Michael Chandler isn’t buying that Ilia Topuria walks around that heavy. Topuria’s (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) manager claimed that Topuria used to cut almost 50 pounds to make the 145-pound featherweight limit, which is what prompted him to vacate his title for a move up to lightweight. Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) thinks the claim by Topuria’s manager is an over embellishment. “I think he’s lying about the weight a little bit,” Chandler said in an interview with Covers.com . “I don’t think he weighs 190 pounds.
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