Ilia Topuria took yet another dig at Belal Muhammad while expressing triple champ aspirations.
this Saturday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. “El Matador” recently revealed that his ultimate goal is to become a three-division champ.
“Probably a three-weight world champion, this is my goal,” Topuria recently told TNT Sports. You’re not going to see me in the welterweight division like this, skinny. You’re going to see me different. That’s the goal. Move up to the lightweight division, get that belt, then move up to the welterweight division.”and welterweight champ Muhammad. While Topuria has still been mostly respectful toward Makhachev, he has gone off on “Remember the Name” for what he perceives to be a lackluster style.
“If Belal remains champion, it’s a walk in the park,’ Topuria told KOI Menero MMA. “It would be a walk in the park for me to go up and win the welterweight title. But walk in the park . That’s it. He’s a bum. Really really bad. A champion who hasn’t finished anyone, hasn’t had knockdowns. What kind of champion are you? This morning I woke up and saw him say, ‘If I see , I’m going to slap him. It’s like everyone has a street, gangster attitude.
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