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Ilia Topuria's brother, Aleksandre Topuria, recently broke down the supposed "perfect scenario" for the former featherweight champion. He believes that 'El Matador' should fight for the welterweight belt after his potential victory against Charles Oliveira.
The MMA community expected Islam Makhachev to defend his belt against Topuria after the latter vacated his featherweight belt and moved up to lightweight in pursuit of the 155-pound belt.
However, it was recently announced that 'Do Bronx' will step in to fight Topuria for the vacant lightweight belt that Makhachev vacated for his welterweight aspirations.
Speaking to Enrique Gimeno MMA, the Georgian-Spaniard's brother shared the ideal plans for Topuria. A post via Happy Punch on X translated the excerpt.
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He said:
"The perfect scenario would be for Ilia to win, for Islam to win in the welterweight division, and then for Ilia to fight for a third belt. Historic."
Check out Alexandre Topuria's comments below:
Darren Till believes Ilia Topuria should fight Paddy Pimblett after UFC 317
Former UFC welterweight Darren Till believes Ilia Topuria should defend his title against Paddy Pimblett after his potential victory at UFC 317. During his recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, 'The Gorilla' weighed in on the lightweight division's current scenario.
After Ariel Helwani suggested 'The Baddy' as a worthy contender for a title shot, Till agreed. Although he admired 'El Matador' as a fighter, the fellow Scouser supports Pimblett and likes his chances in the title shot fight.
He said:
"I wanna see that fight. I'm a huge fan of Ilia, and honestly, Paddy's a hometown Scouser like myself. So obviously, I'm always rooting for Paddy. But I think that's gonna be a big fight of a big magnitude. I think they were talking about doing it in the [Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]. That would be so big."
Check out Darren Till's comments below:
