Henry Cejudo recently claimed that it will be Khabib Nurmagomedov who draws a line under this matchup because he believes that Topuria needs a win at 155-pounds first. A recent report suggests that whilst this may be the case, Makhachev’s own preference could also prevent this fight from taking place on June 28 in Las Vegas.

Following his loss to UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC ... my understanding is, Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway are going to fight. That's what I'm hearing. I don't know if it's ...

Is Khabib the one keeping Ilia Topuria from jumping the line and challenging for Islam Makhachev's lightweight title?

In his career, Khabib Nurmagomedov has humbled Belal Muhammad in training, and destroyed Conor McGregor inside the cage. But his performance against Dustin Poirier is still one of his greatest achievements. After having such a fantastic start to the fight, the warrior decided to start playing mind games with his opponent.”

Krylov (30-9) is on a three-fight winning streak heading into UFC 314. The No. 8 fighter in the official UFC light heavyweight rankings, Krylov is coming off a March 2023 submission win over Ryan Spann.

Dan Hooker thinks a quick turnaround hampered Alexander Volkanovski ’s performance against Ilia Topuria.