A future fight between Conor McGregor and Ilia Topuria is brewing. Despite the fact that 'The Notorious' has not set foot in the octagon for more than three years, and that he also has no plans to return in the short term, whenever there is a microphone in between, both take the opportunity to emphasize how bad they are, leaving in the air a confrontation that would be a media success. Topuria has already stated that when he sees the Irishman he will not act in a friendly manner, while McGregor went so far as to say that he is more Spanish than 'El Matador' and that he would beat him in a fight.
One of the UFC legends who has given the go-ahead for a fight between Topuria and McGregor is Kamaru Usman, the company's former welterweight champion and one of the most iconic fighters of the last decade. "To send Topuria to the moon right now, why not give him Conor? At 155 pounds. In a stadium in Spain, he becomes the new Conor McGregor," he told the 'Pound 4 Pound Show'.
In a stadium in Spain, he becomes the new Conor McGregor
Although the fight looks difficult in the short term because of how big the Irishman looks in the videos he s to social networks, if 'El Matador' were to beat McGregor, he would be elevated to the historical Olympus of the company, becoming the new great superstar of the UFC. He is currently ranked number four in the pound-for-pound rankings, and after knocking out Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski he is already in the conversation for being one of the best featherweights of all time.
The realistic goal is not the fight with McGregor
After Topuria's KO of Holloway at UFC 307, the range of possibilities open to him in of possible opponents includes McGregor, although that is more utopian. The normal thing would be to defend his belt once again in the first half of 2025 to try to move up to lightweight for the double championship in the final stretch of the year, or even move directly up in weight, as Jorge Climent - one of his trainers - prefers.
Ilia already said in a press conference that at most he would call McGregor for a drink, and even said in a chat with Ibai Llanos that right now he would not accept a fight against him because of all the bad values he currently represents. However, their exchanges of statements are already a constant, generating differences that do nothing but add fuel to the fire for what would be a historic fight for the UFC.