Soon-to-be former featherweight kingpin, Ilia Topuria has boldly claimed he is already the best on offer at the lightweight limit ahead of his expected move to the division this summer — maintaining nobody at the weight class can match up to his “level.
Topuria, who retains the featherweight crown currently, will vacate the belt next month at UFC 315, with former-foe, Alexander Volkanovski set to return in a bid to crown a new champion opposite the surging Brazilian star, Diego Lopes.
And defending his belt on just one occasion, unbeaten finisher, Ilia Topuria turned in a stunning third round knockout win over Hawaiian veteran, Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 308 back in October — becoming the first fighter to stop the symbolic BMF champion with strikes in combat sports.