The fighter stars on the cover of ‘Men’s Health’ Spain in April to talk about his new category in the UFC, his rivals…
The fighter Ilia Topuria reveals in the Spanish edition of ‘Men’s Health’ how he has lived his transition to assault the lightweight throne after being featherweight world champion of the UFC
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In the interview, when asked if there will be a new lightweight world champion, Ilia said: “Of course. I am the lightweight world champion. I am clear about that. If not, I won’t change, I won’t sign up for a competition without knowing if I’m going to win or not, nor if I’m sure I’m going to win. None of them are at my level”.
Thus, Topuria said that “I’m quite motivated, excited to live this new adventure, to go up and change category, like changing house, place, environment”. In this sense, the fighter explained that “what people still do not understand is that I do not leave my weight category because it is super easy to give the weight, to give 70 kilos I am small. My anatomy naturally belongs to this weight. So more than one will encounter some problems that I’m sure will not be able to solve, but it will make me even more funny to live it in person”.
In this sense, Ilia insisted that “I know that I am not going to lose weight at the moment, and I do not want to hold up an entire division. There are guys who are preparing every day, who are fighting, just like me, for their dreams… And holding the title would be very selfish on my part. Besides, I am the world champion, vacating the title or not. I don’t need any belt to feel valid.”
The fighter also spoke about whether he will be able to fight in Spain. “I’m a little confused, after having had a couple of conversations, I don’t know if it’s worth it,” he said. He also wanted to settle his controversy with Cristiano Ronaldo, who said that Ilia “talks too much… he didn’t fight with the best. If he beats Max…”. Thus, Topuria replied that “a guy with so much experience, has fallen into the trap and has expressed himself about a person he does not know”.
