The era of the UFC having “champ-champs” seems to have been fading from memory in the promotion. There was a stretch where Conor McGregor , Daniel Cormier, and Amanda Nunes found a way to hold championships in two different weight divisions at the same time. Many other great champions, like Israel Adesanya, have tried to add a second belt and failed.
Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has already started to clamor for an opportunity to go up to lightweight and challenge for the championship. While The latest news shows that many still want to see the undefeated featherweight defend his championship a few more times, this move might make sense. Topuria took the belt off Alexander Volkanovski, who had held and defended the belt for many years, in a decisive fashion.
During Topuria’s first title defense, he knocked off Max Holloway. Holloway is a respected veteran who had never previously been knocked out. What is left for Topuria at featherweight? With Topuria talking about retiring in a few years, the UFC may want to acquiesce and allow him to fight up a division.
With Topuria’s top-level striking, he may be a real problem. Jones Will Fight Aspinall Tom Aspinall deserves an opportunity to test himself against Jon Jones . The British interim heavyweight champion has consistently answered all the challenges in front of him with exciting fights.
Aspinall produced three consecutive first-round finishes. During Aspinall’s last fight, MMA breaking news shows that he knock.