Unbeaten featherweight titleholder, Ilia Topuria may be preparing for a massive title fight of his own at UFC 308 at the end of the month, however, has expressed his interest in facing off with current lightweight champion and pound-for-pound number one, Islam Makhachev.
Topuria, the current undisputed featherweight champion, returns to action later this month in the main event of UFC 308, taking on symbolic BMF gold holder and former featherweight titleholder, Holloway in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Winning the title back in February in a UFC 298 headliner, Topuria handed Australian fan-favorite, Alexander Volkanovski his first loss at the featherweight limit in the Octagon, courtesy of a stunning second round knockout win in Anaheim, minting himself as the divisional gold holder as a result.