Former UFC middleweight champion, now commentator and expert Michael Bisping doubts that the leader of the lightweight division Ilia Topuria will move to the welterweight category in the foreseeable future.
Last weekend, Islam Makhachev captured the title in the 77 kg division by defeating Jack Della Maddalena by unanimous decision.
"Ilia Topuria wants to go after a third championship belt. But I don't think it will happen any time soon. Ilia will defend the title a couple more times before even considering a move to welterweight.
And if you look at the welterweight division, there are plenty of contenders there too. Michael Morales has a 19-0 record, Carlos Prates destroyed Leon Edwards, Shavkat Rakhmonov was a title contender until he got injured. And then Belal Muhammad will be fighting Ian Garry. And finally, there's Kamaru Usman,” Bisping stated on his YouTube channel.
