The UFC lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg) insists he will not give Arman Tsarukyan a title shot . Ilia Topuria once again slammed the door in the Russian's face. 'El Matador' became the owner of the throne left by Islam Makhachev after defeating Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 317. Topuria even brought up Arman's injury at UFC 311 , when he was supposed to fight Islam, to suggest that the number 1 ranked fighter is not trustworthy.
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“Look, when you put so much effort into the game and you have a guy in front of you who you don’t know if he can get out of the fight, that’s not good for us. It’s not like, ‘Oh, my back!’, man, I don’t care at all,” said Ilia Topuria in an interview with the 'Nelk Boys'.
Ilia Topuria raised her voice and even said that she would rather vacate the belt than fight Arman Tsarukyan.
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