Topuria has plans laid out to reach unprecedented UFC heights.
'El Matador' made headlines for his unequivocal confidence leading into his UFC 298 title fight with Alexander Volkanovski, and he delivered on all fronts. Now, Topuria has outlined even loftier goals. Whether he'll deliver on them remains yet to be seen" probably a three-weight world champion," Topuria said. "Yeah, this my goal. You're not gonna see me in the welterweight division like this, skinny. You're gonna see me different.
UFC divisions typically space each other by 10 lbs, but welterweight is 15 lbs above lightweight, and dominated by large fighters like Ian Garry and Shavkhat Rakmonov. Topuria would be forfeiting up to seven inches in height to some of the division's taller fighters.
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