Topuria: "If Makhachev loses to Della Maddalena, he can return to Dagestan to herd sheep"

Dmitriy Kel Oct. 17, 2025, 1:29 p.m.

UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria made sharp statements about the former titleholder in this division Islam Makhachev, who on November 15 at UFC 322 in New York, USA, will fight for the welterweight belt with Jack Della Maddalena.

"If Makhachev loses to Della Maddalena, he can return to his farm in Dagestan and continue herding his sheep. If he wins, I will definitely rise. Definitely, 100%," Topuria said at a press conference in Georgia.

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