Whereas the UFC hasn’t formally confirmed Ilia Topuria’s return to the Octagon this summer season, ‘El Matador’ dropped a significant bombshell concerning June twenty eighth’s Worldwide Struggle Week card in Las Vegas.
Ever since vacating his featherweight title to pursue two-division glory, followers have been ready with bated breath to seek out out when Topuria would step again contained in the cage, and extra importantly, who it might be towards.
Whereas we nonetheless don’t have a solution to the latter, Topuria shed some gentle on his subsequent struggle, suggesting that he could be again in motion at UFC 317.
“I’ve my preparations forward of me,” Topuria mentioned throughout an look on Telemadrid. “I hope to make you all completely satisfied once more on June twenty eighth”
We all know when, however not who Ilia Topuria will struggle
Sadly, we nonetheless don’t know who Topuria can be combating on the occasion.
All indicators presently level towards reigning light-weight titleholder Islam Makhachev, although there have been some rumors suggesting that the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ may choose to vacate his 155-pound crown in pursuit of welterweight gold.
If that proves to be the case, Topuria may doubtlessly face former light-weight king Charles Oliveira for the vacant strap.
With Worldwide Struggle Week lower than two months away, Dana White and Co. ought to drop some official information within the close to future, maybe as early as subsequent weekend’s UFC 315 card in Montreal.
