Islam Makhachev claims he was sport to battle Ilia Topuria on June 14 on the White Home. The 2-division titleholder says he stated sure to the superfight without delay, however there have been different the explanation why it didn’t materialize, for which he can’t be blamed.
Undisputed light-weight champion Topuria will now be locking horns with present and two-time interim 155-pound titleholder Justin Gaethje in the primary occasion of UFC Freedom 250.
Beforehand, a number of narratives emerged from Ilia Topuria, his supervisor, and Islam Makhachev’s supervisor, Ali Abdelaziz, concerning why this superfight between the two two-division UFC champs didn’t materialize. Now, Makhachev has shared his facet of the story.
Islam Makhachev reveals actual motive why White Home Ilia Topuria Conflict Fell Aside
In a recent sit-down with Red Corner MMA, the Russian fighter stated that his hand was by no means injured, as Dana White had reported to the media and Topuria had additionally claimed, citing it as a motive why the pound-for-pound king couldn’t say sure to a battle with “El Matador” on June 14.
Makhachev added that he has texts that may show he was by no means injured and dismiss all of the faux narratives which can be circulating. Lastly, the 34-year-old alleged that Topuria requested for “insane cash” to battle him, which could possibly be a motive why the UFC stated no.
“I don’t have any accidents… I can present you the chats with my supervisor. He referred to as me: ‘The White Home occasion, a battle towards Topuria’. And I stated: ‘Let’s go’, immediately. However then the following day [Ali] referred to as me and stated it’s cancelled. He informed me that [Topuria] requested for some insane cash, and that was it. [Ilia] claims that I pulled out due to the hand harm. It had nothing to do with the hand. I stated ‘sure’ immediately, with out asking for more cash and stuff like that.”
Islam Makhachev is now rumored to make the primary protection of his welterweight title in August, and sources recommend that he’ll battle Ian Machado Garry
Topuria, however, still has Makhachev in his crosshairs. After the June 14 light-weight title unification bout, “El Matador” plans to maneuver up subsequent and dethrone the welterweight titleholder and P4P king.
