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Now that Ilia Topuria no longer holds the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title, it was expected we’d get clarity on his situation. Will he challenge Islam Makhachev for the lightweight crown or will he have to take a non-title fight in his new weight class first? If you take his word for it, he’s fighting for the lightweight title next.