Ilia Topuria, the UFC champion, has hinted that he will be a completely different person when he steps back into the Octagon.
There are occasionally fighters who don’t even appear to be human. Particularly in a discipline like mixed martial arts, they are able to piece everything together in a way that defies logic. There have been a few instances like this in recent years, but at the moment, Ilia Topuria is the man that everyone is talking about.
Topuria has been on an absolutely insane run on form in his last few appearances inside the Octagon. Most notably, he knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to win the UFC featherweight title before also knocking out Max Holloway to retain it. A lot of people have long since suggested that this is the best two-fight run in the promotion’s history, and it’s quite hard to argue against that. He’s a machine, and there are no limits to what he could achieve.
Moving forward, Topuria looks set to make his way up to the lightweight division on a more permanent basis. Nobody can know for sure how it’s going to play out but at the bare minimum, it’ll be intriguing. As per the man himself, it also seems like he’s going to have a whole new persona.
Topuria pledges a fresh persona when she returns to the UFC.
“El Matador has been my ally in every fight. But next time, I’ll step into the octagon with a new identity. #NewEra”
Regardless of whether he has a new nickname, walkout or ‘aura’, Ilia Topuria is still going to enter his next fight with all eyes on him. Who knows, maybe he’ll be competing for another world title. Even if he doesn’t, it’s insane how bright the future is for this kid.
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