In a Spanish-language interview, showed tremendous respect to the former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov but the featherweight king had harsh words for his cousins and some teammates.
Ilia Topuria Scolds Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Cousins for Being on Steroids
The Spanish-Georgian Ilia Topuria had an incredible 2024. He stopped two top-ranked pound-for-pound fighters, Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, both by knockout. With the UFC featherweight crown in-tact, he may be looking up a division to challenge the lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, a student of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Dagestan’s retired with a perfect 29-0 record and a UFC lightweight champion leaving behind an incredible legacy.