One of the biggest fights of the weekend includes a long -awaited debut about the UFC 312 -Prelims.
Away from the top names set for the return from the UFC to Sydney, Australia on 8 February, is a new arrival in the promotion that has generated a lot of interest.
Everyone who is linked to the featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria, will arrive at the world phase with high expectations, let alone his own brother.
A middleweight Rematch and a brilliant matchup at Strawweight can be the fighting in which UFC Gold is involved on Saturday evening, but Vecht fans want to know whether Aleksandre Topuria will be able to work his way to the top of the sport.
'El Cazador' is the parent of the two brothers and sisters, but he undoubtedly has large shoes to fill in following Ilia's footsteps after what 'El Matador' has been able to reach.
The manager of Ilia Topuria says that his brother can dominate the bantam weight in just a few years
Ilia Topuria only made his debut in the UFC in 2020 in 2020, which means that in four years he went a relatively unknown amount to one of the best hunters in sport today.
At the age of 28, the 145 pound star took over and now his brother will look to do the same in the weight class below.
Aleksandre Topuria will go into the octagon for the first time in the Qudos Bank Arena, where he takes on the unbeaten Australian, Colby Diktne, on the UFC 312 PRELIMS.
Of the first impressions alone, the MMA career of the older Topuria brother has not been beating exactly off the page so far, after he has collected a 5-1 record after his debut in 2015.
The people around him are not shocked by this and they are extremely sure that he needs what is needed to thrive at the highest level.
Lukasz Orzel, who is the manager of the brothers and sisters they have known for almost a decade, recently gave the following explanation to Red Corner MMA, where he claimed that despite the rise of Ilia was incredibly impressive, Aleksandre is not only able to Replicate it, he can do it even faster.
“If it took Ilia for 4 years to become a champion, Aleksandre can do it even faster. I give it 2-3 years. “
“Now the Bantamweight Division will have its own Topuria,” says Lukasz Orzel, who manages the MMA career of Ilia and Alexandre and has known the brothers since 2016. Alexandre (5-1 in MMA) makes his UFC debut this weekend on #UFC312 in Sydney, Australia. pic.twitter.com/JEID7D65JV
– Red Corner MMA (@redcorner_Mma) 5 February 2025
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The roles are reversed for Aleksandre and Ilia Topuria on UFC 312
Fight -fans have been talking about the UFC debut of his brother for a while, but his plans were set up -that's why there has been some delay.
Aleksandre Topuria has proven to be a great coach for his brother and in 2024, with huge fights against Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, his attention was needed in the corner instead of in the cage.
'El Matador' will now be the one who coaches his brother in the UFC, while opposite them, Volkanovski will be Colby Dicknesse in the corner that the former champion is featherweight to help his teammate to help secure the victory for a home audience in Sydney.
It may not take too long for both corners to defend Topuria in these fights to defend the featherweight title against Volkanovski in a rematch of their UFC 298 meeting.
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