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UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria has named his ideal timeline for a superfight against UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev.
Topuria returns to the Octagon at UFC Freedom 250 in June, when he looks to unify his belt against interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje in the main event of the UFC White House card. As for Makhachev, he is currently awaiting his next foe, with Carlos Prates potentially the next in line for a title shot following a vicious TKO win over former champ Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Perth last weekend.
For Topuria, however, he doesn’t expect to stay at lightweight for long, even if he successfully unifies the belts with Gaethje. He is chasing big fights, and there is no bigger fight right now in the UFC than a matchup between Topuria and Makhachev, the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the sport today.
Ilia Topuria was expected to fight Islam Makhachev at welterweight this summer, but negotiation disagreements evaporated the chances. Apparently, it was being discussed to feature the historic UFC White House event on 14th June but injuries and high purse demands caused the super fight to not materialize.
However, on a brighter note, Topuria reassures that he will try to pursue the fight before the end of 2026.
As of now, he will be fighting Justin Gaethje at the south lawn in almost one months’ time
Ilia Topuria gives respect to Islam Makhachev’s abilities inside the cage 👏🤝 "Why not test my skills against someone like Islam? He’s a very skillful fighter. I respect him as a fighter. He dominated the whole division, he fought for the titles, so what better than testing… pic.twitter.com/RkU6IwGL5D
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