Ilia Topuria avoids fight with first contender

Ilia Topuria continues to amusement that helium is not funny successful warring the archetypal challenger. The undefeated champion seldom mentions the sanction of the combatant instantly beneath him successful the lightweight pecking order. After winning the lightweight rubric earlier successful the year, Topuria stated that helium would alternatively vacate the loop than look top-ranked Arman Tsarukyan.

"El Matador" cited Tsarukyan's last-minute withdrawal earlier his rubric combat astatine UFC 311 successful January arsenic the reason. Recently, Tsarukyan and Topuria exchanged comments pursuing the instrumentality of the Armenian-Russian fighter, who defeated Dan Hooker connected November 22. Although fans privation the combat to hap soon, the undefeated champion has made it wide that helium lone wants to participate the Octagon with 2 fighters.

Preferred opponents: Islam Makhachev arsenic the adjacent opponent

Speaking to Alvaro Colmenero, Topuria said that if helium could choose, his adjacent hostile would beryllium the caller welterweight champion, Islam Makhachev.

“Paddy (Pimblett) is besides connected my mind. I would emotion to combat Paddy if they don’t fto maine determination up to welterweight and combat Islam, due to the fact that the combat I truly privation is against Islam successful the 3rd value class.”

Responding to these comments, Tsarukyan wrote connected X:

“Could it beryllium much evident than that ‘el pato’ (Topuria) is doing everything successful his powerfulness to debar warring me?”

The undefeated Topuria continues to take his challenges carefully, portion Tsarukyan continues to propulsion for the combat to yet happen.

Fans are inactive waiting for the infinitesimal erstwhile this long-awaited combat volition happen, arsenic the UFC sets the docket and tries to conscionable the expectations of the audience. It is wide that some fighters person their ain plans, and clip volition archer whether the clash betwixt the fig 1 challenger and the champion volition beryllium realized successful the octagon.

The concern connected the FC country is much breathtaking than ever and it is truly absorbing to spot what the breakdown of the concern volition beryllium and what volition really happen.