UFC featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is eager to move up a weight class and challenge lightweight champ Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC). Makhachev is not interested in defending his title against another 145 pounder, but Topuria’s dominance has many thinking he has a solid shot – including Poirier.

With Earth-shattering power, Dustin Poirier believes the man who rules over his old division is capable of obliterating any featherweight, lightweight, or even welterweight he faces inside the octagon. However, while he’d favor him against almost anybody, ‘The Diamond’ fears Islam Makhachev might be a bridge too far for ‘El Matador’.

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria says that he can move up to the lightweight division and dethrone UFC's number-one pound-for-pound fighter with one well-timed connection with either of his fists.

Ilia Topuria teases major fight news coming next week, fueling speculation about a potential showdown with Islam Makhachev.