Ilia Topuria isn’t dreaming small. The unbeaten Georgian-Spanish star already took the featherweight crown, then shocked the MMA world by capturing lightweight gold. Now? He’s eyeing something no fighter in UFC history has ever done: three belts in three divisions. And his target at 170 pounds might be one of the most dominant fighters of this era: Islam Makhachev.

However, before Topuria can chase history at welterweight, one fight must happen first—Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 in New York. If the Dagestani phenom wins and becomes a two-division king, Topuria recently stated that “ I’ll definitely move up. Definitely. 100 percent.” But where fans see fireworks, legacy, and history, one man sees potential chaos. Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman believes t

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