Touted bantamweight prospect, Aleksandre Topuria — the younger brother of current undisputed featherweight kingpin, Ilia Topuria, made good on his Octagon debut tonight in Sydney, landing a decision victory against short-notice replacement, Colby Thicknesse on the preliminary card of UFC 312.
Improving to 6-1 tonight as a professional, bantamweight upstar, Topuria took on the above-mentioned, Thicknesse — a close training partner of former featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski — a past foe of his brother, Ilia Topuria.
Showing off his grappling and wrestling tonight en route to his unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) — Topuria was joined in his corner by his elder brother, as well as current undisputed bantamweight kingpin, Merab Dvalishvili.