Ulli Topuria know that he has a big battle before him at UFC 317but if he becomes a champion with two section, and Islam Makhachev Topuria is doing the same later this year, says he will do everything he can for a history.

“If Islam becomes the Welterweight World Champion, I’m probably going to do on the lap too,” Topuria said at a press conference before the battle in Las Vegas (h/t The Mac Life).

Topuria evacuated the featherweight belt for a move to lightweight, and a hope of watching Makhachev at the 155 -pound belt. Instead he stands in front of the former champion Charles Oliveira In the main event of the UFC’s annual International Fight Week card.

Makhachev had the same purpose in mind and evacuated his belt for a move to 170, where he would challenge new champion Maddalena Jack later this year.

If both guys reach their goals, Topuria believes that the fight with Makhachev can still take place at one of the weight class.

Topuria said: “We will see how he does it in the Welterweight section.” If he wins the title, and I win the title in the lightweight section, then I move up, or come down to the lightweight section and we have the battle everyone wants to see. ”

Oliveira has been fighting for the first time since a loss of Makhachev for the vacant belt at UFC Gold for the vacant belt UFC 280 in October 2022. “Du Bronx” becomes champion with a win over Michael Chandler against UFC 262followed by a finish of Dustin Poirier In his first title defense at UFC 269. Oliveira submitted further Justin slave In his next fight at UFC 274But was stripped of the title after missing weight for the attack.

After Chandler recently dominated in their second match at UFC 309 This past November, Oliveira gets his chance to become a second time champion. For Topuria, his first choice was Makhachev, but he will take the opportunity he has before him to make a statement.

“To be honest, I wanted to face him, because he was the man who dominated everyone in that weight division,” Topuria explained. “But at the end of the day, I can’t control what they do. The only thing I can control is what I do, so I wanted to get up, I wanted to fight for a title, and that’s what I do. He also decided to move up, so I can’t do anything else and go fighting whoever wants to fight. …

“(He went up) because he has his own goals is what I think.”