Renato Moicano likes his possibilities towards Ilia Topuria.
After placing collectively a four-fight win streak, ‘Money’ will face his hardest check but when he meets Beneil Dariush at UFC 311 on January 18. A victory for Moicano would inch him slightly additional up the light-weight rankings as he hopes to at some point vie for the division’s high prize.
One other fighter who has light-weight gold in his sights is Ilia Topuria. The reigning featherweight champion lately claimed that he was “definitely” executed preventing at 145 and was already plotting a transfer up for a conflict with reigning light-weight king Islam Makhachev or ex-champion Charles Oliveira.
Renato Moicano needs to welcome topuria to 155
Likelihood is, Topuria’s transfer away from the featherweight division is all discuss, at the least for now. However, if ‘El Matador’ is critical about conquering one other division, Moicano would love the possibility to welcome Topuria to light-weight.
“I think he would knock out a lot of people,” Moicano stated throughout an look on The Ariel Helwani Present. “He is superb. I believe he is superb, however in my protection, I believe I’d end him as a result of I’m not a striker; I’m a grappler. If I get his again, I can end him 100%. However in case you attempt to strike towards him, he’s a stable striker. The struggle towards Max Holloway was simply unimaginable.
“The guy is good. But, to be honest, too, I think he’s very small for the division. I don’t know; I think he should stay at 145. Maybe that’s the move. You win, and you say, Hey Ilia, you want to come up? Let me welcome you to 155. Easy money. I’m gonna show you 155 money.”
