Set to headline UFC 298 in February in his first featherweight title fight challenge against the incumbent, Alexander Volkanovski, German-born striking talent, Ilia Topuria is already targeting a title fight defense against former champion, Max Holloway – claiming a showdown against the Hawaiin is “going to happen” in the future.
Topuria, the current number five ranked featherweight contender, is slated to take main event honors at UFC 298 in Anaheim, California in February of next year, taking on undisputed champion, Volkanovski in the New South Wales native’s return to the featherweight limit.
As for Holloway, the former undisputed featherweight champion is riding a two-fight winning run, most recently landing a third round KO win over veteran former title challenger, Chan Sung Jung back in August in the main event of UFC Singapore, following a prior decision win over Arnold Allen earlier this year.