Ilia Topuria has revealed a major stipulation before he agrees to defend his UFC featherweight title against Max Holloway.
Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) expects his first title defense after claiming the belt from Alexander Volkanovski in February to come against newly crowned BMF champ Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC), who dazzled the combat sports world this past weekend with a buzzer-beater knockout of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300.
Holloway made it clear he wanted to fight Topuria in the aftermath of UFC 300, and “El Matador” has shared similar sentiments. However, Topuria is refusing to be the only person to put his belt on the line. He demands Holloway put his BMF belt at stake, too, otherwise he’s not interested.
