“He’s a striker. He’s got beautiful jujitsu. He’s got wrestling as well and the ground and pound is fantastic.

“But Ilia Topuria has got many different choices. Can he go five rounds? Absolutely. There’s no reason why we can’t doubt Topuria’s ability to go five rounds.”

Topuria made his UFC debut in October 2020 and won the featherweight belt for the first time by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski in February.