Off the back of his impressive win at UFC 311, Islam Makhachev has opened as a significant betting favorite to land a victory over unbeaten featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria — with the two going closer to a potential super fight between two dominant titleholders.
Makhachev, who headlined UFC 311 over the course of last weekend, managed to land his fourth consecutive lightweight title defense, stopping short-notice replacement, Renato Moicano in a dominant first round D’Arce choke submission win on just a day’s notice.
As for Georgian-Spaniard, Topuria, the unbeaten featherweight kingpin has been sidelined since last October, stopping former champion and current symbolic BMF champion, Max Holloway with a stunning third-round knockout — becoming the first to finish the Hawaiian with strikes in professional mixed martial arts.