UFC Allegedly Leaks Information About Ilia Topuria’s Next Match During Live Broadcast

Team Ilia Topuria declines a contender match in the lightweight division, demanding a championship fight instead

Ilia Topuria

Mistakes are a part and parcel of life, and even the biggest of the names can be found wanting. Likewise, in a recent live event broadcast, the UFC allegedly leaked one of their biggest secrets! They leaked who Ilia Topuria was going to face next! As the UFC Vegas 105 went live, one small piece of information seemed to be passed on to the audience on the Spanish broadcast.

The writing that flashed on the TV screens stated that Ilia Topuria would be making his lightweight debut against Charles Oliveira.

“Ilia Topuria moves up a weight class and faces Charles Oliveira. The Spaniard will make his Lightweight debut.” Translated from Spanish via Google Translate.

With fans going crazy, UFC journalist Alex Behunin soon poured cold waters on the speculations. He stated that the UFC said the news was not true.

“I was told by the promotion this is NOT true and was a mistake,” Behunin wrote.

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Surely, the piece of information seemed factually wrong. While it stated that Topuria would make his lightweight debut, he has, in fact, already fought in the division. Back in March 2022, Topuria faced off against Jai Herbert at UFC on ESPN+ 62 in a lightweight bout. Meanwhile, as Topuria’s lightweight move is still under significant scrutiny, he has recently dropped his motive behind doing so.

Why Did Ilia Topuria Switch Divisions?

Ilia Topuria explains the challenges of bringing a UFC event to Spain and why it might not happen as easily as fans hope

Ilia Topuria

The Georgian-Spanish fighter’s decision to vacate the featherweight title was met by surprise. The fans expected to see a rematch with Alexander Volkanovski. Instead, now, there might be a possible Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria super fight happening. However, clearing the doubts of the fans, Topuria recently revealed why he decided to switch.

“The UFC promised me I’d fight for the belt. That’s why I vacated it. And they’ve always kept their promise,” said Topuria.

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Surely, this was quite a big statement coming from ‘El Matador.’ Now, with a lot of speculation going on, it remains to be seen what happens next.