Islam Makhachev has offered a measured response to Ilia Topuria’s recent comments. For context, Topuria recently alleged that Makhachev is scared to fight him and has not faced any opponent like ‘El Matador’ to date.
The Georgian-Spaniard also vowed to knock the 34-year-old out, but would also not hesitate to submit him and then step on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s head.
In an interview with Eldoberdan MMA, Topuria also quipped:
“I consider my strong point to be the ground, but lately I’ve accepted that it is not what the public wants to see, although with Islam, perhaps it is something that the public wants to see.