No. 5 ranked contender Ilia Topuria says he, not Alexander Volkanovski, is the best featherweight fighter of all time.
Topuria has been using an enormous wave of momentum following his spectacular unanimous determination victory over Josh Emmett final month. El Matador’ moved to 6-0 contained in the Octagon, 14-0 general. With the win, Topuria is taken into account by many to be the following man in line to problem reigning UFC featherweight world champion, Alexander Volkanovski.
Following Volkanovski’s dominant third-round TKO towards interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290, Ilia Topuria engaged in an intense face-off with the ‘The Nice’ because the promotion’s newest pay-per-view providing went off the air.
In a quick interview with InsideFighting, Ilia Topuria urged that he’s the best fighter within the featherweight division. ‘El Matador’ even went as far as to assert that he can end Volkanovski any means he chooses, any time he chooses, contained in the Octagon.
“I can end him nevertheless I need within the first spherical. If I need to submit him, I’m going to submit him. If I need to knock him out, I’m going to knock him out,” Topuria stated. “I’m the best featherweight of all time in entrance of you proper now.”
Ilia Topuria additionally urged that his extremely anticipated scrap with Alexander Volkanovski might go down this December. No official bulletins have been made, however ‘The Nice’ has additionally been linked to a possible light-weight title rematch with Islam Makhachev in October when the promotion returns to Abu Dhabi.
Coming into the promotion in 2020, Topuria has curated a formidable resume for himself, scoring wins towards Youssef Zalal, Damon Jackson, Ryan Corridor, Jai Herbert, Bryce Mitchell, and the aforementioned Josh Emmett.
With Volkanovski’s spectacular victory towards Yair Rodriguez on Saturday night time, ‘The Nice’ has returned to the top of the pound-for-pound rankings, sharing the highest spot with two-division titleholder Jon ‘Bones’ Jones.
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