In a current interview, former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria continued to taunt former light-weight champion Islam Makhachev as he mentioned his upcoming bout towards former champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 317. During which he was gracious in direction of Oliveira however very a lot essential of the Chechen-Russian former champion.
“I’m very proud of the struggle, to be trustworthy. I used to be anticipating to struggle one other man, which is Islam Makhachev, however sadly he ran away. Now we face Charles Oliveira, one other legendary fighter within the UFC. So, I’m very excited.”
“To be trustworthy, I don’t know. He determined to maneuver as much as the subsequent weight division, as I did. He talked an excessive amount of at first, however lastly, when he needed to take a remaining choice, he determined to run away. I wasn’t anticipating that from him. However on the finish of the day, it’s what it’s. I’m preventing for the gold, which was my primary objective for the reason that starting.”
The Georgian-Spaniard continues to comply with up his boisterous angle in dismissing his opponents earlier than brutally beating them down within the rings, as he did with the 2 best featherweights of all time, Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski.
Ilia Topuria is attempting to have a GOAT’s legacy earlier than he’s even thirty.
Ought to Ilia Topuria defeat Charles Oliveira, and even end him, it might already cement him as having the best rise in UFC historical past, as not solely would he be a two-division champion, but additionally defeat one of the best of each divisions brutally. A surge that might rival that of Conor McGregor’s again in 2016.
