The light weight war of the UFC is served. And only the UFC will find the best way to stagnate it, at least for its interests. The champion of the division, the Russian Islam Makhachev, has closed the door to a direct opportunity for its world title to Ilia Topuria, who left the vacant pen weight, precisely to obtain said ‘shot’. But it is something that does not worry the Hispanic-Georgian, that while taking advantage to continue doing business, while waiting for the promise they made from the UFC to play this title, always according to its version.
This portar came thanks, in part, to the members of the corner of Makhachev, more specifically to its representative, Ali Abdelaziz, and its main coach, Khabib Nurmagomedov. The latter has a lot of power over the champion’s decisions and it seems that there will be no fight immediately, since, they argue, Topuria is not a legitimate challenger not having yet fighting anyone of the top of the light.
«Topuria is a good fighter in 145 pounds (pen), but we have not seen it in the 155 pounds (light). I do not know what kind of agreement they have Topuria and the UFC, but if you look at it from the point of view of Islam, he has already given the 145 -pound champion two opportunities [Volkanovski]. Islam won twice, a third time … », said Khabib 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, ”he finished.
Now, Topuria has visited the most influential podcast in the world, The Joe Rogan Experience, where he has talked about this situation. And he stands very firm in his idea. «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 »he said in conversation with Joe Rogan, who is also a commentator of the official broadcast of the UFC.
Thus, with the International Figh Week a ‘The return of the corner’, where the UFC 317 will be held on June 28, it seems that to see Topuria again on the Octagon we will have to go at the end of the summer. Now, the UFC 320 of Guadalajara, Mexico, begins to gain strength as a possible scenario where the Hispanic-Georgian obtained its opportunity, although everything will depend on the Makhachev movement, which is waiting to see what happens in the Wélter weight between Belal Muhammad and Jack della Maddalena on May 10 in the UFC 315.
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