Ali Abdelaziz is the main person who is igniting the feud between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria according to the fans.

Former UFC fighter Josh Thomson recently weighed in on a potential bout between Islam Makhachev and newly crowned welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena.

Ilia Topuria has fired shots at Islam Makhachev following confirmation of his next fight. Topuria will fight Charles Oliveira for the lightweight belt at UFC 317. Makhachev has vacated the lightweight belt to chase welterweight gold, likely facing off against Jack Della Maddalena late this year, if not early 2026.

Topuria vacated the UFC’s 145lb title to challenge Makhachev at 155lb, only for the latter to relinquish his belt and move up to 170lb

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Oliveira notoriously lost his belt to the scale at UFC 274; otherwise, he'd have two title defenses and three title fight victories to his name. Islam Makhachev thwarted his second attempt at undisputed at UFC 280, and he's been locked out of trying for a third time ever since.

Islam Makhachev, the UFC lightweight king, declared he will retain his 155-pound crown no matter the result of UFC 315’s welterweight showdown. The event, set for May 10, 2025, at Bell Centre in Montreal,