Ilia Topuria is accused of the same tactics Jon Jones engaged in when he, for months — years, even — seemingly refused to fight the No.1 challenger to his UFC heavyweight championship, Tom Aspinall.

Islam Makhachev sees being overtaken on the UFC pound-for-pound ranks by Ilia Topuria as an opportunity for them to fight.

Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) however, has assembled an undeniable resume consisting of three-straight knockouts of Alexander ...