Ilia Topuria made a surprising stir for his empty lightweight title fight on UFC 317.
Former UFC -Fedweight Champion Ilia Topuria will receive its desired lightweight title shot against Charles Oliveira on UFC 317 next month. After months of speculation on a potential battle with the Islam Makhachev, Topuria and Oliveira will fight for the vacancy of Makhakev. As Makhachev.
But for his shot on a second UFC title, Topuria has a controversial change in his Vechtkamp for UFC 317. Recent report emphasizes Topuria's decision to continue with his old coaches prior to the Oliveira fight, and although there is no 'bad blood' between the coaches and Topuria Moving Movinging evening.
UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier believes that Topuria might make a fight-changing error prior to UFC 317.
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Daniel Cormier wonders whether Ilia Topuria's coaching change is a considerable mistake
In a recent upload to his YouTube channel, Cormier weighed on the bizarre of Topuria for UFC 317.
“Ilia Topuria wants to fight Islam Makhachev, but must first get through Charles Oliveira, especially when we hear that he and his team are going to be some sort of in separate directions,” said Cormier of Topuria. “Just because of the schedule, they said there is no bad blood. I really don't know how at the moment, a month for what you will be a chance to win a second title, how much effect that will have on Team Topuria …
“When I am Ilia, I still use those guys,” Cormier continued. “Because even if I have to do my training camp with someone else, I know those guys know me so well that if they can come to me for a week, we are still so aligned, especially if there is no bad blood …
“This is the team that has received [Ilia] From a young, young man to his [undefeated] And a UFC champion. Beating the two largest featherweights of all time! So to have that fame, it is very important for an athlete … For me that is a bit strange. “
Topuria introduces UFC 317 unbeaten in his professional MMA career with recent knockouts from Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski. Prior to his large lightweight movement, Topuria has one lightweight career; A Come-From-Behind victory over Jai Herbert in 2022.
It is uncertain whether the coaching of Topuria is in the short or long term, but in both cases it is a unique decision prior to the biggest fight of his career. Oliveira, a former UFC light weight holder, predicts a brutal knockout over Topuria on UFC 317.
Daniel Cormier scolded Chael Sonnen for labeling Islam Makhachev A 'Coward'
Cormier and his ESPN-Co-Gastheer, Chael Sonnen, are at odds about recent comments that Sonnen has made about Cormier's old friend and teammate Makhachev. Only a few days after the UFC 317 announcement, Sonnen Makhachev mentioned a 'coward' for leaving the lightweight belt and not opposite Topuria in a different title defense.
In a recent upload to YouTube, Cormier broke the arguments of Sonen and doubted the sincerity behind the comments. Cormier wonders whether the claims of Sonnen 'cowardice' are the result of trolls, or a real assessment of the pound-for-pound king of the UFC.
At the moment, Sonnen did not respond to Cormier and Makhachev remains silent in response to Sonnen. One of the greatest fighting of the UFC calendar year remains the shadow of the presence of Makhachev over the division.