Ilia Topuria revealed he was scheduled to fight Islam Makhachev at the White House event and knew about it just hours before the official card announcement. Topuria went to bed expecting to fight Makhachev, but was woken up by numerous phone calls informing him that Islam had suffered an injury. He was then matched with Max Holloway instead. Topuria stated he is not disappointed the Makhachev fight fell through. He emphasized that the fight with Makhachev should happen eventually, either sooner or later.
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