Rumored Topuria REFUSES Fight vs Arman/Contenders - Wants Title Fight ONLY Reportedly

[Black9]

According to a Russian publication.

Thoughts?

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Wow..

Not much entitlement there. Assuming it’s true. Which I haven’t totally done yet. But it’s possible.

But, with Dana sitting Tsarukyan. It may just pay off for the guy. Or he can end up like Cejudo. He’s thrown away any leverage he had at all.

Maybe they were guaranteed the fight behind closed doors. But, the UFC/Dana wants to make it appear otherwise.

But, he’s definitely all in. Looking forward to this playing out.

 

[MrBlackheart]

so now the narrative of ilia ducking begins. Remember back in the days guys just fight? Now there’s a bunch of he said, she said social media bs.

 

[BluntForceTrama]

Very likable Ilia

Dana won’t take this

 

[Oscar Madison]

Ilia took out his leverage -- and now making demands of the UFC?

This starting to look empty like Cejudo's retirement -- and he doesn't have Conor Big Buck$ audacity to romance the UFC.

Maybe this lad has enough F U Family Money...

 

[FrankNStein]

Funny, when Topuria was the champ at FW he was all 'the champ dictates the terms and decides who they're going to fight, gargleblargleblarg', but now he thinks he should be dictating the terms at LW?

 

[svmr_db]

He seemed more open to fighting a contender at LW recently:

 

[Conan the K-9]

Arman Tsarukyan Faces Rejection as Ilia Topuria Defies Team Khabib’s Demands for a No. 1 Contender Fight

Read this article to find out how Ilia Topuria is defying Islam Makhachev's team after moving up to lightweight for good.

www.essentiallysports.com

Javier says yes, the champ says no.
Who is the one ducking?

 

[burningspear]

Some just know their worth and get what they want.

 

[BluntForceTrama]

This is what happens when you have the backing of the King of Spain and La Liga

 

[Preston broadus]

Ilia is the 5'7" cejudo

 

[usernamee]

Well fucking obviously

I don't even want to see him in anything but a title fight

 

[Young Calf Kick]

According to a Russian publication.

 

[JKS]

Well that was a bold move by Ilia to vacate without having anything secured at LW. I now second guess that move considering Islam and his team said they're not gonna give Ilia a title fight directly and UFC hasn't made any commitments to him fighting directly for the title.

 

[BluntForceTrama]

Well fucking obviously

I don't even want to see him in anything but a title fight

Pfffft Arman would work this fool and he knows it

 

[usernamee]

Well that was a bold move by Ilia to vacate without having anything secured at LW. I now second guess that move considering Islam and his team said they're not gonna give Ilia a title fight directly and UFC hasn't made any commitments to him fighting directly for the title.

Even if the Islam fight was etched in stone it still was a peculiar move on his part. Unless he TRULY couldn't make the weight anymore.

 

[usernamee]

Pfffft Arman would work this fool and he knows it

I don't care, I still 100% rather see him fight Islam

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

We already knew this... why would he vacate his belt to be just another contender.

 

[usernamee]

We already knew this... why would he vacate his belt to be just another contender.

Maybe he took a career business move out of Cejudo's playbook?

 

[Last Falconry]

was that not the tacit understanding behind vacating the title in the first place? unless he really, really, really can't make 145 anymore, why would he do that without some kind of agreement in place? either ilia is a dope or this extremely well-sourced report is not quite on the level