Ilia Topuria Urged to Vacate UFC Lightweight Title After Shocking Declaration

Ilia Topuria Shuts Down Arman Tsarukyan’s Title Hopes: ‘I’m Never Going to Give Him a Chance’ — Arman Fires Back

Ilia Topuria, the UFC lightweight champion, has taken a firm stand against fighting top contender Arman Tsarukyan. In an interview with the Nelk Boys, Topuria said he’d rather give up his belt than face Tsarukyan, citing the contender’s past withdrawal from a title fight. Tsarukyan hit back, questioning Topuria’s heart as a champion.  Topuria and ...

Arman Tsarukyan Fires Back at Ilia Topuria: You can vacate it, or I'll take it”

Ilia Topuria is least interested in having his first lightweight title defense against Arman Tsarukyan. He would rather vacate the prestigious belt than give Arman Tsarukyan an opportunity to fight for it.  The Spanish fighter does not respect the No.1 ranked contender’s fight ethic. He still can’t gauge why Arman pulled out of a title fight and is suspicious of seeing it happen again.   Because of this reason, he wants to face someone else.  Th…

Arman Tsarukyan fires back at Ilia Topuria for denying him title shot: ‘Vacate it or I’ll take it’

Arman Tsarukyan | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Arman Tsarukyan wants the UFC lightweight title, whether that means beating Ilia Topuria or not. It’s been six months since Tsarukyan was scheduled to challenge then-champion Islam Makhachev for the 155-pound title at UFC 311, where a back injury forced Tsarukyan out of the main event a day before fight night. Much has changed since then, with Makhachev vacating the title to move up to welterweig…

Ilia Topuria Threatens To Vacate Title Instead Of Facing No. 1 Contender

Ilia Topuria (Image Credit: Imagn Images) Fans are buzzing about who’s next in line for the UFC lightweight title, but there’s still no clear answer. Ilia Topuria, the current champ, has made it pretty clear he’s not keen on fighting Arman Tsarukyan, even though Arman’s sitting near the top of the rankings. That’s opened the door for other names to enter the conversation; guys like Justin Gaethje and even Paddy Pimblett are being floated as pote…

Ilia Topuria and Arman Tsarukyan continue to clash over potential title shot

UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria continues to clash with Arman Tsarukyan over him possibly receiving a title shot.

Ilia Topuria urged to vacate UFC lightweight title after shocking declaration

Ilia Topuria should vacate his title after saying he would rather drop the belt than defend it against Arman Tsarukyan. That’s according to Tsarukyan’s manager, Daniel Rubenstein, who believes Topuria should ‘walk away’ from the lightweight title following his shocking declaration. Topuria floored Oliveira at UFC 317 on June 28 to win the lightweight titleGetty Topuria was crowned the new lightweight champion last month when he knocked out MMA v…