UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria has addressed former lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira after Oliveira suggested Topuria doesn`t deserve an immediate shot at the lightweight belt.
The Brazilian fighter had previously stated that the Georgian champion hasn`t earned a title fight in the 155-pound division.
In response, Topuria posted on X, saying, `Charles, you should be quiet. You have lost 10 times in your career – five by knockout, four by submission, and once by decision. You are the challenger, and I am the champion. I am the king of my division. I came to lightweight to take over, not to beg for anything. I am in control here.`