Dana White dismisses ban on “Champion” standing
At a postwar press convention at UFC Seattle, Dana White was requested if Ilia Topria was pressured to vacate £145 in cash to go as much as the £155 division.
“No, he did,” White mentioned. “He mentioned, ‘I’ve completed the whole lot I can right here, I am prepared to maneuver up,’ he vacated it. He mentioned, “I mustn’t preserve anybody’s alternative.”
The UFC boss was then requested about Lopez’s declare that “champion” standing was going down within the UFC. White denied the rumors.
“Pay attention, if there’s somebody who can do it, desires to guard each belts and obtain all these nice issues, I am effective with that, You will be busy,” White mentioned.
It is secure to say that Topuria was not interested by attempting to carry each featherweight and light-weight gold on the identical time. White mentioned he imagines that “Elmatador” would not wish to proceed chopping the championship weight to 145 kilos. We are able to inform if Topuria has obtained the subsequent crack with UFC light-weight champion Islam Makhachev. White instructed reporters that there are different choices on the Makhachev desk as effectively.
Just lately, Ariel Herwani reported that the plan was for Macachiev and Topulia to share the octagon as early as worldwide battle week. Helwani additionally mentioned Topuria wouldn’t have made the choice to vacate his featherweight title for the battle of his No. 1 competitor.
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