UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley believes Ilia Topuria “needs” him

O’Malley contemplates Topuria fight

“The more I think about the Ilia fight, I’m like, you know what, Ilia needs me,” he said. “Who’s he going to fight next? [If] he goes out there and beats Max [Holloway at UFC 308], who is he going to fight next? I have guys lined up. I have big fights. Ilia needs me more than I need Ilia.

“To be honest, I don’t think he’s gonna get past Max anyway, so I’m kind of switching gears from that. We got guys like Umar that I think are going to be massive fights.”

Quotes via Bleacher Report

Topuria will defend his own belt against Max Holloway later this year.

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