Chael Sonnen thinks Ilia Topuria has the potential to turn out to be a much bigger star than Conor McGregor.
After knocking out Alexander Volkanovski to say the featherweight title, Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) turned the primary fighter to knock out Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) within the UFC 308 principal occasion.
Undefeated Topuria has already amassed thousands and thousands of followers on social media, and had soccer celebrity Sergio Ramos journey to Abu Dhabi to assist him for his title struggle towards Holloway. His rise to stardom has the UFC eyeing a debut occasion in Spain in 2025.
If Topuria continues his dominance within the octagon, Sonnen says the sky is the restrict for “El Matador.”
“He’s obtained the Prime Minister of Spain watching his fights and having folks filming,” Sonnen mentioned on his YouTube channel. “He’s obtained the most important actresses, essentially the most profitable athletes – that are soccer (gamers) in Spain – coming and watching him dwell.
“The man by no means misses. It seems he’s pretty much as good as he mentioned. I imply, it’s going to be a brief interval – he’s not right here now, but it surely’s a brief time period. At this trajectory, consider this or not, he’s going to cross Conor McGregor.”
Topuria and McGregor have already taken quite a few photographs at one another. Topuria as soon as longed for a struggle with McGregor, however has lately modified his tune, saying that “The Infamous” wouldn’t be worthy to struggle him.
Because it stands, it will likely be troublesome for any fighter to outdo McGregor’s reputation, as the previous UFC dual-champion is accountable for eight out of the UFC’s 10 highest-selling pay-per-views.
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