Daniel Cormier surprised with Ilia Topuria's lightweight move: 'He's not a big guy'
Topuria has decided to vacate his UFC featherweight title for a move up to lightweight. Cormier thinks Topuria, who competed as low as bantamweight early in his career, would be a fairly small lightweight in comparison to some of the top contenders.
Diego Lopes says UFC’s reenforced stance against champ-vs.-champ fights led to Ilia Topuria vacating the featherweight title.
Alexander Volkanovski's coach Joe Lopez believes Ilia Topuria is following the Conor McGregor model by moving to lightweight.
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UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has given his thoughts on Ilia Topuria's decision to make a move up to the lightweight division.
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Topuria will vacate the featherweight belt in favor of a lightweight title run once Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes ...
Topuria could become an instant MMA great with his plan to vacate the UFC featherweight title and move up to lightweight.
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