Chael Sonnen refuses to believe that UFC champion Islam Makhachev is avoiding Ilia Topuria . Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) previously said he wasn’t interested in defending his lightweight title against another featherweight in Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who is vacating his belt for a move up to 155 pounds. Makhachev’s manager also said he’d like to see Topuria earn his shot at the title by fighting a top contender. But considering two of Makhachev’s four title defenses came against ex-featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski, Sonnen says it isn’t fair to put him in that predicament again.
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