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It seemed that the press conference had calmed down after the initial exchange of ‘blows’ between Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski. But not. From the verbal combat to the quick movements of ‘El Matador’ to snatch the championship belt from ‘The Great’ and raise the stands, He couldn’t believe what he was seeing. An image that returned a decade ago to remember the image of McGregor taking the belt from José Aldo.
“You’re a Conor McGregor wannabe. I’m going to show you why I’ve dominated the division,” Volkanovski scolded. dressed as an old man to continue his parody. “I wanted to play: I’ll play the old, sick guy. We’re going to play with that narrative. I think it’s fun, and it’s especially fun against a young, hungry, undefeated prospect like Ilia saying you’re old. So I’m going to take advantage of it because I think this helps me,” he had declared in MARCA ‘Volk’ days ago.
You’re a Conor McGregor wannabe. I’ll show you why I’ve dominated the division
Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria
But Ilia Topuria feels ready. Again, as McGregor did in his day (2015), a European aspires to reign in the UFC featherweight. Since the Irishman, Aldo (Brazilian), Holloway (American) and Volkanovski himself (Australian) have done it. ‘Volk, in fact, has been reigning since 2019.
“After this Saturday I am going to change the MMA game completely,” declared Ilia at the press conference. He feels that it is his time. If he wins, he will be the UFC’s ‘magnificent seventh’. Or what is the same, the seventh fighter capable of becoming champion while being undefeated.
