presence in the aforementioned event and that he would directly play the undisputed world title or, if not, the vacancy, but not the interim. Something that Hispano-Georgiano himself confirmed by pointing out that his “training camp had already begun”, something that only happens when you receive the call to dispute a fight. That is, Makhachev would have to defend his title or climb to the division of the welter weight. But of course, taking into account that the belt is going to be played on May 10 between the champion Belal Muhammad (friend of Makhachev) and Jack Della Maddalena, it is clear that a ‘Training Camp’ would not have begun no longer having a clear date.

The only unknown here if Makhachev was preparing for another rival, such as Justin Gaethje or Charles Oliveira, but the fact that Topuria assured that they had promised him the direct title shotinvites you to rule out that scenario. That is why everything indicates that the most anticipated combat of recent times would be very close to closing, in the absence of the official confirmation of the UFC and the sending of contracts. In addition, this Friday, the manager of the Daguestaní champion, Ali Abdelaziz, has made a publication on Instagram, where he appears with Makhachev himself and a message that invites us to think that everything is already very advanced.

«I just want to remind everyone that Islam Makhachev has 16 victories in UFC, 15 fights won consecutively. He has finished his last 8 opponents, he is one of the most active champions in the history of UFC, he came to fight with 1 week of warning and even 1 day of warning, he does not care. When he beat Volkanovski, they all said that Volk was too small, so that anyone says that Islam does not fight anyone, Really fight against everyoneThey are crazy. In my opinion, he is the most complete champion in the history of UFC. Respect the name of this man. The undisputed king of the light, the king of Libra by Libra, ”he said.

To complete the context that explains the stellar combat of the International Fight Week, it should be noted that the UFC had also left without options to star But his coach has finished closing the door to his participation in UFC 317.

Thus, Morne Visser, coach of the South African middleweight champion, has revealed in an interview at Submsion Radio that will fight against Khamzat Chimaev, but it will not be in the International Fight Wee. «There are no injuries, man, that’s shit … we will be fighting against Khamzat. Actually, we are waiting for the contract. It will be soon. It is definitely not the week of the international fight; They have something more planned for that. I’m sure everyone knows what they have planned»Visser slipped, suggesting that the topuria against Makhachev will be the stellar lawsuit that dazzles the fans of mixed martial arts.