Javier Mendez is not interested in UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev fighting Ilia Topuria – for now. Featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) teased a move up to 155 pounds and expressed interest in a potential fight with Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC). Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) dismissed Topuria as an opponent , but Mendez thinks if Topuria beats former champion Oliveira, it would legitimize him as a lightweight title challenger. “Charles is not an easy fight for anybody, and I slightly favor Ilia because of his power and his boxing precision,” Mendez told Submission Radio . “Charles is great.
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