Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria Might Be Nearing Conor McGregor’s Iconic UFC Milestones

Allan Binoy | 27/02/2024
Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria Might Be Nearing Conor McGregor's Iconic UFC Milestones

Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria may become a reality soon. The Spaniard recently became the UFC Featherweight Champion after dethroning Alexander Volkanovski. Following the fight, he called out a lot of big names like Conor McGregor and Islam Makhachev. The Lightweight Champion had not responded to his call-outs yet. However, it seems the Spaniard has finally caught his attention. Makhachev revealed his intentions on X.

The Dagestani fighter has not fought since last year when he defended his lightweight title against Alexander Volkanovski. Islam Makhachev produced a vicious KO to secure a victory.

After all the call-outs and threats made by Ilia Topuria, Makhachev could not remain silent. Here’s what he had to say per MMA Uncensored on X:

“Another short guy is talking. Another short guy wants to be smeshed.”

Take a look at the tweet:

 

Islam Makhachev called Ilia Topuria a ‘short guy’, the same name he used for Alexander Volkanovski. The Dagestani fighter seems confident in his abilities to beat the Spaniard.

If the fight does take place, one of them will join the likes of Conor McGregor on the list of Double Champs in UFC history. The lightweight had fans shocked when he made an announcement

Fans get trolled by fake Islam Makhachev account making his next fight announcement

Islam Makhachev is finally returning to the octagon to defend his title yet again. He will look to fight twice in the year 2024 per his manager Ali Abdelaziz.

A troll account on X with over 500k followers tweeted out a fight announcement and fans were shocked:

“First I smesh Gaethje June 8 then I give topuria dagestan growth medicine @Topuriailia @espnmma #ufc”

Take a look at the tweet:

The troll Islam Makhachev account claimed he will first fight Justin Gaethje on June 8 this year. This is a fight announcement that the UFC did not make, so fans were shocked.

However, becoming a double champion is something that Makhachev does have his eye on. If he does accomplish the feat, he will be able to go on a higher level than Nurmagomedov. However, the lightweight champion still has to defend his title before he can think of challenging for another title.

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Allan Binoy

Allan Binoy is a MMA journalist at The SportsRush. Taken to the sport in 2015, thanks to a certain Conor McGregor, Allan has himself dabbled in the martial arts. And having graduated from Loyola College, Chennai, with a degree in English Literature, he has learnt to use his love for language to have a voice in the MMA community. Allan has been writing about the gladiatorial stories for more than three years now and has pursued excellence at a number of reputable media organizations, covering every UFC PPV in the last couple of years. In addition to this, the southpaw is also a semi-professional soccer player for Diego Juniors FC in Pune, playing in the Pune Super Division League.

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