Ilia Topuria challenging UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev , that’s what Jorge Climent would like to see next. Climent, Topuria’s head coach, wants to see an eventual clash between the two UFC champions, and he likes the chances of Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) taking the lightweight title and becoming a two-division UFC champion. “We’ve spoken over the phone, but we really haven’t spoken about who he wants next, but personally speaking, as his trainer, I’d always like to do the biggest thing possible to leave a legacy behind,” Climent told MMA Junkie in Spanish . “The fight I would like the most, it would be against Makhachev. I’d love to see him go up in weight, and pick up both titles. I think he’s capable of it

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Coach Jorge Climent confident Ilia Topuria ‘can bang up’ UFC lightweight champ Islam Makhachev – MMA Junkie

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