Ilia Topuria will steamroll Arman Tsarukyan in an authoritative style if the 2 are matched up, per a former UFC light-weight title challenger. This was said by Renato Moicano throughout an interview with @laertevianamma, with footage of the chat additionally shared to X account @ RedCorner_MMA. Moicano and Tsarukyan are tied collectively based mostly on how the story of UFC 311 unfurled in January of this 12 months on the eleventh hour.
Tsarukyan was set to contend for the light-weight championship towards Islam Makhachev earlier than withdrawing from the competition on the final minute, which created a emptiness for Moicano, who was submitted within the bout’s opening stanza by the Dagestani powerhouse.
Touching upon how he sees the hotly mentioned, however but nonetheless unofficial, bout between Topuria and Tsarukyan, Moicano mentioned,
I don’t assume Arman Tsarukyan is pretty much as good as folks assume. I believe Topuria would screw him. I’ve nothing towards Arman, however Arman isn’t a man I’d be mates with.”
Ilia Topuria ought to battle Paddy pimblett subsequent, per former UFC champion
Ilia Topuria making his first UFC light-weight title protection towards very long time rival Paddy Pimblett subsequent based on one of many biggest bantamweight fighters of all time.
The 2 had an in-cage faceoff at UFC 317 within the moments after Ilia Topuria cemented hismelf as a two division UFC champion when he completed Charles Oliveira with the lasting picture of the night time being the Pimblett faceoff within the octagon with the newly minted titleholder.
Dominick Cruz would like to see the Pimblett-Topuria bout booked subsequent which was a sentiment he expressed on the Anik & Florian Podcast. When discussing how he feels just like the timing is correct for this 155 pound championship to be booked, Cruz said [via MMA Junkie],
“This factor’s about paychecks at a time. We’re prize fighters. We’re not the rest. We need to say we’re all these different issues. We’re prize fighters. You place a prize on the market, we take the prize, you win it, otherwise you lose it. Who’s the largest prize? Everyone knows the reply to this between these three.”
“So, should you’re good, you’re taking that battle like that man’s the bag. Now, to not say the opposite guys aren’t good, however the issue is Paddy, it’s simply that he promotes, he talks, he’s acquired a really large bundle. It simply is smart to take advantage of cash with that battle. However now with this new deal coming ahead, too, does that change the format of should you care who you battle. Now are you simply on the lookout for the higher, simpler matchup?”
