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April 18, 2025 • 16 mins

Daniel Cormier IS BACK with his INSTANT REACTION to Khabib Nurmagomedov publicly stating Islam Makhachev WILL NOT FIGHT Ilia Topuria for the UFC lightweight championship. Despite Topuria "being promised" the title fight for vacating the featherweight belt, Islam's team has DOUBLED DOWN on turning down Ilia. See why DC thinks that Justin Gaethje or Paddy Pimblett should fight Makhachev next, and why a Paddy Pimblett vs. Dustin Poirier fight in New Orleans could be the PERFECT No. 1 contender fight. Don't miss Cormier peel back the curtain, as someone close to both Islam and Khabib, on why they don't want to fight Topuria next. #Volume #Herd

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
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(01:09):
You know what else is not slowing down? The Ilian
to Pouria in Islam Makachev talk. Look, there has been
since Illy evacated his championship, Islam doesn't want to fight him.
Islam said he's not fighting him, to pour Ya saying
he has a title fight, to Pouria saying he was
promised the title fight. There has been so much that

(01:32):
has come with a fight that hasn't been signed, that
hasn't been announced, that if announced, would be tremendous, but
it hasn't. There's so much students fight, and now you
finally get someone right from Team Islam speak publicly about it.

(01:53):
And that's the great How Beaming Omega met all guys.
Habib is about the straightest shooter as you're ever going
to find. I'm telling you, when he's mad at me,
he tells me. When he's mad at someone else, he
tells you. He doesn't hide. Kabib doesn't not speak truthfully
to you, right, So when you hear him say things publicly,

(02:15):
take it as fat. This isn't imposturing, This isn't these
guys trying to raise the price on a fight or anything.
This is a true emotion, a true feeling, because honestly,
shut these guys operate, right. So when I see a
Beam interview and they start to talk to the Islam fight,
my ears perk up because I know that we're going
to learn something that matters. It's not just third third

(02:39):
word or coming from another person hearsay, it's the truth.
So Abieb was speaking the other day and he had
these things to say, and we'll break down his thoughts.
He goes, hey, I don't know what kind of agreements
Illy and the UFC had, but from Islam's side, he
already gained two one forty five pound champions title fights,

(03:00):
both of them Islam one now a third time. Okay,
let's imagine that Ilium moves up and gets a title
shot right away, Islam beats him, that Ilia fights again,
he loses against So basically he was a nobody at
won fifty five. Islam beating nobody want to five because
of that time. But because of that, in terms of

(03:22):
legacy for Islam or his resume, I understand Islam's risk.
So when these things started to get said, I was
trying to explain to people that Islam had fought the champ,
Volkanowski had won forty five. The first fight was competitive,

(03:43):
the second fighter, on a short notice, Islam was able
to finish him. I believe that in those interactions the
response was why he's more opposed to If that's the case,
it sounds more now like it's like it's not worth it.
I believe the response to those fights is why they

(04:04):
feel it's not worth it, because in those fights, you
had a guy invoke who's the number one probabil fighter
in the world, unquestioned. He beat him, and he did
not get the respect or the love that might have
been anticipated. Right. Super fights mean that the person that
comes on the other side of the super fight feels

(04:24):
a lift after winning said super fight. I did it.
I felt it after beating Steve A. Milchich Issamahatchev. He
had the fight, won the super fight, didn't feel the
love because it was like, well, you beat the smaller guy.
Maybe that's the case, though whenever you're the bigger guy
and you actually win, maybe the love comes when you're

(04:44):
a smaller guy and you win the fight. But Kamim's
talking about the risk versus the reward. Essentially, in the
reward or the juice wasn't worth to squeeze at least
in the first Now, this iliot to pour you better

(05:05):
than voke. That's a question that I want you guys
to actually helped me with inside of those comments, I
know it's easy to point to what he beat him,
so he's better. That's not the case always, right. Voge
had come off of a two losses. He had been
knocked out by Islam in only a few months prior
to the fight that he fought Ilia, and I'm not

