US EditionIlia Topuria stops Volkanovski in 2nd round, claims featherweight title at UFC 298
- Topuria defeated Alexander Volkanovski to become the featherweight champion at UFC 298 in Anaheim, California.
- Volkanovski, aiming for his sixth title defense, was coached by Eugene Bareman.
- Volkanovski holds five successful featherweight title defenses and lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 294.
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For four years, cage fighter Alex Volkanovski has been the ultimate in the featherweight division of the UFC. Counterparties regularly bite their teeth out on the 36-year-old Australian. Now the long-time champion is caught cold by an aspiring fighter.
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Ilia Topuria stops Volkanovski in 2nd round, claims featherweight title at UFC 298
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Unbeaten Ilia Topuria stopped Alexander Volkanovski in the second round to claim the featherweight title at UFC 298 on Saturday night, ending the Australian champion's four-year reign.
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Ilia Topuria began a new chapter in featherweight history on Saturday when he dethroned Alexander Volkanovski in the UFC 298 headliner. Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) joined a small group of fighters to claim gold with an undefeated record, and the first to do it at 145 pounds, with a second-round knockout victory over Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in the pay-per-view headliner at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Check below for the top X (former…
Este domingo, Ilia Topuria se enfrentará al desafío más crucial de su carrera en la UFC: la oportunidad de coronarse como campeón de peso pluma . El próximo domingo 17 de febrero, el hispanogeorgiano liderará el evento estelar del UFC 298 contra Alexander Volkanovski por el codiciado título mundial. Sin embargo, ¿qué depara el futuro para Topuria y la UFC después de este combate?Según fuentes cercanas a este periódico, Topuria ha firmado un cont…
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