In the wake of his recent title win at welterweight, there has been growing buzz around a potential fight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria. Islam Makhachev recently became a two-division champion,

And former UFC middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker, has given his take on the fantasy fight, claiming that Makhachev would ‘get it done’. “That’s tricky because GSP has got a good game to fight Makhachev, he’s like a springy karate-esque fighter,” Whittaker said on the MMArcade Podcast.

UFC veteran Nate Diaz has explained why he doesn't consider Islam Makhachev to be the #1 P4P fighter in the sport right now.

Makhachev's dominant win over Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 to claim a second belt has many putting him in the greatest of all time conversation. However, former UFC welterweight champion Woodley still sees Makhachev's mentor, Khabib Nurmagomedov's name associated with him.

Nate Diaz doesn't think Islam Makhachev is the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC right now 😬 "He's been here for like 2 minutes, he ain't beat no one that crazy. You're just gonna throw 'GOAT' at him when he just showed up on the scene? I can't even remember anything but… pic.twitter.com/MmeYFB356D

UFC veteran urges Kamaru Usman to avoid fighting with UFC champ Islam Makhachev and retire while still at the top.