(05:25):
making excuses. Ilia might knock him out every time. I
don't know, But that's why I'm asking you guys to
engage with me and tell me who's better, Who's a
better matchup? Who do you believe would be more of
a challenge to Markachev? Because Vote fought him relatively closed
the first time. The second time it wasn't. There were

(05:48):
a lot of circumstances vocan Ilia wasn't that competitive. So
I need to know from you guys a little bit
in the comments like what's tougher? What makes you want
to see the the Pooria fight? Based on what he's
done versus Markacheff, How do you guys think they match up?
But again, I don't know that I agree that is

(06:13):
sorry that Ilia doesn't have a career at one fifty five.
I think he's far too good to be at one
fifty five and not find success. I think he's too good.
I'm gonna be honest. I think he's going to be
fine wherever he is. I watch his style and I
don't anticipate that everybody's just gonna kind of wash him out,

(06:34):
especially after seeing Patty Pimlin, who I'll get to a
little bit later in the video, and what he has
done at one fifty five recently. So I get the
hesitation because I know that at the end of the day,
the Jews has not been worth the squeeze for Islam,
and he's beating all these guys and beating them dominantly.

(06:55):
But to this guy, Makachev, legacy matters. Legacy matters, and
could be went into that right he goes Islam will
fight anybody. Islam himself said I'll fight anybody, but he
doesn't have much time left. I think about it. If
you think about it, could be said, it's not gonna
be thirty four soon. So Islam doesn't want to fight

(07:16):
the poor you or Volkanowski or someone stepping in on
short notice that Kannato McConnell. He wants to fight the
big names who really deserve it, guys who have been
at one fifty five for a long time. We have
nothing personal against Ilia, but if you're moving up away class,
earn it, that's more or less our stands. That's could be. Hey, hey,

(07:40):
that there is as telling as anything you'll hear from anyone,
because that is team Islam. I'm saying, it's not really happening.
This is not what's happening. So for the first time
we know now, we know now that Tim Markachev's going.
I don't feel he's earned it. I don't feel he's

(08:01):
earned it, so I don't think he gets the fight.
Could be also said in that article, Islam's the champion,
he should have a say in what's going on, right,
So to feel like a bit of a stand still,
But I gotta agree, right, what does it hurt if
he fights one guy? Cet Ilia fights Charles Olavera. Olivera

(08:26):
was tentatively the next guy after beating Michael Chandler. It
was supposed to go armand Charles Armond didn't fight the fight.
Charles has won one fight since losing to Armand why
can't those two guys fight and then fight Islam the winner?
That makes sense? That makes sense, all right, guys, is

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Speaker 1 (10:30):
Slash audio now Illiot to pour you to me is
so good that if there is circumstances that allow for
someone to do that, I would think it's him. I
know you only had one title defense, but he is
very good. But you know, I'm not calling what the truth.

(10:51):
He's very good. He's a very good fighter. To pour
you on his part, for his part, said he's gonna
be the one that beats Michael Jevin could Bee knows it.
The kid is as confident as anyone. My son told
me yesterday. Dad. I was like, what, Because he loves
Islam and he loves Kobeb and he loves all those guys.
He goes Dad, I was like, what, he goes Ilia

(11:13):
changed his profile to the UFC lightweight champion. He's like,
he did that against Volk. He was like, what do
you think that means? I go, I don't know, Pop,
maybe that they're gonna fight. That was before I read
the article come from Bib from Kabeb. I go, maybe
it means they're gonna fight. And I said, you know,
he when he did that against Vulk, he did become
the light the featherweight champion. And he's like oh because

(11:37):
to those two, like Islam fans, they're like, man, if
this guy is dangerous, we've seen this. It's very dangerous.
So my son even is tapped into that. But hearing
Kuld be there makes me feel that it's not gonna happen.
So when you look forward, what we have is this,

