Makhachev's representative, against Oliveira fighting Topuria: "He will easily surpass him"

After several months of speculation and speculation about Ilia Topuria 's next UFC fight, the opponent, date, and objective of the fight are now known. The Spanish-Georgian's first fight at lightweight will be on June 28 against Charles Oliveira, with the belt on the line.

With the Brazilian as his opponent, the possibility of a face-off against Islam Makhachev , who will move up to welterweight, was ruled out. Topuria was left wanting because he wanted to take the lightweight belt from him. "He should be thanking me for not beating his star," the Alicante-bred fighter told Ali Abdelaziz (Makhachev's manager).

The Dagestani's representative seems to be unhappy that Topuria's next opponent is Oliveira and has given his opinion on who it should be: "I think Arman (Tsarukyan) deserves it more than Oliveira . I don't think Oliveira will be the toughest fight for Topuria . I think he'll easily beat him," he said on ESPN .

Abdelaziz explained why the Brazilian shouldn't fight Ilia: "Oliveira has a 2-2 record in his last four fights . Justin Gaethje is 3-1. Gaethje gave up his title shot to fight Max Holloway at International Fight Week and finished Dustin Poirier. Poirier beat the number 12 to get a title shot. I think Arman (Tsarukyan) deserves it more than Oliveira ," the Egyptian said.