When featherweight champion Ilia Topuria decided to vacate the championship and move up to the lightweight division, a matchup against lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev became a possibility. A fight between the two would pit the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world against the No. 4 ranked pound-for-pound fighter. It will put Makhachev’s 27-1 record against Topuria’s flawless 16-0 resume. Former featherweight champion Aljamain Sterling believes it’s ‘it’s very possible’ that Topuria could defeat Makhachev. “It would be madness, but it’s very possible,” Sterling said on his YouTube channel
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Aljamain Sterling breaks down the potential Ilia Topuria vs. Islam Makhachev fight – MMA Weekly