(11:59):
we have Malcolm Cheff as a champ. Serukian they said
he's not getting a title fight now. Gatechi just had
a really great performance over for Zeve and I said
on record. I think that should be the fight because
I think that is what people are speaking of when
GM says the big name, because Islam does have more
title fight wins than most. But think about this, when

(12:21):
Habib was the champ, his title defenses were against Connor McGregor,
Dustin Pourier, Justin Gaechie, three names. Islam has title fight victories,
but they're Volkanowski, huge name of the featherweight, Volkanowski, huge
name of the featherweight, Dustin Poier named right, and he

(12:42):
probably felt the love after Hanatomy Connell right on short notice.
So of his four fights, there are a lot of
there are a lot of situations where he just didn't
probably feel the love. And if you're trying to build
a legacy, you gotta feel that love because as important
as it feels to you the fan, your opinions matter

(13:07):
in terms of how things are viewed when we get
down the line. So for me, it's this. I think
it's gai Chie. I think that makes a ton of
sense to me because Geig is that big name, and
if Justin Gaigi fights Islamahatchev for the championship, that's it.
If he loses so many guys have had their chances.

(13:28):
Dustein Poitiers fall for the belt against Kabeb? Does the
poorie fall for the belt against Charles Lavera? That's the
poorie fall for the belt against Islama Katcha. Justin Gatege
fall for the belt against Charles Lavera. Justin Gatege fall
for the belt against Kabeb? Justin gateg you might fight
for the belt against Islama Katcha. There's been a log
jam at the top of one fifty five and it
seems as though those guys just keep working their way

(13:50):
into championship opportunities. Charles said he would fight Illiot to pour.
You would love to see that. But if Charles Olivera
gets start to fight put Gategi in what idiots a pour? You?
Any of these matchups are phenomenal. But the dark horse
right now for me is Patty Pimblet because of what
he did last week in the Michael Chandler. This dude
really does look like he could potentially challenge for a championship.

(14:14):
But do you do it? But do you do it
with Islam being the champion? Knowing that there is a
bad matchup for Pimblet, who seems to have the ability
to be a massive star. Do you do it? Do
you match them up and potentially burn the star, or
do you see if Makatchyev actually moves up to one

(14:35):
seventy like he's been having his eyes on for so
long me as a promotion, Islam's a star if he
goes up, you want to have a star at one
point fifty five, and not a star that's been burned
a little bit through his time in the organization. Patty
Pimlet fits that bill, so I put Justin Poitier said, Hey,

(14:57):
I'd love to fight Patty's dangerous. Make that happen. I'd
make that because then if Patty wins, he gets the rub.
Patty Pivlins never felt more admiration than what he felt
after beating on Michael Chandlin the way that he did.
Imagine if he's able to do that against Dustin Poya,
especially if it's in New Orleans like people are saying

(15:18):
that it might be, then you have a bona fide star,
bona fide ready to fight for the belt against whoever
it is. Patty also said he didn't think he'd get
to the fight yet on our check in. He thought he
might need one more fight, but does feel that the
next fight will be a number one contenders fight. YO.

(15:41):
Big things going on at one fifty five, But the
best thing and the biggest thing is getting an update
from Team Islam, and the updates should not feel good
for people that support the idea that Illiots to Pouria
should fight next. I'm just being honest with you because

(16:02):
I'm telling you I know these dudes. I know these dudes,
and I know when they talk to you, you might
as well listen because they're telling you the truth. Love it,
I hate it. They're telling you the truth, and UH
could be turning on with forty million dollars to come
back and fight. Dude ain't doing what he doesn't want
to do, and I think that goes for just about

(16:23):
everybody in that circle. So, guys in the comments, tell
me who knew you want to see him fight? Tell
me how you match up one fifty five because we
all are looking for answers right now. Maybe you guys
have it all right. Hey again, thank you guys for
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(16:43):
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