US EditionRafael Nadal, Iker Casillas among Spanish stars to send Ilia Topuria support ahead of #UFC298
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Rafael Nadal, Iker Casillas among Spanish stars to send Ilia Topuria support ahead of #UFC298
Ilia Topuria has an array of Spanish celebrities wishing him luck for UFC 298. Topuria (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) challenges featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (26-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 298 headliner (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Ahead of the biggest fight of his career, Topuria has received good luck messages from some of the biggest stars in sport such as soccer legends Iker Casillas and Andres …
Rafael Nadal leads list of Spanish stars supporting Ilia Topuria at UFC 298
Ilia Topuria is being backed by some of Spain’s biggest stars ahead of UFC 298. The Georgian fighter, who relocated to Alicante with his family 15 years ago, is set to face featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in California on Saturday night. Topuria stole the show – and Volkanovski’s belt – during a pre-fight press conferenceGetty Topuria made his intentions clear during Thursday’s pre-fight press conference as he promised to send Volka…
From Nadal to Carlos Sainz: Spanish sport turns to Ilia Topuria in her fight for the UFC world title
Ilia Topuria, that Spanish-Georgian fighter who this weekend will fight for a feat never seen before in sports in our country: to win the UFC world title. Mixed martial arts has never had a Spanish champion and possibly, soon, we will finally be able to see one of our people at the top of that modality. The matador, as he is known colloquially, will fight in the early hours of Saturday to Sunday against the current UFC featherweight champion, Al…
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