Ilia Topuria: “So absurd” – Fans slam Dustin Poirier’s top 5 lightweights of all time as he includes Ilia Topuria and omits one big name

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Dustin Poirier kicked up an online storm after naming his top five lightweights ever. Poirier would know a thing or two about the best lightweights after having faced the likes of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, and Charles Oliveira.

The trio all won the UFC lightweight title and have been impressive in their careers, with Nurmagomedov having retired a while back.

Makhachev and Oliveira are still going strong and currently hold the welterweight title and BMF title, respectively.

However, Poirier had a couple of interesting takes in his list of five. He was sharing the names in response to a fan question about the top five lightweights. He included Nurmagomedov and Makhachev, but omitted Oliveira while adding Ilia Topuria.

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“Of all time? Khabib [Nurmagomedov], Islam [Makhachev], BJ Penn. This is where it gets tough…Ilia [Topuria] OK, we can put him in there…Frankie Edgar,” said Poirier.

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BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar are UFC legends. Penn won the welterweight and lightweight championships while Edgar also held the lightweight title and challenged for other titles in his career.

Topuria was an interesting pick, to say the least. ‘El Matador’ is the current lightweight champion and has defeated Max Holloway, Alexander Volkanovski and Oliveira, but only two of his wins have come in the lightweight division and some might say he hasn’t really been challenged there.

The other interesting omission was of Oliveira’s. The Brazilian is a former lightweight champion and holds several records for his time in the UFC.

Many fans took exception to Poirier’s picks. While some questioned him including Topuria, others brought up the fact that Oliveira was not mentioned.

Here are some of their reactions from social media:

@ChampRDS @UFConParamount putting ilia on “ALL TIME TOP 5” is so absurd!! lol i would pick Charles any time!

@ChampRDS @UFConParamount Charles Oliveira not even being in his top 5 is crazy

@ChampRDS @UFConParamount Putting ilia in a top 5 lightweight of all time with 1 fight is insane lmao

@ChampRDS @UFConParamount Cant put topuria up there with the lightweights when he only faught once with a rank opponent whos not even number one contender

@ChampRDS @UFConParamount bro got a locker room bonus for including ilia lmao

@ChampRDS @UFConParamount Topuria won 1 fight at lightweight, hating Oliveira for no reason lol.

@ChampRDS @UFConParamount Putting Ilia over Charles on this list is Insane.

@ChampRDS @UFConParamount Charles is top 5 and I’m putting Islam over khabib. Isn’t too early to put ilia in top 5 talks of all time?

@ChampRDS @UFConParamount Topuria hasn’t even defended his title lol

@ChampRDS @UFConParamount Throwing ilia in there now is a crime @DustinPoirier You could have beat ilia

It is also interesting to note that Poirier lost to Makhachev, Nurmagomedov, and Oliveira during his time in the UFC.

Poirier retired from the UFC after losing to Holloway at UFC 318. He is a former UFC lightweight interim champion, but never got to hold the undisputed title despite challenging for the gold thrice.