Ilia Topuria will steamroll Arman Tsarukyan in an authoritative vogue 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 yr on the eleventh hour.
Tsarukyan was set to contend for the light-weight championship in opposition to 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 suppose Arman Tsarukyan is pretty much as good as individuals suppose. I believe Topuria would screw him. I’ve nothing in opposition to Arman, however Arman isn’t a man I’d be buddies with.”
Ilia Topuria ought to battle Paddy pimblett subsequent, per former UFC champion
Ilia Topuria making his first UFC light-weight title protection in opposition to very long time rival Paddy Pimblett subsequent in line with one of many best 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 evening 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 true 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 most important prize? Everyone knows the reply to this between these three.”
“So, for those who’re sensible, you are 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 obtained a really massive bundle. It simply is sensible to take advantage of cash with that battle. However now with this new deal coming ahead, too, does that change the format of for those who care who you battle. Now are you simply searching for the higher, simpler matchup?”
