This Saturday at UFC 312 in Australia, Aleksandre Topuria, the brother of Ilia Topuria, is making his promotion debut and is taking on Colby Dicknese.
After the enormous success of Ilia Topuria to become the UFC -Fedweight champion and then one of the biggest stars of promotion, Aleksandre Topuria will try to replicate that success.
His UFC official period starts this Saturday at UFC 312 when he accepts teammate of Alexander Volkanovski, Colby Dicknesse.
In anticipation of the debut of Aleksandre, there was one of the most important points of talk around Ilia and Volkanovski, again, but this time, as coaches in opposite corners.
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Fans see a huge similarity between Aleksandre Topuria and Conor McGregor
'El Conquistador', who is two years older than Ilia, is said to have a larger ceiling than his brother, and for his debut he claimed that he could beat the UFC champion featherweight.
Now that Ilia is growing in star, he is continuously compared to former UFC Double Champion, Conor McGregor.
Topuria is not only drawn comparisons with McGregor and accused of copying the Irish superstar, but the two have previously aimed online.
However, Ilia is not the only one accused of copying 'The Notorious' as for his debut outing in the UFC, fans have noticed a huge similarity between Aleksandre and McGregor.
As Ilia is, the 29-year-old is covered with tattoos, and fans have noticed that he has an almost identical tattoo to McGregor, from the top of his neck completely past his spine.
During his career, McGregor's tattoos have become iconic, especially the Zilverback Gorilla on his chest. The tattoo that runs through the spine of the Irishman shows a helix of thorns and above that is a winged crucifix.
Fans respond to the parable of Aleksandre Topuria with McGregor
Many hunters for Aleksandre are accused of copying 'the Notorious', but nobody has such an agreement.
“McGregor has an important influence on MMA, and it is of course for some hunters to express their respect for him in different ways, such as tattoos that reflect his style,” a fan noticed.
“It's absolutely no coincidence. At first I thought it was just a younger photo of Conor. That said, I can't stand it if people try to imitate someone else for every final detail, “said another fan.
Not only are fighters accused of copying McGregor's look, but many are also accused of copying his fighting style.
The Georgian Bantamweight will hope to imitate McGregor's early success in the UFC while looking at his way to the top of the division and conquering a title next to his brother.
“They both have a strange obsession with him. Imagine that both brothers get almost matching tattoos for him. A little creepy, “Another fan commented on the tattoos of both Topuria Brothers.
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