If Khabib wouldn't return for Khabib v Conor 2, an almost sure win, guaranteed to break PPV records and set him up for life, he is not going to come back for Ilia.
Yup and almost certain this would hurt Dana's White Claim "We dont those gimmick type of fights" and honestly? i would rather buy and pay a PPV that is not a "Legacy fight"
Speaking of Conor, never forget they gifted him an easy stylistic matchup against Eddie for the LW title after already losing to Nate and questionably defeating him in a rematch - all while holding up the FW division.
Conor isn't even making 155. No way Ilia EVER fights him. Stupid callout.
Ilia Topuria currently doesn’t appear to be interested in defending his featherweight strap against anyone from his division, much to the ire of surging contender Movsar Evloev.
Oozing confidence leading up to his featherweight title shot against Alexander Volkanovski, Topuria backed up his words with action, dethroning “The Great” via a Round 2 knockout at UFC 298 earlier this month. “El Matador” had previously made clear his unwillingness to defend his strap against any of the perennial featherweight contenders: Max Holloway, Yair Rodriguez or Brian Ortega.
Topuria issued a callout to Conor McGregor in his post-fight interview and more recently, targeted retired lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov.
“I would be happy to enter the Octagon with Khabib Nurmagomedov,” Topuria said. “He had an undefeated record at 29-0 and he had an attractive record for me, then also history. He is a worthy and honorable champion for me.”
Topuria also mocked Islam Makhachev by posting a clip of the reigning lightweight champ’s lone career loss, which came in his UFC debut against Adriano Martins.
While Evloev is the only other undefeated featherweight in the rankings, Topuria previously dismissed the Russian as being unworthy of a title shot yet. However, Topuria’s latest callouts did not sit well with Evloev, who r responded online.
“Conor, Islam, Khabib, Mayweather, Muhammad Ali, Messi… Who else do you want to fight rather than the only undefeated fighter in your division?” Evloev wrote.
Ilia Topuria Calls Out Khabib Nurmagomedov, Movsar Evloev Responds
Ilia Topuria currently doesn’t appear to be interested in defending his featherweight strap against anyone from his division, much to the ire of surging contender Movsar Evloev.www.sherdog.com
youre losing your touch
That was the best part about Israel, that dude fought 3 times a year against everyone. Need champs like him
Just read this thread and you will see…
Got dropped and lost the 1st round against a guy in his mid 30s who went 2-4-1 against unranked guys. Yeah, it's more than a little silly for dude to start playing a poor man's Conor.
Yea, Conor was scheduled to fight RDA. Nate stepped in and won and Conor refused another fight until he got Nate rematch. Aldo beat Frankie for interim belt UFC 200, Eddie beat RDA for LW belt. So, not sure they were looking for favorable matchups, pretty sure they just wanted to keep Conor happy and active there pal.
You just said it yourself, wanted to keep Conor happy and he refused another fight other than Diaz.
Ilia Topuria currently doesn’t appear to be interested in defending his featherweight strap against anyone from his division, much to the ire of surging contender Movsar Evloev.
Oozing confidence leading up to his featherweight title shot against Alexander Volkanovski, Topuria backed up his words with action, dethroning “The Great” via a Round 2 knockout at UFC 298 earlier this month. “El Matador” had previously made clear his unwillingness to defend his strap against any of the perennial featherweight contenders: Max Holloway, Yair Rodriguez or Brian Ortega.
Topuria issued a callout to Conor McGregor in his post-fight interview and more recently, targeted retired lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov.
“I would be happy to enter the Octagon with Khabib Nurmagomedov,” Topuria said. “He had an undefeated record at 29-0 and he had an attractive record for me, then also history. He is a worthy and honorable champion for me.”
Topuria also mocked Islam Makhachev by posting a clip of the reigning lightweight champ’s lone career loss, which came in his UFC debut against Adriano Martins.
While Evloev is the only other undefeated featherweight in the rankings, Topuria previously dismissed the Russian as being unworthy of a title shot yet. However, Topuria’s latest callouts did not sit well with Evloev, who r responded online.
“Conor, Islam, Khabib, Mayweather, Muhammad Ali, Messi… Who else do you want to fight rather than the only undefeated fighter in your division?” Evloev wrote.
Ilia Topuria Calls Out Khabib Nurmagomedov, Movsar Evloev Responds
Ilia Topuria currently doesn’t appear to be interested in defending his featherweight strap against anyone from his division, much to the ire of surging contender Movsar Evloev.
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