Jack Della Maddalena’s Coach Warns Ilia Topuria Against Moving to Welterweight

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Jack Della Maddalena’s Coach Warns Ilia Topuria Against Moving to Welterweight

“Ilia is my height and I’m a midget. He needs to stay where he is… it will be a very bad decision for him to come up and fight Jack,” Ben Vickers said. Topuria (17-0) has eyed bigger challenges since claiming featherweight gold and now, as lightweight champ, faces contenders like Tsarukyan & Gaethje. Meanwhile, JDM prepares for his first title defense against Makhachev.

By Afnan Chougle

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