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UFC Featherweight kingpin Ilia Topuria has made his Light-weight intentions clear.
The timeline is shaky, however there is no such thing as a doubt Topuria desires to leap to 155-pounds and problem Light-weight roost-ruler Islam Makhachev sooner or later within the close to future. Given the undefeated champion’s monstrous 2024, which concerned knockout wins over Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, he’s in a fairly good place to shoot his shot.
Makhachev has another rationalization for Topuria’s goals of a second title. Per the Russian champion, Topuria is beginning to wrestle to make the Featherweight restrict after gaining weight from “the nice life” of being champion. Nonetheless, he’s open to the combat supplied Topuria show himself at Light-weight first.
“I heard he has issues chopping weight,” Makhachev defined. “That he can now not match into the restrict of his weight class. He’s most likely already gained fats from the nice life, and he already desires to depart the belt and transfer up. However, I’m not going to provide him the possibility immediately, as a result of he hasn’t finished all of the work in his personal weight class.
“He solely has one protection. He has different contenders he ought to have overwhelmed, however he doesn’t wish to lower weight anymore. So let him transfer up, and when he earns his probability, we will certainly combat.”
There are undoubtedly a number of intriguing choices remaining for Topuria at Featherweight. He’s anticipated to rematch Volkanovski sooner or later within the subsequent few months, however red-hot contenders Movsar Evloev and Diego Lopes can be very fascinating challenges as effectively if he sticks round.
Makhachev stays unbooked as effectively. His subsequent step is much less clear after the Arman Tsarukyan debacle, however maybe he chases a second title of his personal?
Insomnia
Jorge Masvidal for (state) senate? I’m wondering if punching Colby Covington within the streets hurts or helps his marketing campaign.
Many associates have come ahead within the final 48 hours to induce me to run for Mayor of Hialeah since that workplace is being vacated by the present Mayor.
I’ve determined to stay centered on the potential for operating for the Florida State Senate as a result of I imagine I could make a higher…
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After the Jon Jones story yesterday, Adlan Amagov clips are scorching proper now.
I hope for “Shogun’s” sake that he’s on each steroid identified to man within the lead as much as his GFl combat vs. Yoel Romero.
Two Justin Gaethje clips that each gave me a chuckle.
An fascinating little bit of technique/method from The Combating Nerds:
Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling trilogy match goes down over on Russian TUF.
Spoiler?
Light-weight banger alert!
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Can a Superman punch be low key? Apparently so!
Lifted the leg to examine and stepped it down immediately right into a left hook, catching his opponent on one leg — good!!!
Simply a fully disagreeable strategy to lose a combat.
Random Land
Excellent.
Midnight Music: Various, 2005
Sleep effectively Maniacs! Extra martial arts insanity is all the time on the best way.
