The double UFC champion and current monarch of the lightweight division, Ilia Topuria, has been in charge of personally resolving the main pressing doubts for Spanish fans of combat sports. When will El Matador return? against whom … will it? The Hispanic-Georgian, mobile phone in hand, was in charge of answering the questions that some users were raising through ‘X’ – the old Twitter -.
Although, yes, in the UFC you should never take anything for granted, because beyond the most logical steps that could exist, sometimes the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization in the world seeks to make an impact by making an unexpected fight. Be that as it may, we will have to wait for the different lawsuits to happen that will serve to clear the future of El Matador, but he himself has already given some clues.
In a conversational thread, Ilia Topuria is asked by one of the users about the date of his return, since he is currently on hiatus due to his personal problems. “Hello brother, when do you think you’ll fight again?” asks one of the fans. «Between April and June»the Hispano-Georgian responds bluntly.
Analyzing this response, it seems more logical to think that Topuria would return to action in June, where there will be two giant events such as the one at the White House on June 14 or the International Fight Week on June 27, than in the month of April, where the Miami event will take place, but that could be a date too close to January, at which time Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje will compete for the interim title.
And precisely for this reason they also asked Topuria: «Who will be your next rival? Arman Tsarukyan? «The winner between Paddy and Justin»Topuria states with total confidence. It seems more than logical that, if the Englishman won that duel, Paddy would unify the title against Topuria in the middle of the year. However, if it is Gaethje who takes the belt, it could open up the possibility of Topuria leaving the division and facing Islam Makhachev at welterweight.
