Before he started his extremely dominant run in the UFC, Ilia Topuria made a name for himself on the regional scene and scored scary victories.
'El Matador' recently shockingly left his UFC -Fedweight title when he announced his permanent switch to the lightweight division.
And with that the Spaniard was hopeful on an immediate title fight against Islam Makhachev, but Makhachev will now go to 170 pounds for the newly crowned champion, Jack della Maddalena, who dentured Belal Muhammad on UF 315.
Prior to the event, UFC boss Dana White unveiled that the result would determine who then fights Ilia Topuria, where he will probably take on the fellow light weight competitor, Charles Oliveira.
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Ilia Topuria almost became Cage Warriors Bantamweight Champion, but missed the weight terribly
Before he signed at the UFC in 2020, moisture Topuria for various regional promotions, including the UFC -FEEDERpromotion, Cage Warriors.
And although the Spaniard now went up to compete at 155 pounds, Topuria was once shocking at 135 pounds.
He started his career in featherweight before he made his Bantamweight debut in 2018 when he grabbed an entry profit at Cage 43.
Topuria was then signed by Cage Warriors and booked to combat Brian Bouland for the empty Bantamweight title at Cage Warriors 94 in Antwerp, Belgium.
Only a day before the fight when both hunters tried to arrive for their title fight, Topuria missed unprofessional weight with 4.4 pounds, which means that he could not win the title even if he defeated Bouland.
'El Matador' naturally dominated Bouland of the opening Bell, with his possibilities. Within five seconds of the fight, Topuria had already landed a Takedown where he started to switch to better positions.
Only a minute and a half in the first round Topuria Bouland caught in a d'Arce -stinging and choked him unconscious with his devastating squeeze.
Topuria stars in new NFL advertisement while he keeps waiting for Fight News
While the 28-year-old continues to wait for news about when his next fight will be and against who it will be, he continues to transcend the sport of MMA.
The NFL was planned for the first time in Spain, while the Santiago Bernabeu is organizing a regular season match between the Washington Commanders and the Miami Dolphins.
Ilia Topuria Aparece and El Anuncio de la LLELADA DE LA NFL A MADRID Donde El 16 The Noviembre Se Jugará un partido the Liga Regular Entre Los Commandants y Los Dolphins and El Santiago Bernabéu #UFC #UFCXUXUU
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And as part of the advertisement of the NFL, they drafted in the help of Topuria, which played in the announcement advertisement.
'El Matador' still hopes one day with a headliner from a UFC event in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, despite the restraint of Dana White to organize a stadium show.