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 responds to Ilia Topuria’s callout. #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/knA0gK8jLU
— MMA UNCENSORED (@MMAUNCENSORED1) February 26, 2024
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:
First I smesh Gaethje June 8 then I give topuria dagestan growth medicine @Topuriailia @espnmma #ufc https://t.co/q5QvjlnerC
— Makhachev Islam (@MAKACHEVMMA) February 26, 2024
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.
