Sterling: “Topuria is a difficult opponent for any fighter”
Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling spoke about a potential fight with the champion of the featherweight division Ilia Topuria.
“I think Ilya can remain a champion for a long time, if he wants to. It's a style that's hard to beat—what will you do with it? He knows how to wrestle and is a tough opponent for any fighter. Even for me, if I have the opportunity to fight him.
For example, if I win early against Calvin Kattar, I will loudly declare myself, and the fight between Ortega and Rodriguez will not be very good and the promotion will want something new - perhaps the title chance will go to me. I look at this match and understand that I have hard work ahead of me. I’m telling you as frankly as possible,” the American said on The Weekly Scraps podcast.
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Let us remind you that last weekend Topuria knocked out Alexander Volkanovski in the second round.