Elijah Topuria, the UFC featherweight champion, has left a message for all the top fighters in the promotion's lightweight division.
UFC featherweight champion Elijah Topuria said he hopes to share the octagon with higher division belt holder Islam Makhachev in the not-too-distant future.
Belal Muhammad does not advise Elijah Topuria to fight Islam Makhachev, and advised him to be careful what he wishes for.
UFC featherweight titleholder Elijah Topuria has responded to a question about whether he's ready for a bout with the promotion's top star Conor McGregor.
UFC featherweight champion Elijah Topuria has no doubt that he will confidently deal with former titleholder Max Holloway in their upcoming bout.
UFC featherweight champion Elijah Topuria has spoken out about a possible bout with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.
Ilia Topuria's record currently stands at 15 wins, 0 lose and 0 draw.
Ilia Topuria's last fight took place against Alexander Volkanovski on Feb. 17, 2024, in Anaheim, USA. He won by KO in the 2 round. That fight was 7 months and 20 days ago.
Topuria's last 2 fights have come over a period of day, meaning he has been fighting on average every month and day. In those fights, he fought a total of round, meaning that they have lasted round on average.
Topuria was born in Germany.
The Ilia Topuria is currently 27 years old. He was born on Jan. 21, 1997, so he will turn 28 in 3 months and 14 days.
Ilia Topuria made his professional debut in April 2015, so he has been a pro for 9 years.
Topuria is 5' 8" (5 Foot and 8 inch) which is 173 cm (1 meter and 73 centimeters).
His reach is 69 inches (69") which is 175 cm (1 meter and 75 centimeters).
Topuria fights from a orthodox, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.