Topuria: "A UFC tournament in Spain? I don't think it's realistic."

Dmitriy Kel March 29, 2025, 4 p.m.

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria explained why it would be difficult for the promotion to organize a tournament in Spain.

"It's all about TV rights. To get a number tournament outside the US, it has to be on prime time for Americans. That is at 4-5 a.m. for Spaniards.

I don't think it's realistic to hold a tournament at night. Even as an athlete I'm not ready for that. I already fought once in such conditions in Abu Dhabi. I don't want to repeat something like that, to be honest," KOlmeneroMMA quoted Topuria as saying.

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