Ilia Topuria says he's the clear next challenger to face Alexander Volkanovski and, after watching the Australian's latest title defense, the Spanish contender says he knows he has the champion's number.
Alexander Volkanovski is the epitome of a fighting champion, and the Australian proved that fact once again when chatting about his likely options moving forward in the UFC's featherweight division.
Ilia Topuria is the real deal, and he proved it on Saturday night with a stellar performance to defeat former interim featherweight title challenger Josh Emmett at UFC Jacksonville.
The two featherweight contenders set for action in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Jacksonville confirmed their spots in the headline bout after both men successfully made weight for the matchup at Friday's official weigh-ins.
Surging featherweight contender Ilia Topuria gets the main event spotlight this weekend at UFC Jacksonville, and the in-form 145er is clearly confident of victory in Florida.
Paddy, Jan and Jared Gordon wrap up their weight cuts. They hit the scales, then Bryce Mitchell, Ilia Topuria, Jared Gordon, Paddy Pimblett, Magomed Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz face off one final time against their UFC 282 opponents at ceremonial weigh-ins.