Michael Bisping is pumped up for Ilia Topuria vs. Islam Makhachev.
Although no official bulletins have been made, Topuria made waves on social media when he introduced that his battle camp had formally begun for a rumored light-weight title conflict at UFC 317 throughout Worldwide Combat Week in Las Vegas.
Nonetheless, many are questioning precisely who Topuria shall be going through. In all probability, he’ll problem reigning 155-pound champion Islam Makhachiev, although there are rumbling that the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ might vacate his belt in pursuit of welterweight gold, much like what Topuria did earlier this yr with the featherweight crown.
‘The Depend’ is assured it’ll be Topuria vs. Makhachev
Addressing all of the rumors on his YouTube channel, Bisping believes wholeheartedly that it’ll be Makhachev that ‘El Matador’ faces on June 28, alongside just a few different marquee matchups.
“Ilia, who’s began camp—who’s it going to be? It’s going to be Islam Makhachev,” Bisping stated. “I agree with all of you guys, okay? I’d be very shocked if that’s not the matchup that we see. And I’m telling you, there’s lots of people on the market speaking, saying, ‘Oh, have a look at this, UFC is struggling for Worldwide Combat Week.’
Effectively, we’ve simply spoke about it, I’ve completed just a few movies—they may have Tom Aspinall versus Jon Jones, or possibly Ciryl Gane, proper? In keeping with Chael Sonnen, they now probably have Ilia versus Islam Makhachev, which is only a sensational blockbuster, and there’s another large matchups on the market as effectively.
Till Dana White and Co. make an official announcement, hypothesis is bound to run rampant amongst battle followers, however whether or not it’s Islam Makhachev, Charles Oliveira, or somebody fully totally different, it feels like Ilia Topuria can have a chance to etch his title within the UFC historical past books.
