Topuria wants to fight boxing superstar after defeating Volkanovski

Dmitriy Kel Nov. 23, 2023, 1:06 a.m.

Spanish mixed martial arts fighter of Georgian origin Ilia Topuria stated that after winning the championship title in the featherweight division, the UFC plans to challenge the star Mexican boxer Saul Alvarez.

Let us remind you that Topuria can become a champion on January 17 at the UFC 297 tournament in Toronto, when he shares the octagon with title holder Alexander Volkanovski.

“I would love to fight Alvarez one day. I have a lot of respect for him and will fight him one day. As soon as I become UFC champion, I want to meet Canelo. I believe that I have a chance to win. I've always watched this guy. I really think that I have the opportunity to get the better of him,” Topuria is quoted as saying by MMA News.

Watch this story: Canelo Spots Crawford's Weakness, Suddenly Open To Mega-Fight: "I see an opportunity"

UFC Fight Night 248 weigh-in results

Here are the results of the weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 248, which takes place ...

Figueredo: "I want to knock out Jan."

Former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueredo has spoken out about his fight with former ...

Jones named a stipulation for the fight with Aspinall

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has stated that he will only accept a fight ...

UFC 309. Jones vs. Miocic: watch online, broadcast links

On the night of November 17, the UFC 309 tournament will take place in New ...

Jones: "Miocic is at the top of the list of all my opponents"

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones said current titleholder Stipe Miocic is the most dangerous opponent ...

Aspinall: "Nobody cares about the Jones vs. Miocic fight"

Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall criticized the upcoming bout between full belt holder ...

Comments

var _paq = window._paq = window._paq || []; _paq.push(['trackPageView']); _paq.push(['enableLinkTracking']); (function() { var u="//mm.magnet.kiev.ua/"; _paq.push(['setTrackerUrl', u+'matomo.php']); _paq.push(['setSiteId', '1']); var d=document, g=d.createElement('script'), s=d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; g.async=true; g.src=u+'matomo.js'; s.parentNode.insertBefore(g,s); })();