Manager Details What’s Truly Begind Ilia Topuria’s Move to Lightweight

Ilia Topuria’s Manager Provides Insight on His Move Up to Lightweight.

After Back-to-Back Knockouts of Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) Vacated HIS UFC Featherweight Title for a Move UFC.

With a volkanovski remaatch on the table, as well as top contenders diego lopes and movsar evloev waiting for their featherweight shots, Many questioned Topuria’s Move. His manager, Malki Kawa, Revealed that the Weight Cut Was A Big Reason.

“The Truth is that weight cut is hard for him,“ Kawa Said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “Look, WHEN YOU’RE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS FOR AS Long as We’ve Been In It, You Kind of Learn Certain Things. And the Longevity of Fighters, Especialy at the Highest Level, WHEN YOU TALK About Being A Champion, You’re Talking About A Guy Who have Has to Fight The Volkanovskis, The CHARLES. (Makhachev), The Max (Holloways).

“You’re Talking About Fighting The Best Guys in the World. If you’re cutting all that weight, what you’re basically also doing is drawing years off your Fighting Life. SO this guy is look at longevity. He’s Looking at the fact that is Almost a 50-POUND CUT EVERY TIME. IT’s Time to Move up to 155. I’M Confident that Islam Will Accept It. I’m confident that we’ll be fighting for that belt, but is like Really not on us. I on them. ”

UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev is not interested in facing Another 145-Pounder in Topuria After Two of His Four Title Defenses Came Over Ex-Featherweight Champano. “El Matador” Recently Teased News That Willd Catch Everyone Off Guard.

“WHEN WE ANNUNCE IT, YOU WON’T BELIEVE IT. Get Ready. ”

WHEN WE ANNUNCE IT, YOU WON’T BELIEVE IT. Get Ready.

– Ilia Topuria (@Topuriaail) March 6, 2025