No sooner said than done. Ilia Topuria promised that she would knock Charles Oliveira in the first assault, and she did so. With a combination of accurate and unappealable blows, he ended the Brazilian and got his second world champion belt, the lightweight, which adds to the one he already had in the pen weight. Still in the octagon, it was clear: “I had said it. I represent the new generation. This is the next level in the game.”
Topuria had no doubt when analyzing the fight: “I have done exactly what I had planned”. He explained the sequence of blows he had followed, as had happened, after seeing it on the big screen. And he said goodbye asking to leave him to celebrate that he is the First double world champion that reaches this milestone retaining the undefeated In his career as a professional.
A new enemy
The most popular moment, however, was given When asked about his next fighting: “I don't know, we have several pringados here, A blonde that I don't like, another who hurts his back When you have to fight. To anyone who put me, we are going to fight. “The” blonde “I was talking about was none other than Paddy Pimblettwith whom it unites a turbulent relationship. “Listen to me, I don't think I accept it, but if you think it's ready, call me. That they bring it to me, “the Hispanogeorgiano continued, challenging.
: Topuria celebration after knocking Charles Oliveira
Then, Pimblett entered the octagon and went straight to Topuria, who He told him to congratulate that ko, but that he has never been knocked out and that he was not going to be able to do it. After a crossing of statements, threats and obscenities, Ilia ended up pushing the British with her chest. After that, Topuria was separated from Pimblett and finished his speech at the microphone.
Who did not like that situation went to Dana WhitePresident of the UFC. At a press conference, the company's highest president said that if he had been there, he would not have allowed Pimblett to enter the octagon, since The woman and son of Topuria were still therecelebrating with the Hispanogeorgiano, and a fight could have been triggered. In addition, he said they would already see if Ilyia's next rival would be Paddy or another fighter.
The fight between Topuria and Oliveira was THE COLFON TO THE ESTELLAR BILLER OF UFC 317in which four other fights were scheduled. Payton Talbott He won Felipe Lima in the Gallo weight by unanimous decision; Beneil Dariush, to Renato Moicano in the light weight; and Joshua vanto Brandon Royval in the fly weight. In addition, in the fight for the title of the fly weight, Alexandre Pantoja He ended the applicant Kai Kara-France by submission in the third assault.
