“Let’s not act like he wouldn’t commit crimes against humanity” – Ilia Topuria sent GRAPHIC warning from Team Khabib after UFC 298 win; fans react

Ilia Topuria takes a surprising target on his back from Bellator lightweight champion, Usman Nurmagomedov.

“Let’s not act like he wouldn’t commit crimes against humanity” – Ilia Topuria sent GRAPHIC warning from Team Khabib after UFC 298 win; fans react

Ilia Topuria draws in surprising new challenge from Team Khabib sensation (Source: Instagram/IMAGO)

Ilia Topuria caused a major change in guard at the 145-pound weight class. With his sensational knockout title win at UFC 298, he is the new featherweight champ. Concurrently, he’s as big of a superstar as he hyped himself to be. With 80,000 Spanish fans welcoming him back home, many fans have nudged the Alicante-Georgian native to be regal, like an unofficial president. But Topuria is also a wanted man – in the sights of Usman Nurmagomedov.

Advancing to an undefeated 15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC streak, the Spaniard is the clear fight to make. The fighter has hinted he would like to tackle one or two boxers, including Canelo Alvarez. He also is currently feuding with lightweight king Islam Makhachev, who’s yet to make a title defense in his division. ‘El Matador‘ now faces a strong-headed bull in the form of Nurmagomedov. The undefeated 17-0 fighter took to IG to write:

For every matador, there is a bull...Umar doesn’t have to move up in weight, he has a brother who will tear your a**
Usman Nurmagomedov wrote in a since-deleted IG story
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Usman Nurmagomedov’s older brother Umar has been a bantamweight staple for most of his career run. However, he once fought at 145 lbs, submitting Brian Kelleher at UFC 272. He faces Bekzat Almakhan next at UFC Vegas 87 after a long layoff. With him sharing active dialogues with the current bantamweight champ, Usman says there isn’t a need for yet another shift. He aspires to finish the job himself.

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Hence comes the warring words at Topuria. A price reaction to the matter gibed – “Let’s not act like Usman wouldn’t commit crimes against humanity if he faces Ilia at 155.” This stems from recent controversies that the Bellator MMA fighter has been in. And it isn’t the only such reaction.

Fight fans react to Usman Nurmagomedov’s open challenge to Ilia Topuria

The new featherweight champion looks every bit the superstar he was promised to be. As a result, Ila Topuria is on the tip of the tongue of many peers, MMA enthusiasts, and pundits. One such name he finds at the warring end of the stick is Usman Nurmagomedov.

Usman Nurmagomedov challenges Ilia Topuria
Usman Nurmagomedov challenges Ilia Topuria (Source: Pinterest, pflmma.com/Twitter)

The current Bellator Lightweight champion very recently threw his name in the mix preemptively. In a since-deleted IG story, Usman Nurmagomedov subtly initiated a callout to ‘El Matador‘.

Here’s how the MMA community has reacted to the matter –

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Nurmagomedov recently won a one-sided decision to win his second title defense against Brent Primus. However, the Athletic Commission caught him using banned substances and overturned it to a no contest. Concurrently, quite a few fans have alluded to this at length. And on his subsequent absence from active fighting status.

Alongside, a few others have additionally also nudged that the fighter deleted his post. Whether to avoid controversy on his optics, or just on a whim, his resolve on the matter is hence undecided. Accordingly, a few fans have disregarded this already as a bygone. Only time will tell if such a unique clash is ever on the cards for the fighters.

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