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Kawa Dismisses Claim Topuria Would Quit, Predicts Annihilation

8/10/2026

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Malki Kawa rebuked Ali Abdelaziz's claim that Usman Nurmagomedov would make Ilia Topuria quit.
Ali Abdelaziz said on the Pound4Pound podcast he wants undefeated PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov, now a free agent, to face Ilia Topuria in his UFC debut.
Malki Kawa called the predictions clownish, said Ilia Topuria would annihilate, listed Paddy Pimblett, Islam Makhachev, Usman Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje as possible opponents, and vowed a masterclass.

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Malki Kawa rebuked Ali Abdelaziz's claim that Usman Nurmagomedov would make Ilia Topuria quit.
Ali Abdelaziz said on the Pound4Pound podcast he wants undefeated PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov, now a free agent, to face Ilia Topuria in his UFC debut.
Malki Kawa called the predictions clownish, said Ilia Topuria would annihilate, listed Paddy Pimblett, Islam Makhachev, Usman Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje as possible opponents, and vowed a masterclass.