Amid claims he is weighing up a lightweight move in his return, Ilia Topuria has been urged to honor a fight with Alexander Volkanovski first and foremost by Dan Hooker — who labelled the unbeaten featherweight champion a “d*ckhead” for trying to find a way out of the rematch.
Topuria, the current undisputed featherweight champion, retained his title for the first time back in October in the headliner of UFC 308, taking out former champion, Max Holloway with a hellacious third round knockout in their grudge fight in Abu Dhabi.
As for Hooker, the City Kickboxing star has been lined up for a massive fight in his return to action — potentially versus former interim champion, Justin Gaethje — having turned in his third straight at UFC 305 back in August with a decision success against Mateusz Gamrot.