BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » accused-the-top https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ilia Topuria accuses Islam Makhachev of ducking White House matchup https://www.badmma.com/ilia-topuria-accuses-islam-makhachev-of-ducking-white-house-matchup.html https://www.badmma.com/ilia-topuria-accuses-islam-makhachev-of-ducking-white-house-matchup.html#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:09:14 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ilia-topuria-accuses-islam-makhachev-of-ducking-white-house-matchup.html Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria headlines the UFC event at the White House on June 14 against interim titleholder Justin Gaethje , but he wanted to take on welterweight champion Islam Makhachev instead. When Topuria relinquished his featherweight title to move up to the lightweight division, he was not only chasing two-division UFC champion status, he was chasing a fight against Makhachev. During the same timeframe, Makhachev vacated his lightweight title and moved up to the welterweight division seeking two-division UFC champion accolades.

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