Ilia Topuria He was proclaimed UFC featherweight world champion last Saturday after defeating the Australian Alexander Volkanovski in Anaheim (California). An achievement that has not left anyone indifferent by bringing the title to Spain. Even the president of the UFC himself has highlighted Topuria's promising future in the competition: “He is great, he had a tremendous performance. If he continues like this, he will be very important (for the UFC) in the future”he declared Dana White. And 'El Matador' managed to take over his rival in the second round, after a combination of blows and a powerful right hand to the Australian's jaw. Now, the Hispanic-Georgian fighter has challenged Conor McGregor to face each other in a unique duel: “If you still have the balls, I will be waiting for you in Spain,” he snapped at the Irishman.
However, few details are known about the private life of the young fighter born in Halle. Beyond the blows, Topuria had to overcome one of the most difficult challenges of his life: he fled the war between Russia and Georgia in 2008 to move to Spain in his mid-teens. Despite being born in Germany, Ilia's parents were of Georgian origin and he moved with them to Georgia when he was just seven years old. It was there where he began his love for contact sports in the company of his older brother, Alexander. However, before dedicating himself to the octagon, Ilia was a hammocker in Alicante, a cashier or even a night security personnel. At only 15 years old he moved to Alicante, where he arrived at the Climent Club, and after winning the Arnold Schwarzenegger amateur championship, the Arnold Fighters and a European runner-up in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he made the leap to the professional field.
What he has always shown is his pride in belonging to Spain. In fact, in each victory he covers himself with the flag of our country, although also with that of Geordia: “I feel very Spanish and I also feel Georgian. It's like having two children. When they ask me, Georgia or Spain? You can't choose between two children, you love them both equally. My “My parents come from Georgia, my blood is Georgian, but I grew up in Spain.”he said in a statement to ESPN.
Precisely, speaking of children, Topuria is going to be a father again. The fighter shares his life with the businesswoman and influencer Giorgina Uzcategui Badell for more than a year, with whom she is going to welcome a new child. However, he is already the father of a child from a previous relationship, whom he always keeps in the background. However, the athlete confessed that he is instilling in him the values that his parents gave him: “I don't want to give him easy times, because easy times create weak men. I want him to be a strong man”he declared a few months ago.
The young Venezuelan, who works for the Future & Energy company, has become the fighter's main support. She boasts of this on her social networks, where she does not miss the opportunity to show her support and accompany him in each competition: “Today my best friend, travel companion and love of my life has the opportunity to fight for his dream. I am very proud of you and each of your achievements. Your desire to be better every day and your humility to put in the effort and commitment to develop yourself into a better human being and professional fill my heart with a lot of admiration, respect and love. God's favor and blessing are upon our lives and with that, all the wonderful things that he has in store for those who believe so. In my eyes, you are the champion every day, a liver of life and fighter of your dreams. I love you today, tomorrow and always,” he wrote to her before proclaiming himself world champion.
Giorgina studied Business Administration at Miami Dade College and later expanded her training at Suffolk University in Boston. However, she also enjoys a new source of income thanks to her work as an influencer on Instagram, where she has accumulated more than 200,000 followers.
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Far from what it seems, the fighter has a contract with the page to upload adult content. However, the athlete does not use this platform for this purpose, but rather does so to share “exclusive content related to MMA / UFC, as well as fight week moments, fights, behind the scenes, etc.” Content based on his demanding workouts and his daily routine.
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