Ilia Topuria, The new UFC featherweight champion confirmed the information that he does not plan to defend his title in fights with Holloway, Ortega and Rodriguez. It is worth noting that Topuria spoke about this even before he became a champion.
“It’s time to move on and restore order in the division. The new generation must have new challengers, new faces - this is what I strive for. Max Holloway, Brian Ortega, Yair Rodriguez - fighting them doesn't make any sense to me. I need new challengers,” the fighter said.
Let us remind you that Topuria won the championship belt by knocking out Alex Volkanovski. Their fight took place this morning as part of the UFC 298 main event.
