Anticipated to make his return to the Octagon on the finish of summer time in Salt Lake Metropolis, undisputed featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria has begun his coaching camp for a title conflict with Max Holloway – in response to his bodily therapist.
Topuria, the present undisputed featherweight champion, headlined UFC 298 again in February of this 12 months, landed the divisional title with a devastating second spherical win over common-foe, Alexander Volkanovski – felling the Aussie with a brutal knockout win.
As for Holloway, the previous featherweight champion snatched the symbolic BMF championship on the primary card of UFC 300 simply months later, delivering a highlight-reel, buzzer-beating knockout win over Justin Gaethje in his return to the light-weight restrict.
And planning a featherweight divisional drop amid his hellacious end of former interim champion, Gaethje, Hawaiian star, Holloway is in line to tackle unbeaten finisher, Topuria in October within the promotion’s yearly return to Utah – for a UFC 307 flagship card.
Ilia Topuria’s bodily therapist confirms camp is underway for UFC 307
Starting coaching camp as per his bodily therapist, Fran Ortega – Spaniard pressure, Topuria will try and land his first profitable protection of the featherweight throne later this annum.
“We begin the coaching camp with the Matador @iliatopuia,” Ortega posted on his official Instagram account, accompanied by photos of Ilia Topuria participating in a medical verify. “Evaluation and measurement.”
Anticipated to make his return to 145lbs on the occasion in Salt Lake Metropolis, former divisional kingpin, Holloway’s most up-to-date outing on the weight class noticed him ship veteran South Korean favourite, Chan Sung Jung into retirement with a brutal walk-off knockout at UFC Combat Evening Singapore.
Previous to his wins over Gaethje and Jung with brutal hanging, 32-year-old fan-favorite, Holloway would land a powerful unanimous choice win over then-streaking challenger, Arnold Allen in the primary occasion of UFC Combat Evening Kansas Metropolis in a powerful annum for the Honolulu native.
Who wins in a UFC 307 title conflict: Ilia Topuria or Max Holloway?
