Longtime UFC commentator, expert and analyst Joe Rogan believes that the promotion's management will not bring lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and current lightweight titleholder Ilia Topuria together in the octagon because of the big difference in size.
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"I don't think the Makhachev and Topuria fight will happen. I wonder what they will come up with for Elijah. I would love to see a Topuria - Oliveira fight. Oliveira is so tall, so dangerous in every aspect, with a huge arm span. These lightweights are really big and Elias is just huge," Rogan stated on his YouTube channel.