Unbeaten featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria has been backed to potentially become the first fighter in UFC history to scoop three championships in separate divisions by lightweight stalwart, Dustin Poirier, who claimed the streaking finisher is a legitimate threat to current champion, Islam Makhachev.
Topuria, the current undisputed featherweight champion, successfully defended his crown for the first time back in October at UFC 308, headlining the promotion’s return to Abu Dhabi in a title grudge match with former champion and current symbolic BMF titleholder, Max Holloway.
And becoming the first man to finish the Hawaiian veteran with strikes in mixed martial arts competition, Georgian-Spaniard megastar, Ilia Topuria immediately welcomed the chance to compete for spoils a division higher at the lightweight limit.