Ilia Topuria has broken his silence after opting to move up to the lightweight division and, in turn, vacating the UFC featherweight title. Despite hinting at a move away from 145, the news has caused a shockwave throughout the mixed martial arts community. The Georgian has looked unstoppable of late as he managed to score back-to-back knockouts of UFC greats Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski . Hoping to bring his expertise up to lightweight, Ilia Topuria has his sights firmly set on a clash with king of the weight class Islam Makhachev