Topuria: "I would have beaten O'Malley the way I wanted to."

UFC featherweight champion Elijah Topuria shared his thoughts on a possible bout with lower division titleholder Sean O'Malley.

"I would defeat him easily. I'd do this one the way I wanted to do it. Honestly, I'll do whatever I want in a fight with him.

I could just play with him. I'll ask him before the fight, how would he want me to finish him? It's the same question I ask all my opponents before the fight. How do you want me to beat you, and I will. Sean is a champion and I respect him, but he's not my equal," BJ Penn quoted Topuria as saying.

Topuria's next fight is expected to be against Max Holloway in September.