Javier Mendez believes that Ilia Topuria facing Islam Makhachev at welterweight instead of lightweight plays into their hands.
As we know, Ilia Topuria is one of the biggest stars in mixed martial arts right now – and combat sports as a whole. He has already been able to achieve some incredible things in his career, which includes becoming a two-weight world champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Of course, he would’ve liked to have faced Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title instead of Charles Oliveira, but Islam opted to make the move up to welterweight on a hunt for his own second belt.