Makhachev and Muhammad’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, broke down the scenarios for MMA Junkie on Tuesday after UFC CEO Dana White announced Makhachev’s move to welterweight and the newly vacated title that will be up for grabs between Topuria and former champ Charles Oliveira in the UFC 317 main event in late June.

The bitter feud between the two pound-for-pound stars comes months on from Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov’s title fight sparking Dagestan vs Georgia debates. But according to Roman Dolidze, another Georgian standout making waves in the UFC, any legitimate hostile rivalry between the two regions is isolated to certain individuals.