Manager: Ronaldo of MMA Ilia Topuria will submit Islam Makhachev [Video]

Ilia Topuria may have said Alexander Volkanovski deserves a chance to win back his former title, but Team Matador disagrees.

Topuria was all respect in the cage following his UFC 308 win over Max Holloway. He showered “Blessed” with praise and then did the same when the promotion brought in Volkanovski to hype up a rematch. Topuria won the belt off “The Great” in February off an impressive second round knockout.

Following the event, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed that Volkanovski wouldn’t be denied a title shot, but Topuria’s coach Jorge Climent is now looking up at a second belt held by Islam Makhachev rather than another featherweight defense.

“If you see his [first] fight with Volk, he suffered, you know?” Climent said in an interview with Submission Radio. “And I think Ilia looked much better against Volk than him. I think it’s a good fight for Ilia.”

“Islam I think is the fight,” he continued. …