Giorgi Kharshiladze

Ilia Topuria aims to clash with Islam Makhachev

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria will vacate his title and he will move up to lightweight. UFC CEO Dana White made the announcement on Instagram.

So, is this a surprise? The titan from Georgia has shown up his desire to move up to 155 pounds many times. 28-year-old El Matador has one huge fight in sights and that fight is to face…

Islam Makhachev, the PFP UFC Number 1 and the reigning lightweight champion!

Topuria wants to become a two-division champion. Topuria aims for status of a legend. And, the driving factor behind his decision was his weight cut.

Sure, UFC is already working on a Topuria vs Makhachev juggernaut. In perspective, we are talking about a fight to can become the most compelling one in the history of UFC.

Topuria had a hell of a run in history of featherweight. In one of UFC’s most premier classes, the Georgian went 8:0 with six finish wins. Ilia destroyed two of the best featherweighters of all time, Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway.

And the fight ith Makhachev, the to determine the top-ranked pound for pound fighter is in the wait.