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The UFC lightweight champion’s hearing abilities are far from dense, just like everyone he is aware of Ilia Topuria being a little too vocal about locking horns with him in the near future. In response to the soft and hard callouts, Islam Makhachev expressed some level of readiness to fight the featherweight champion – provided that he successfully defends his belt well.
The potential clash between Makhachev and Topuria promises to be super thrilling it will be fascinating to see if they actually end up fighting each other. For now the odds seem to be pretty strong.
Islam responded to Ilia Topuria's recent comments:
"If continues in the same spirit, he may play himself out.
Something may happen. So far I have not seen anyone cross any personal boundaries, so far nothing like that has happened.
He needs to focus on his… pic.twitter.com/hbEwAjrj3b — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) October 7, 2024
Ilia says he hopes to fight Islam after Max Holloway
“Of course [I think I can beat Islam]… real soon.
Islam Makhachev on facing the UFC featherweight champion
In a recent interview, Islam Makhachev shed some light on fighting Ilia Topuria.
"If Topuria continues in the same spirit, he may play himself out. Something may happen. So far I have not seen anyone cross any personal boundaries, so far nothing like that has happened. He needs to focus on his weight class and defending his belt at least once".
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