I wonder how he will handle a loss, he seems to be totally out to lunch. Even before he became champ he was talking like he was the GOAT. I'm all for confidence, it's a must have in MMA but he seems to have Rousey levels of delusion. There's a good chance he could just never recover after the loss like many in the past. Rousey, Weidman, Barao, Reyes, Garbrandt and many many more were undefeated and on big streaks (Reyes wasn't technically the champ but everybody knows he beat Jones) then look what happened to them. Also Barao technically had a loss but then won like 30 in a row and was 7-0 in the UFC just like Topuria is.
What if Max Holloway gives Topuria a TJ vs Barao type beating, we'll have to wait and see.