{"id":21201,"date":"2025-02-16T22:01:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T21:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=21201"},"modified":"2025-02-16T22:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T21:01:54","slug":"ilia-topuria-sends-a-message-to-islam-makhachev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/ilia-topuria-sends-a-message-to-islam-makhachev\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilia Topuria sends a message to Islam Makhachev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you ask who are some of the best fighters in the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UFC <\/a>today, Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria are pretty much the obvious answers. Both these fighters are champions and have conquered their respective weight class. So what&rsquo;s next for these two? Well for Topuria, there are rumors that he could take on Volkanovski again. Meanwhile for Makhachev, many sources say that he has a lot of options in the table for him but does not know who to pick next. He&rsquo;s gotten one offer to fight in his own division and another against Topuria himself.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don&rsquo;t need to cross lines but it seems like the kids that hang out with you will try to cross a line they can&rsquo;t come back from. Let&rsquo;s leave the kids out of it and settle it like adults inside the octagon 2025 &#127801; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/19ypdhSCYA\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/19ypdhSCYA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ilia Topuria (@Topuriailia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Topuriailia\/status\/1843419541973741746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>During an interview with Match TV, Islam said that the timing to take on Topuria is not right and does not want to take him on currently. While he may have a lot of patience, Topuria is ready to go! Topuria has been constantly hounding Makhachev with tweets and threats for months, Ilia feels confident that he can defeat the Lightweight champ and finish him off with either his punch or make him tap out. Even Dana White, President of UFC, has stated that he is working on a fight that the fans will &ldquo;Never F***ing see coming,&rdquo; by the time fall comes around. So is that what White wants to surprise us with? Topuria vs Makhachev? Because currently we do see it coming very soon.<\/p><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/dana-white-promises-a-fight-you-wont-see-coming\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&lsquo;You Won&rsquo;t See It Coming&rsquo; &ndash; Dana White Hints Towards A Potential Fight That Will Blow The Minds Of UFC Fans<\/a><\/p><p>Topuria has now sent a message again, aimed at Makhachev. Let&rsquo;s see what he had to say this time.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topuria assures Makhachev that he will connect his punch which may put him to sleep<\/h2><p>Topuria has been teasing <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UFC <\/a>fans for a while now. In January he sent out a tweet which says &ldquo;<em>Islam, if I want to, I can finish you. If I want to, I can knock you out. I&rsquo;ll make it look easy. See you soon.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Islam, if I want to, I can finish you.if I want to, I can knock you out. I'll make it look easy. Se you soon &#128521;<\/p>&mdash; Ilia Topuria (@Topuriailia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Topuriailia\/status\/1880858384427327883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>January 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Now, Topuria is back at it again and this time he sent his message via<strong> Full Send Podcast<\/strong>. He said &ldquo;<em>We all know at some point, I will connect that punch,&rdquo;<\/em> Ilia continued <em>&ldquo;And everything will depend on what God will decide. If he wants to send Islam to sleep or not, who knows that? I know that.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Topuria goes on with <em>&ldquo;I represent the new generation of Mixed Martial Arts&hellip; They used to say &lsquo;I&rsquo;m gonna take you to the deep water.&rsquo; I was born in the deep water. 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGDsNH3NiSn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>A post shared by UFC on TNT Sports (@tntsportsufc)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p>We still do not know when or if the fight will take place between the two. If it does, it&rsquo;ll be one of the biggest fights ever, in <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UFC <\/a>history. However, everything depends on Dana White and a re-fight between Topuria and Volkanovski could be next, instead of Topuria vs Makhachev. Even though there is a lot of anticipation for the fight between the two champs, we&rsquo;ll have to wait and see if the fight will acutally go down.<\/p><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma-analyst-praises-dricus-du-plessis-championship-mettle-after-ufc-312\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>MMA Analyst Praises Dricus Du Plessis&rsquo; Championship Mettle After UFC 312<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you ask who are some of the best fighters in the UFC today, Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria are pretty much the obvious answers. Both these fighters are champions and have conquered their respective weight class. So what&rsquo;s next for these two? Well for Topuria, there are rumors that he could take on Volkanovski [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":21203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1783],"tags":[1963,1821,1983],"class_list":["post-21201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mma","tag-ilia-topuria","tag-islam-makhachev","tag-ufc"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ilia Topuria sends a message to Islam Makhachev - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ilia Topuria sends a message to Islam Makhachev and talks about potentially knocking him out! The two have been going back-and-forth at each other for months. 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