Ilia Topuria responds to Khabib and laughs of Dagestanis

Ilia Topuria responded to Khabib Nurmagomedov and stuck a pin in the Dagestan team. The Georgian disagrees with the words of the former UFC champion.

Khabib Nurmagomedov says that Islam Makhachev should not accept a fight with Ilia Topuria. The former UFC lightweight champion has made it clear that he considers Arman Tsarukyan a fighter who can cause Makhachev more serious problems in the fight.

As if that wasn’t enough Nurmagomedov added fuel to the fire by throwing in a phrase about Topuria’s potential future in the up to 70 kilogram division.

– Topuria goes to the category above and gets a fight for the belt right away. Islam beats him, then Topuria fights again and loses again. And he’s a nobody at lightweight. Islam beats a guy who is a nobody at 155 pounds.

Ilya Topuria responds to Khabib

Ilya Topuria did not hesitate long to respond to these words of Khabib Nurmagomedov. The former featherweight champion didn’t beat around the bush and briefly explained the topic. According to the fighter stationed in Alicante, Spain, the Dagestan team simply fears that Topuria will take the belt away from Makhachev.

– Khabib knows very well that I will be the one to take the belt away from Islam. This is precisely the only reason why he doesn’t want me to fight Makhachev.

Islam Makhachev is expected to return to action at UFC 317. The UFC organization still has not confirmed the name of the lightweight division champion’s opponent. Ilya Topuria would like to fight for higher division gold as soon as possible. The Georgian-born fighter has already announced that he wants to fight a few more fights and finish his career at a young age being on top.