New Delhi: Ilia Topuria’s sudden decision to vacate the UFC Featherweight championship shocked the world and after that, Dana White announced that he would be moving upwards in the Lightweight division permanently.
Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski have a heated rivalry in the UFC as when Topuria was fighting in the lower rankings, Volkanovski was dominating the featherweight division but Topuria got a big chance to fight against the champion.
Topuria stunned the fans and became the first fighter to knock out Volkanovski and win the Featherweight championship. Then he went on to successfully defend his title against Max Holloway and after his one title defense, he relinquished his title.
Volkanovski’s head coach Joe Lopez thinks Topuria is following Conor McGregor’s footsteps and after winning the title he moves to the Lightweight division same like McGregor.
“I spoke to his coaches and everything else, but on all accounts, I think he struggles to make that featherweight division, I guess he’s won that title, and he wants to follow the same path as (Conor) McGregor – and good luck to him if he makes that much money. I’d do i,t as well.” Volkanovski’s head coach stated.
Volkanovski got the opportunity for the title again after Toupria vacated his title. He will be fighting against Diego Lopes for the title and if Volkanovski wins the title again, then it will be interesting to watch Topuria vs Volk again in the Lightweight division.
Topuria is now all set to challenge Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev in June or July at the UFC International fight event. Topuria is currently undefeated in the UFC and continuously knocking out the opponents.
Dana White’s reaction on Ilia Topuria’s decision
Dana White stated that Topuria thinks he has done all things in the division and now has no challenges left for him in the featherweight division. He wants to cement his legacy in the UFC and thus he moves to take on new challenges in the new division.
The former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria vacated his title and moved to the Lightweight division and in response his arch-rival coach reacted to his decision. UFC Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
