The press service of one of the most titled clubs in the world, Real Madrid, responded to the conquest Ilia Topuria UFC championship belt.
āCongratulations to Ilia Topuria on aĀ historic triumph for Spanish sport. We are proud that such an avid Real Madrid fan as you have become a champion in the UFC,ā reads a statement from the Los Blancosā press service.
Topuria became the UFC featherweight champion, beating Alex Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 298, which took place this morning in Anaheim. Ilya finished Alex in the second round, taking the championship belt from him.
Let us remind you that earlier UFC CEO Dana White did not rule out that he could hold the tournament in Spain, at the legendary Real Madrid stadium Santiago Bernabeu.