Before Islam Makhachev vacated his longtime UFC 155-pound strap, he dismissed facing ‘another featherweight’ Ilia Topuria. Topuria himself relinquished his The post Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev Face Hurdle as ‘Certified’ Double-Champ Puts Asterisk Over Ambitions appeared first on FirstSportz.

The pair of top pound for pound fighters could have had a superfight over the summer that now appears dead in the water

Before Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) vacated his UFC lightweight title, he dismissed ex-featherweight champ Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) as his next title challenger. He wasn't interested in defending his belt against another 145-pounder coming up a weight class after two of his four lightweight title defenses coming over Alexander Volkanovski.