Was Ilia Topuria forced by the UFC to give up his featherweight title? Chael Sonnen seems to think so

Was Ilia Topuria forced by the UFC to give up his featherweight title? Chael Sonnen seems to think so

Chael Sonnen believes Ilia Topuria was stripped of the UFC featherweight title instead of him vacating.

Chael Sonnen Claims Ilia Topuria Was Stripped of UFC Featherweight Title: “He Didn’t Vacate the Belt”

Chael Sonnen recently questioned the official story surrounding Ilia Topuria’s loss of the UFC featherweight title, alleging he was stripped rather than vacating it. In a YouTube video, Sonnen shared his perspective with subscribers, offering a detailed argument against the UFC’s narrative. Sonnen explained his reasoning clearly, via MMAmania. “If you’re gonna make [Topuria] the ...

UFC whistleblower drops Ilia Topuria bombshell — ‘He didn’t vacate the belt, he got stripped’

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Chael Sonnen is “not willing to play along” with the official UFC narrative. Ilia Topuria is not the first featherweight champion to surrender his 145-pound crown. And much like the Conor McGregor scenario at UFC 223 back in early 2018, “La Leyenda” remained featherweight kingpin until the first punch was thrown in the Alex Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes title fight atop the UFC 314 fight card last weekend in Miami. S…