«I don’t care if [Islam] Makhachev decides that he doesn’t want to fight with me. I will sit until I have to fight with me …. I am here. You can’t keep avoiding me. The UFC promised me a fight for the title, I will not make a fight that is not for it ». These are the overwhelming words that came out of the mouth of Ilia Topuria last week in the most influential podcast in the world, The Joe Rogan Experience. And they have a background: the Hispanic-Georgian will sit down to wait for their direct opportunity for the light weight belt.
There are few incredulous fans who have come to step to ensure that the promise “does not exist” and that it is only an intention of Topuria, but the reality is that their words enjoy veracity that rarely the UFC does not fulfill its word. This is also believed by Arman Tsarukyanthe one who was going to be the challenger for the title held by Islam Makhachev, the lightweight that now wants to attack the legend.
The number 1 of the light ranking, that is, on paper the most legitimate contender, wanted to talk about the panorama of the division title and believes that Topuria will be the following in the row, even more after the UFC frozen him for hiding a back injury, which made him get off the fight against Makhachev earlier this year, dismantling the stellar fight of UFC 311.
“I think that [Ilia] He will fight for the belt, sure. I think he left the 145 pounds because they told him ‘we are going to give you a fight for the title’ »Tarukyan pointed out in Jaxxon Podcast. The Armenian, in addition, is an old acquaintance of the Spanish fans, because he was in charge of stopping the rise of Joel Álvarez with a dominant victory in 2022. “If Islam does not move from division, then it will have to fight against Topuria,” he said. To know, we will have to wait for May 10, where the title of the Wélter weight will be at stake, which Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena dispute.
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