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Nurmagomedov said that Topuria does not yet deserve a fight against Makhachev
Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski / Photo: © Cooper Neill / Contributor / UFC / Gettyimages.ru
Former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov said that Ilia Topuria should fight at lightweight before fighting champion Islam Makhachev.
In October, current UFC featherweight champion Topuria challenged Russia’s Makhachev, the lightweight champion. At the same time, Makhachev already has his next fight scheduled. On January 18 in Los Angeles he will defend his title against Arman Tsarukyan.
“I don’t agree that Topuria has already deserved a fight against Makhachev. Topuria should fight at lightweight and defeat someone of the caliber of Oliveira or Poirier. Then he will be next in line for a championship fight,” Bloody Elbow quotes Nurmagomedov.
Topuria is an undefeated fighter with 16 consecutive victories in official arenas. Makhachev has 26 wins with one defeat.
Source: Sportbox
