Ilia Topuria Goes Scorched Earth on Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov

Regardless of being on hiatus, Ilia Topuria has not hesitated to name out newly minted UFC welterweight kingpin Islam Makhachev once more.

Topuria has stepped away from combating for private causes and can be again after the primary quarter of 2026. Within the meantime, Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will struggle at UFC 324 for the interim light-weight championship, and the winner will struggle ‘El Matador’ to unify the titles when he returns.

Topuria lately appeared in an interview with Eldoberdan MMA and fired pictures at Makhachev. The Georgian-Spaniard alleged that the P4P king has not signed the deal to struggle him.

Based on the UFC light-weight champion, Makhachev has by no means locked horns with an opponent like him, and he’ll put the 34-year-old to sleep. Topuria stated:

“Everybody is aware of it’s a struggle everybody needs to see, and for some purpose he hasn’t accepted it, after which he talks an excessive amount of. It’s very simple to speak from 1000’s of kilometers away and criticize me, however then, when you’ve me in that octagon, you begin to notice that I’m not Jack Della Maddalena, that I’m not Dan Hooker, that I’m not all these guys that you’ve got confronted. I’m one thing very totally different, and once I put my proper hand on you, you’ll see that you just’re going to have a really, very lengthy sleep.”

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Topuria vs. Makhachev was a finished deal till Belal Muhammad misplaced his welterweight title to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315, after which the Russian fighter moved as much as pursue two-division glory and was profitable.

Equally, after Islam Makhachev vacated his light-weight throne, Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira to seize the vacant championship at UFC 317.

Now, Topuria needs to struggle Makhachev at welterweight and hopes to dethrone the latter and attain a 3rd UFC gold. He has additionally pitched the concept of a pound-for-pound belt for which the 2 can struggle at catchweight, because the Russian fighter has no intention of shifting all the way down to 155 kilos till the promotion comes up with a hard-to-decline provide.

Ilia Topuria says he’ll step on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s head

Ilia Topuria has despatched a chilling warning to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev. Topuria needs to submit Makhachev in entrance of ‘The Eagle’ and says he’ll step on the latter’s head too. Throughout the identical interview, ‘El Matador’ quipped:

“I contemplate my sturdy level to be the bottom, however these days I’ve accepted that it isn’t what the general public needs to see, though with Islam, maybe it’s one thing that the general public needs to see. To dominate him standing up, to offer him three or 4 punches within the spot the place I’ve to hit him, after which to submit him in entrance of Khabib and if he needs to cross, I’ll gladly step on his head too.”

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