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Michael Bisping thinks he is the following online for Islam Makhachev.
Last month, Topuria shocked the world of MMA when he voluntarily canceled his featherweight title, saying that he was traveling to 155 pounds to continue a second belt. Fans quickly wondered if Topuria would get an immediate crack in the Makhatchev light title, despite the champion openly saying that he would first prefer Topuria in the new weight category. But the temple of UFC renown, Michael Bisping, thinks that this is probably not the case.
“In a realistic way, there are a ton of options for Ilia Topuria, but the reality is that Islam Makhachev soon fought someone and Ilia Topuria too,” said Bisping on his YouTube channel. “Justin Gaethje wants to fight for the belt, but Justin Gaethje really doesn’t care at the moment. I think Justin Gaethje is happy to win the phenomenal amount he is and to go there and to be able to be himself. …
“So realistic, all these guys I have just mentioned – Islam, Armen (Tsarukyan), Charles (Oliveira), Justin – any of them, and it could be one of them, but it will probably be the case, if you have asked me to bet, I think that Islam Makhachev against Ilia Topuria (is the next one).”
Although Makhachev is not completely opposed to Topuria, the light champion clearly indicated that he would like to have the opportunity to set up a weight category instead. In addition to that, he also defended his title twice against the champion of the 3-time weights Alexander Volkanovski, and therefore the prospect of fighting another smaller man is less attractive for the best fighter for sport.
Unfortunately for Makhachev, there is not another obvious competitor in the light queue at the moment. Armen Tsarukyan was supposed to challenge Makhachev to the UFC 311, but withdrew from the fight during the fight week, leading the CEO of the UFC, Dana White, to say that he will have to rearore his place online. And other options like Gaethje or Charles Oliveira have recent losses on their files. And with Makhachev’s friend, Belal Muhammad, currently holding the Welter weight title, Bisping thinks that Makhachev is essentially forced to fight against another featherweight.
“All these guys – Armen, Charles, Justin – of course, they would all be phenomenal fights and they would all have a realistic chance of beating Ilia Topuria,” said Bisping. “Admittedly, Ilia is special. … But if he has lost against them, there is a massive market opportunity lost there, because heaa against Islam, Ilia with the climb, Ilia being always in many minds of the featherweight champion against the light weight champion, there is something there.
“Yes, if he loses against Gaethje and two or three fights have a shot, it’s not quite the same sale. The public will not be also invested. So I think they will give him the fight for the title. And I think Islam will take it. Yes, ok, granted, he wants to become two -weight champion, but he will have to wait a while because of Belal, so in the meantime, you withdraw Ilia Topuria, which would be an absolutely successful fight. “”
There is still nothing official when Topuria or Makhachev then fought, but Topuria recently teased a major announcement soon.
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Starting to really look like Bisping is right. Personally, I prefer to see Topuria fight at least one person with a light weight in the ranking before offering him a blow that he did not win, but the momentum seems firmly in his corner now.
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