JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ilia Topuria is confident he’s next and is willing to wait out until the dust settles on a UFC division that currently has two titleholders.
Following his UFC on ABC 5 main event win, Topuria (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) called next at a post-fight news conference, in which made his case as to why he should fight the winner of the July 8 title fight between champion Alexander Volkanovski and interim champion Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290.
“I showed it tonight that no one can match my level of skill inside the cage,” Topuria told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “I think everyone is in (agreement) with me. I know that I can finish anyone in this division. Just it was tough tonight. But I beat him pretty easy. It’s not going to be different with Alex. The recipe is going to be the same. I’m going to knock him out in the first round, second round. If not, I’m going to dominate him for five rounds, no problem.”
