{"id":5753,"date":"2025-04-18T20:49:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T19:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=5753"},"modified":"2025-04-19T20:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T19:59:41","slug":"mateusz-gamrot-ilia-topuria-has-no-chance-against-islam-makhachev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/mateusz-gamrot-ilia-topuria-has-no-chance-against-islam-makhachev\/","title":{"rendered":"Mateusz Gamrot: &#8220;Ilia Topuria Has No Chance Against Islam Makhachev&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2235\" data-end=\"2500\">As rumors swirl around a potential superfight between featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and reigning lightweight king Islam Makhachev, Polish contender Mateusz Gamrot, currently ranked 7th in the lightweight division, has cast serious doubts on Topuria&#8217;s chances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2502\" data-end=\"2553\">In an interview with <em data-start=\"2523\" data-end=\"2535\">MMA Junkie<\/em>, Gamrot stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2789\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2556\" data-end=\"2789\">\u201cIt\u2019s an exciting matchup on paper, but honestly, I don\u2019t think Topuria has any chance. Islam is incredibly strong, and while Topuria is a great fighter at 145, he doesn\u2019t have the physicality to compete with someone like Makhachev.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_70416\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nzutT_dM-fY?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2791\" data-end=\"2855\">He emphasized the size and strength advantage Makhachev holds:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2856\" data-end=\"3025\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2858\" data-end=\"3025\">\u201cIf you want to fight Islam, you have to be as strong as he is. He\u2019s well-rounded everywhere. If you&#8217;re physically smaller, your chances of winning are close to zero.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3027\" data-end=\"3070\"><strong data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3070\">Topuria Refuses Intermediate Fights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3072\" data-end=\"3325\">Ilia Topuria, however, remains firm in his stance. He is holding out for an immediate title shot at lightweight and has turned down fights against names like Charles Oliveira or Arman Tsarukyan. This approach, while bold, raises eyebrows among analysts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3327\" data-end=\"3457\">Recently, Khabib Nurmagomedov weighed in, saying that Topuria \u201cneeds to beat a big name\u201d at 155 before being granted a title shot.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3459\" data-end=\"3521\"><strong data-start=\"3463\" data-end=\"3521\">A Highly Anticipated Fight \u2014 But With Strings Attached<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3523\" data-end=\"3728\">Though fans are eager to see this potential showdown, several roadblocks remain. Between Gamrot\u2019s skepticism, Topuria\u2019s determination, and Khabib\u2019s cautious remarks, the path to this fight isn\u2019t yet clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3730\" data-end=\"3854\">The coming year may reveal whether \u201cLa Leyenda\u201d is truly ready to face one of the most dominant lightweights in MMA history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As rumors swirl around a potential superfight between featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and reigning lightweight king Islam Makhachev, Polish contender Mateusz Gamrot, currently ranked 7th in the lightweight division, has cast serious doubts on Topuria&#8217;s chances. In an interview with MMA Junkie, Gamrot stated: \u201cIt\u2019s an exciting matchup on paper, but honestly, I don\u2019t think [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,86,21,91],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5753","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"category-mma-video","9":"category-ufc-news","10":"category-ufc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5753"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5753"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5755,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5753\/revisions\/5755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}