Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria pound-for-pound rivalry in 2025 could be akin to Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor PPV event. All the telltale signs are there for the combat sports clique. A ...

Although rumblings have started to surface about former Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski rematching current champion Ilia Topuria, it appears Topuria has his eyes set on a mega ...

However, as Makhachev celebrated his victory, a chilling message awaited him. It was from none other than Ilia Topuria. The UFC featherweight champion has long been hinting at a possible face-off ...

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UFC bantamweght king Merab Dvalishvili put on an incredible performance at UFC 311 and successfully defended his title against Umar Nurmagomedov. Many in the MMA community took notice of ...

Ilia Topuria says we saw a 'whole different level of performance' from Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311. The small country of Georgia has not one, but two UFC Champions, Topuria their first fighter to ...

Makhachev also has another featherweight champion calling his name. Ilia Topuria has taken to X to relay his thoughts on Makhachev’s win, writing: “Islam, if I want to, I can finish you.

Off the back of his impressive win tonight, Islam Makhachev may already have his next challenger post-UFC 311 mapped out, with Ilia Topuria boldly claiming he could make a climb from featherweight ...

In a video shared by Georgian Fight Night on Instagram, Dvalishvili talks with Topuria on the phone. ‘El Matador’ gives ‘The Machine’ his full support in his upcoming fight with ...

“No, (he wouldn’t be my top choice), (Ilia) Topuria is my top choice. Champion vs Champion. Diego Lopes (would be my third choice), he’s a good one,” he continued. How likely is it that ...