Featherweight champ Ilia Topuria was commemorated at the Real Madrid soccer match on Sunday after he ended up being the very first fighter from Spain to record a UFC title.
Simply over a week after he knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to win the 145-pound title, Topuria was honored at the video game inside the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid with a jam-packed home in participation for the match in between Real Madrid and Sevilla.
Topuria left with the UFC title on his shoulder as he consulted with the gamers on the pitch before carrying out the honorary kickoff to begin the video game.
It’s the current acknowledgment that Topuria’s star power just continues to grow in the wake of his triumph over Volkanovski to end up being champ. With a best 15-0 record with 13 surfaces along the method, Topuria appears primed to turn into one of the UFC’s next significant super stars.
If the event at the Real Madrid video game on Sunday wasn’t enough, Topuria might get a lot more raucous reception for his very first title defense.
On Saturday night simply after the UFC Mexico City card ended, UFC CEO Dana White verified prepare for the promo to take a card to Spain quicker instead of later on.
“I would like to go to Spain so we’ve got to figure that out,” White stated. “We’ll begin grinding and attempt to make that take place however the response is yes, I wish to do that and I wish to do that this year.”
That’s most likely welcome news for Topuria, particularly after the reception he got at the Real Madrid video game. Now it’s possible he’ll get the opportunity to return home to Spain once again for his very first title defense later on this year.
