The fame of Ilia Topuria (16-0) is no longer exclusive to Spain and Georgia. After conquering the featherweight division (145 pounds or 65.7 kilos) against Alexander Volkanovski and defending his championship belt against Max Holloway, many fighters on the UFC roster have recognized him as one of the best in the entire companyto. This is not surprising, since he has earned it hard by beating the two legends of his division in the same year and occupies the fourth place in the pound for pound ranking (classification made by the UFC among the entire roster, regardless of weight).
The first to notice Topuria was none other than the sport’s all-time greatest, Jon Jones. This, in the week of the fight against Stipe Miocic, had time to make a TikTok filter, in which he put together his perfect fighter. In them he chose Topuria to fill in the attributes of increased KO powerand the most technical. Now, the one who has expressed himself has been Tom Aspinall, the current interim heavyweight champion of the UFC and possible rival of Jon Jones.
On his YouTube channel, the Englishman was answering questions for his fans, and from them came out which were his favorite fighters to see in the UFC currently. He defines himself as “a big fan of MMA, as a fighter, obviously.” The first one he named was Alex Pereira, and then the Spanish-Georgian champion. «I am a big fan of Ilia Topuria», were his words while listing the list with the most athletes.
In addition to Topuria, Aspinall revealed three other fighters who share a list. The first to mention was Alex Pereriacurrent light heavyweight champion (205 pounds or 92.9 kilos). Then it would be Ilia’s turn, and curiously, she immediately named Alexander Volkanovskiformer featherweight monarch whom El Matador ousted. Finally, he alluded to the lightweight champion (155 pounds or 70.3 kilos), and pound-for-pound number one, Islam Makhachev.
Without a doubt, Tom Aspinall’s criteria is a very important one, since he is a UFC champion, something that few people in the world can say. We can also see that their list is common to that of many fans, since they are very entertaining champions or former champions, who seek end their fights.
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