Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG UFC featherweight star Ilia Topuria officially vacated his belt at 145 pounds and now seeks a super-fight with Islam Makhachev, the juggernaut champion of the heavier ...

Rumors of a super-fight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria have been doing the rounds on the internet. This has led to several MMA personalities weighing in on the potential matchup.

Topuria, 28, now heads to the perpetually stacked lightweight division to dethrone the champion, Uncrowned's pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter Islam Makhachev. Or at least, that's the expectation.

Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria? Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to see something else first. The next lightweight title fight is still unconfirmed, Ariel Helwani shedding light on Makhachev vs.

Members of Islam Makhachev ... In a recent post to X, Makhachev’s manager Rizvan Magomedov reacted to Topuria’s lightweight move. “Topuria vs. Dustin/Charles contender fight, to prove ...

UFC bigwig Dana White was publicly pitched a "crazy" champion-versus-champion fight by his good friend ... recent saw dominant lightweight king Islam Makhachev brutally knock out his former ...

However, Topuria had been itching for a super fight with Islam Makhachev for a long time. And by the looks of it, Topuria fulfilled his wish. As per the rumors, the UFC is planning to put Islam ...

Javier Mendez says Islam Makhachev welcomes all challengers, and that includes UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria. Lightweight Champion Makhachev is taking names at 155lbs, defending his ...

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Ilia Topuria has the ability to get past Islam Makhachev ... was meant to fight for the lightweight belt in January but pulled out due to injury, or Topuria who can dethrone Makhachev.