Former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, in a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, discussed his next steps in his career. He plans to compete at lightweight after vacating his featherweight title, potentially facing lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. However, now that the dust has settled on who the actual number one contender at lightweight is, Topuria is open to a new fight, a fight against bitter rival Paddy Pimblett, who has had run-ins in the past with Topuria.
“But what excites me more is the fight with Paddy, really.