Ilia Topuria’s pursuit to fight Islam Makhachev seems never-ending. Even before moving up to lightweight, Topuria had called out the Russian fighter. However, Makhachev moved up to welterweight after his friend and training partner, Belal Muhammad, was dethroned earlier this year.
Recently, at UFC 322, Makhachev secured a dominant win against Jack Della Maddalena, and with that, he became a two-division champion and also the pound-for-pound king. Makhachev wants to defend his welterweight title and has shown interest in locking horns with Kamaru Usman and has also shown interest in a superfight with Topuria.