Spanish-Georgian fighter Ilia Topuria, champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the featherweight division, addressed the Russian athlete on Instagram (the owner of the company Meta is considered an extremist in Russia and is banned). lightweight promotional belt Islam Makhachev.
“This kid will beat you,” Topuria wrote in response to Makhachev, adding video of the Russian’s knockout defeat against Adriano Martins.
Before that, Makhachev congratulated Topuria on winning the title and called him “bijo”, which means “boy” from Georgian. Martins’ defeat at UFC 192 was the only defeat of Makhachev’s career.
On October 21, 2023, Makhachev earned an early victory over Volkanovski in the main fight of the evening at the UFC 294 tournament in Abu Dhabi. The Russian player defeated his opponent by knockout in the first round and defended his title for the second time. He now has 25 wins in 26 fights.
Topuria won the featherweight title at UFC 298 on February 18. In particular, he also defeated Volkanovski, who held the belt. The Spanish-Georgian fighter knocked out his opponent in the second round.
Previously Makhachev supported After Volkanovski lost his UFC title.
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Source: Gazeta
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