El Matador’ Ilia Topuria grew up being impressed by Conor McGregor. However now not. After being discovered responsible of sexual assault, the Georgian-Spanish Topuria is leaving his idol behind. Topuria now condemns the fallen star for betraying the values that after outlined him.
Ilia Topuria Slams Former Idol Conor McGregor
Ilia Topuria had an impressive 2024. The expert striker was in a position to seize the UFC featherweight crown by means of knockout towards the top-ranked pound-for-pound athlete Alexander Volkanovski. In his first protection, he knocked out all-time nice Max Holloway.
Whereas he was a younger man, ‘El Matador’ was impressed by Conor Mcgregor’s story. Coming from poverty and constructing himself right into a two-division UFC champion. Just lately, the Irish athlete was discovered responsible of sexual assault. Mixed with a number of different accusations, as he’s continuously in scorching water with the regulation, Topuria has outgrown his hero. Whereas understanding, he defined:
“I do know he’s not what he was. He’s a McGregor who represents alcohol and medicines greater than sport. I used to be impressed by Conor. He was an inspiration for me after I was younger. Myself and a number of different individuals I do know wished to comply with in his footsteps as a result of he was an instance of religion that every part could be achieved by laborious work, consistency, and energy. And he misplaced all of that as a result of he betrayed the values that led him to his success.”
Topuria has publicly denounced his former idol, Conor McGregor. His former hero deserted the rules of laborious work that originally made him an icon.