Video: UFC 308’s Ilia Topuria Just Entered Himself Into The Three-Division Champion Race Alongside Alex Pereira

Ilia Topuria wants to make Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) history … by 2027?

UFC’s newly-minted Featherweight kingpin makes his highly-anticipated, first-ever title defense against Baddest Motherf—ker (BMF), Max Holloway, at UFC 308 this weekend (Sat., Oct. 26, 2024) from inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

While Topuria focuses on this weekend’s incredibly tough 145-pound fight against “Blessed,” the undefeated fighter has his eyes set on UFC history. Indeed, UFC on TNT Sports asked Topuria earier today (Tues., Oct. 22, 2024) what he thinks he will achieve in three years’ time.

Raul Rosas Jr. to Tresean Gore (remember him) to Israel Adesanya; however, none have done it … yet.

To be real, there is only one fighter who has a real chance of achieving it sooner rather than later: current Light Heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, who has claimed the Middleweight title and is only missing the Heavyweight belt.

who seemingly might never fight again — is UFC’s golden goose and can get a title shot in a third division coming off 405,935 losses if need be.

That’s called “privilege.”

Nevertheless, who knows where Topuria falls into any or all of these buckets, but if he does decimate Holloway as he predicts, the path to UFC history could come soon.

Wear a helmet.

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