The Featherweight division is currently one of the most enticing in the UFC. Ilia Topuria is the Featherweight king and holds the strap after beating Alexander Volkanovski in the cage. There are a ton of rumors going around in the Featherweight division that Ilia’s next bout has already been decided, and one of the top Featherweight fighters is departing from the division.
Who is Ilia Topuria’s next opponent?
Ilia Topuria became the Featherweight champion by beating former pound-for-pound king Alexander Volkanovski. He hit Volk with a deadly combination and sent him to the shadow realm in the second round. Topuria has yet to make his return to the octagon ever since. There was much chatter and gossip on the identity of Topuria’s next opponent. Former title contender Brian Ortega made a massive revelation and said,
I think that fight’s (Ilia Topuria versus Max Holloway) already made.
Ortega revealed that a clash between Topuria and BMF champion Max Holloway is inevitable, as a fight has already been scheduled. This was a rather surprising revelation, as many were expecting Alexander Volkanovski to get a chance to reclaim the title. It will be interesting to see what happens when Topuria and Holloway finally meet in the middle of the mat.
Brian Ortega Leaves the Featherweight division
UFC great Ortega is one of the most iconic fighters on the Featherweight roster. He has had legendary fights, including one of the best scraps against Alexander Volkanovski. He gave the Australian great one of the toughest fights of his career. But to everyone’s surprise, he revealed that he’ll be leaving the Featherweight division as he will not get closer to the title soon.
Brian’s confession was rather surprising. The grappling extraordinaire is all set to take on Diego Lopez in the UFC 303.
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