sport news Ilia Topuria 'is not coming off great' by 'batting away' challengers to his UFC ... trends now
Ilia Topuria's star had never soared as high as it did when he knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to become UFC featherweight champion.
He was Spanish royalty in MMA but the last couple of months has seen him handle the next step questionably.
Topuria's next move is not yet known and he appears to have lost momentum in the public eye. He insisted the BMF belt should be on the line if he is to agree to fight Max Holloway and appears to be reluctant to make his next move.
It is a point Daniel Cormier, former two weight champion now commentator, has picked up on.
'I think Ilia Topuria needs to come right out and say, "Hey, I want Max Holloway on this date," Cormier explained on his YouTube channel.
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria 'is not coming off great', says Daniel Cormier
Max Holloway knocked out Justin Gaethje to win the BMF title at UFC 300
'Then it would be on Max. Because now, Max is the guy — and sure he has the ‘BMF’ title — but he wants the featherweight championship. Ilia has that. When Ilia says, "I want this fight on this date," Max will have to say, ‘OK,’ or he will say no and they will move on.
“And then Ilia Topuria, at that point, can then start to go, "I don’t want to fight him. He had his chance, he could’ve did it then, he didn’t want to play by the rules."
'He has to make a statement saying, "This is what I want as the champ," and then put the ball in Max’s court to deny it. But right now, it’s not coming off great, because he’s batting away all of these guys with no clear idea of who else there is.'
Cormier went on to add: 'Ilia Topuria is the champ, and as the champ, at times, you have some say into who you’re going to fight, when you’re going to fight him, when you’re ready, and
