Undefeated UFC featherweight contender Ilia Topuria has formally entered the Conor McGregor sweepstakes.
McGregor has been absent from the Octagon after struggling a devastating loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. Since then, followers have been chomping on the bit to search out out when the previous two-division titleholder would make his long-awaited return. McGregor not too long ago teased an enormous announcement for New 12 months’s Day, with many suspecting, or on the very least hoping, that it’s going to pertain to his quote-unquote “biggest comeback in fight sports activities historical past.”
McGregor remains to be anticipated to battle former Bellator MMA champion ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler in 2024, however with no official bulletins to this point, it’s at all times attainable that the UFC might pivot to a very totally different battle for the Irishman. Of the names on that brief record, Ilia Topuria is probably going not one in every of them, however that didn’t cease the Spanish standout from capturing his shot on social media.
“Topuria vs McGregor #ufcspain,” Topuria wrote on X.
Will Ilia Topuria Dethrone ‘The Nice’ in 2024?
Presently, Ilia Topuria is gearing up for his first shot at a world title as he’s set to sq. off with reigning featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. The 2 145’ers will headline UFC 298 on February 17 because the promotion returns to Scotiabank Enviornment in Toronto.
With 14 straight victories, six of these coming underneath the UFC banner, ‘El Matador’ established himself as the subsequent man in keeping with a powerful unanimous determination victory over former interim title challenger Josh Emmett in June.
If Topuria manages to knock off Volkanovski in spectacular trend, his probabilities of bagging a battle with McGregor might vastly enhance. However it will be silly of Topuria to look previous one of many pound-for-pound biggest fighters in UFC historical past.
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