The most important event of UFC 317 has a huge hype behind it and Michael Bisping thinks he knows who will win.
In the fight, Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira fight over the empty UFC light weight title, and follows Islam Makhachev from the belt to go to the welterweight.
Topuria has left the UFC-Fedweight title to jump to lightweight and could become a two-weight champion with a victory on 28 June.
Oliveira hopes to stop him by becoming a two -time champion, but Michael Bisping has doubts about the opportunities of the Brazilian.
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Michael Bisping does not think that Charles Oliveira can reinvent herself to beat Ilia Topuria on UFC 317
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Bisping thinks Oliveira will struggle against Topuria in the main event of UFC 317.
On his YouTube channel, Bisping explained that he should turn this fight into a fight that he does not think the 36-year-old can do.
Topuria already predicted how the fight will end and the assessment of Bisping is not far from the Georgians.
Bisping said: “I have so much respect for this guy. However, he is not going to reinvent himself at the age of 36. He is not going to change anything.
“And Ilia is right. He is going to walk to him, because that's what he does. He can't stand there and reinvent himself and go back to Ilia. He can't look to pick his shots and be calculated, that's what Ilia does.
“He has to change an absolute fight. Change it into madness. Get it, drive a knee in the middle, drop an elbow. Maybe Ilia makes an error and hits a gogoplata or a flying triangle, whatever it is.
“But when he changes, he plays in the hands of Ilia. If he walks forward like a buzzsaw, he also plays in the hands of Ilia.
“That's why Charles Oliveira is so excited. Because he can win his fights like that. And he can't change.”
His inability to change his style is one thing that Bisping thinks will be Oliveira's downfall on UFC 317.
According to Michael Bisping, Ilia Topuria becomes a champion with two weight
Despite the fact that he is not able to watch Topuria from the way Oliveira is fighting in the Octagon when he makes his choice to win the UFC Lightweight Championship.
He predicts that Oliveira will come forward to challenge Topuria and take a big hit and possibly be eliminated by the Georgian cold.
In the same prediction, Bisping said: “Speaking of style, that is something that Ilia has in abundance. Whether it is the way he fights, the way he dresses, or the little gesture to give his opponent a rose in the octhoek, the man of the man's man.
“He is an absolute superstar and he will become a two -part champion.
“That's right, my friends, he gets the job this weekend. I think he's absolutely nailed it. I think Charles Oliveira is moving forward and is being caught with something big.
“And let's be honest, we've seen it all. It only costs one. That is the kind of power he has. Can he drop Charles Oliveira? Knock him cold? That is still to be seen.
“But my choice: Ilia becomes the lightweight champion of the world.”
Topuria will collide with Oliveira in the main event of UFC 317, where both men try to become two -time world champions.