Ilia Topuria’s next lightweight opponent still up for debate

There has been a batch of speech successful the past fewer days astir who volition beryllium the adjacent hostile for 26-year-old Ilia Topuria successful the lightweight division. The archetypal spot for the archetypal defence of the loop is inactive a substance of statement among fans and experts.

Justin Gaethje has often been mentioned arsenic the favourite and surely attracts attention, due to the fact that helium is known for his benignant and knockout power; each of his matches is charismatic to watch. However, from a sporting constituent of view, galore judge that Arman Tsarukyan is presently the astir deserving of a accidental to combat for the belt, due to the fact that his benignant and results airs the top menace to Topuria.

The occupation for Tsarukyan is that helium was expected to person a accidental for the rubric earlier, but helium canceled the lawsuit and volition astir apt request 1 much triumph earlier helium gets the chance.

Paddy successful focus

26-year-old Paddy Pimblett besides appears here. Results-wise, helium whitethorn not beryllium successful the apical 3 challengers, but determination has been a long-standing rivalry betwixt him and Topuria, and Paddy seized the infinitesimal aft Topuria defeated Charles Oliveira. Topuria mentioned his name, and not agelong after, Paddy stepped into the cage and did the face-off.

Dominick Cruz, the fable and erstwhile bantamweight champion of the UFC, believes that Paddy would beryllium the astir logical prime for the adjacent match:

"Money is ever astatine the forefront here, astatine the extremity of the time we are warring for money. We are thing but wealth fighters. We privation to represent ourselves arsenic thing else, but we bash each this for money. Who is the biggest prize successful this story? We cognize who it would beryllium among this trio (Pimblett, Gaethje, Tsarukyan). So if you are smart, you take the lucifer that brings the astir money. I americium not saying that the different 2 are not good, but Paddy promotes matches, talks a batch and brings the implicit 'package'. that it is astir logical for Topuria to instrumentality the biggest net done that match."

Dominick speaks from the position of a seasoned and idiosyncratic who knows however the UFC works. It shouldn't astonishment anyone if Pimblett jumps the queue and becomes the adjacent challenger for the belt.

The concern seems precise interesting, and we'll spot what happens successful the end.