Surging UFC featherweight's "July 8" Tweet leaves fans guessing

A surging UFC featherweight left fans guessing after simply tweeting out 'July 8', which happens to be International Fight Week.Ilia Topuria is unbeaten in his MMA career and most recently improved his record to 13-0 after an impressive submission win over Bryce Mitchell. Prior to the fight, he was involved in an exchange with Paddy Pimblett at the pre-fight press conference, but a fight between them might not seem likely. Fans are still speculating as to which weight division his bout will be contested and who his opponent could be.Ilia Topuria@TopuriailiaJuly 83059306July 8UFC fans wrote:&quot;Holloway? Ortega? VAMOS ILIA&quot;Onti 🇦🇬@17Onti@Topuriailia Holloway? Ortega? VAMOS ILIA@Topuriailia Holloway? Ortega? VAMOS ILIA&quot;Lightweight or featherweight&quot; [@burner_khamzat]Khamzat Burner 🇲🇦@burner_khamzat@Topuriailia Lightweight or featherweight 6@Topuriailia Lightweight or featherweight 👀&quot;Can’t wait to see you back , All the best&quot; [rahulV2588]Rahul@rahulV2588@Topuriailia Can’t wait to see you back , All the best3@Topuriailia Can’t wait to see you back , All the best&quot;Paddy? Ortega?? [juan_qi]Juankir@juan_qi@Topuriailia Paddy? Ortega??🤔@Topuriailia Paddy? Ortega??🤔&quot;When are u gonna smash paddy&quot; [@Pt0587]A@Pt0587@Topuriailia When are u gonna smash paddy@Topuriailia When are u gonna smash paddyBased on the fights currently scheduled with the other featherweight contenders,the No.9 ranked UFC featherweight could get closer to title contention at 145lbs if he wins his next fight. With that in mind, fans commented on who his opponent should be, writing:&quot;better be against ortega&quot; [RuthlessSodapop]Sodapop 🇰🇷@RuthlessSodapop@Topuriailia better be against ortega2@Topuriailia better be against ortega&quot;Zombie or ortega&quot; [@SaltyGuruu]The Salty Guru@SaltyGuruu@Topuriailia Zombie or ortega1@Topuriailia Zombie or ortega&quot;Ifw versus T City?? that's a match up of 2 warriors&quot; [@Marb82Les]Les Marbles@Marb82Les@Topuriailia Ifw versus T City?? that's a match up of 2 warriors1@Topuriailia Ifw versus T City?? 🙏 that's a match up of 2 warriors&quot;Its ur time king&quot; [@longwulf95]CryptoStocksTop10@longwulf95@Topuriailia Its ur time king 7@Topuriailia Its ur time king 💯 https://t.co/CDawJl6EeJ&quot;a dormir Ortega&quot; [@RRonaldinhoFCB]D I N H O 🤙🏾@RRonaldinhoFCB@Topuriailia 🛌🛌 a dormir Ortega@Topuriailia 🛌🛌 a dormir OrtegaIt will be interesting to see what the promotion has in store for 'El Matador' in the featherweight division as he has proven that he is ready to test himself against the top-5 in the division.Will the UFC ever book Ilia Topuria vs. Paddy Pimblett?MMAFighting.com@MMAFightingIlia Topuria: UFC protecting Paddy Pimblett from me mmafighting.com/2022/12/12/235…15111Ilia Topuria: UFC protecting Paddy Pimblett from me mmafighting.com/2022/12/12/235… https://t.co/f4eTXC2iXxOne of the more unexpected rifts has been between Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett as the two were trash talking each other during the UFC 282 pre-fight press conference.'El Matador' clearly wanted to fight 'The Baddy', but their current status in their respective weight-class makes the fight seem unlikely to happen. At the event, Topuria submitted Bryce Mitchell via arm-triangle choke in the second round, while Pimblett defeated Jared Gordon in the co-main event via split decision.Pimblett's split decision win was controversial as many in the MMA community believed that 'Flash' should have been awarded the decision. With that in mind, 'El Matador' would need to return to 155lbs and Pimblett would need to earn a decisive win for the bout to be realistic.

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