Topuria: "If I'm offered a lightweight fight, I'd love it"

Dmitriy Kel Aug. 22, 2024, 5:12 a.m.

UFC featherweight champion Elijah Topuria says he's ready to try his hand in the lightweight division.

"I could have moved up to lightweight right after Volkanovski, but I decided to stay at welterweight. I will defend the belt, but I will be ready for anything. If they offer me a fight at lightweight - I will be only happy. I respect all my opponents, including Makhachev and Holloway. I understand what it takes to get to such heights, what sacrifices a man has to make for it.

But I represent a new generation of MMA fighters. I have a unique style that just wasn't there before in the UFC. I'm getting better. The time will come when everyone will realize it," - quotes Topuria MMA Junkie.

Recall that on October 26 at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Topuria will make a title defense against Max Holloway.

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