There’s been an ongoing back-and-forth between two of the biggest stars in the UFC, with both of them accusing each other of running away. After Islam Makhachev decided to make the move to the welterweight division and fight Jack Della Maddalena, former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria claimed that Dagestan didn’t want to fight him, prompting the soon-to-be former lightweight champion to respond.
Islam Makhachev claims that he’s done more in his division than Ilia Topuria, who did not clear out the top 5 in the 145-pound weight class. Regardless, he suggested that the Georgian-Spanish gets a win at lightweight for a potential fight against him. “Difference between me and you, that I cleaned top list in my division, moved to next, but you ran away from two contenders who had consecutive 5-9 wins in FW division. You are nobody in LW division, just a big mouth from Spain with nice haircut. Go get one W, and we can talk boy,” Makhachev wrote on X.
‘El Matador’ did not back down from issuing a response, and again, he put Islam Makhachev on blast, accusing Makhachev of apparently ‘ducking him and even questioned his manhood. “The difference between you and me is that I am a man and you are a coward. I speak and fight. You talk and hide. Run away far, leaving no trace. [You are a little boy],” Ilia Topuria replied.
The difference between you and me is that I am a man and you are a coward. I speak and fight. you talk and hide. Run away far, leaving no trace. Ты маленький пацан. https://t.co/kDuhhdIB8t
— Ilia Topuria (@Topuriailia) May 15, 2025
Well, things are really getting heated between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria even though they aren’t fighting each other. But do you think we’ll get to witness this fight in the future? Drop your comments below.
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