“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.
Let us remind you that last weekend Topuria knocked out Alexander Volkanovski in the second round.