Khabib Nurmagomedov wants Ilia Topuria to earn UFC lightweight title shot, likes him to beat Charles Oliveira

Khabib Nurmagomedov is fine with Ilia Topuria challenging for the lightweight title.

He just has to earn it first.

Topuria, the UFC’s reigning featherweight champion, recently teased a move up to the 155-pound division before later clarifying that a decision on possibly changing decisions is yet to be made.

In a segment on the Pound 4 Pound podcast, Nurmagomedov spoke to Henry Cejudo about the possibility of...