Ilia Topuria
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Conversation History
“I’ve always wanted that fight. For some reason, he hasn’t accepted it... When you’re in the octagon with me, you’ll realize that I’m not Jack Della Maddalena, I’m not Dan Hooker... I would really love to submit him in front of Khabib, and if Khabib wants to step in afterward, I’ll gladly step on his head too”
– via Eldoberdan MMA, firing a verbal heatseeker at Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov during an interview released on December 22, 2025..
“I think Topuria vs. Islam can be the biggest fight, not Jon Jones and Pereira. It's still a big fight, but not on that level”
– via the WEIGHING IN podcast, comparing the potential magnitude of a Topuria vs. Makhachev bout to Jones vs. Pereira.