Daniel Cormier (46, USA), who succeeded in the UFC lightweight and heavyweight divisions, expressed his honest opinion on the UFC lightweight dream match. UFC lightweight champion Isla Makachev drew a clear line, saying, "Absolutely not," on rumors that she would avoid a showdown with Ilia Topuria.
Cormier expressed his intention on the match between Makachev and Topuria on his YouTube channel on the 29th (Korean time). As a UFC commentator, he has respect for former UFC champion Topuria, but refuted the claim that UFC lightweight champion Makachev avoids Topuria as absurd.
"The important part is that all the dialogue is centered around Topuria," he said. "Topuria wants a UFC lightweight title fight. I understand that he is focused on his fight with Islamic Makachev Charles Oliveira." He added, "Topuria is a wonderful person. But I don't agree with him that he is afraid of Topuria."
Also, "I tell you as someone who knows Makachev very well. Makachev is not afraid of Topuria," he said. "Makachev is a fighter. "I don't want to fight fighters who played in the UFC featherweight division," he said. "Of course, Makachev's fight with Topuria is the biggest fight that can come out of the UFC lightweight division right now." 메이저놀이터
Marking 27-1 record and 16-1 record in the UFC, Makachev set a new record by successfully defending himself in the fourth round of UFC lightweight division. He beat former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski twice and defeated Dustin Poirier and Henatu Moicano (Kaneiro). He said he would go beyond UFC lightweight and challenge for welterweight or middleweight moonrise.
Topuria became the king of UFC featherweight last year. He defeated Volkanovski at UFC 298 in February last year and became the featherweight champion. He defeated Max Holloway, another former UFC featherweight champion, at UFC 308 in October. He gave Holloway his first KO in his life and successfully defended himself against UFC featherweight. He gave up his UFC featherweight title and moved to lightweight. Volkanovski and Diego López will have a championship match at UFC 314 on April 13 for the UFC featherweight title that Topuria returned.