a few days ago Ilia Topuria announced that he was not going through his best personal moment and that, due to this cause, he would not defend his belt in January. Since then, The fighter has made some public intervention, but has not referred to his family situation again.. It is known that he is going through a hard time, but little more.
In the last few hours his friend Merab Dvalishvili has wanted to reassure his followers by saying that he has spoken with him and that he knows that, as far as he is, he is fine. “Ilia is fine. I talked to him, and you know, that’s life. Life sometimes hits you hard, and this has affected Ilia. The only thing he has told me about all this is that he really wanted to fight in January, but because of this family matter he won’t be able to do it. It’s a shame, but he I’m sure it will fix these problems and come back even stronger“, clarified the current bantamweight champion in an interview with MD.
There are already several fighters who have expressed concern and solidarity with Topuria. Fighters are sometimes perceived as stars, as entities alien to human life.but this is not so. Sometimes certain processes make the development of work life very difficult and it is necessary to reconcile: dedicate time for the family and for oneself. Now it happens to Topuria.
Beyond Ilia, Dvalishvili also wanted to have words for Aleksandre Topuria, pointing out that he believes that we will soon see him among the best. “He will be the best, and soon we will see him in the Top 10. He has the makings of being the next championThat’s for sure, but I’m not going to fight him under any circumstances,” the Georgian said.
Merab Dvalishvili will defend his belt against Petr Yan at UFC 323. The event will take place next weekend in Las Vegas. The current champion is in a formidable state of confidence, but in front of him he will find a very difficult fighter. It is true that Yan He has five defeats, but almost all of them have been very close.. Nobody has knocked him out and he controls the fight and striking perfectly. Your problem may come from cardio, where Merab is fireproof.
