At the focal point of the UFC 298 event, Ilia Topuria won the knock-out against Alexander Volkanovski in the second half. This result helped Topuria extend the series of winning matches in the professional MMA arena to 15, and officially become the UFC champion.
However, long before UFC 298 took place, Topuria wrote his unbeaten record on his personal Instagram page. He said he was “UFC champion and had a series of 15 unbeaten matches”. What Topuria introduced himself, finally became true after the match.
At the age of 27, Topuria is one of the youngest champions in UFC history. He was born in 1997 in Germany, in a family of immigrant Georgians. By the age of 7, Topuria and his family repatriated, before moving to Spain in 2012. He had the strength of objects and Jujitsu.
Topuria joined UFC in 2020, after showing impressions at the MMA Cage Warriors and Brave CF. At that time, Topuria's performance was 8 wins. During 5 years of attachment with UFC, Topuria has accumulated 7 more victories into the personal achievement table and has the championship belt.
The impressive form of Topuria helps him to be like the new Conor McGregor in the UFC arena. Topuria's goal is to protect the Featherweight weight championship belt. His opponent may be Alexander Volkanovski, because UFC prepared for a rematch that took place this year.