After months of speculation about Ilya Topuria’s next fight, the dual UFC champion announced this Thursday that his return has been delayed for personal reasons: “I am going through a difficult time in my personal life.”.
The Georgian player of Spanish origin said in a brief statement posted on social media: “I will not fight in the first quarter of next year. I am going through a difficult time in my personal life. I want to focus on my children and resolve this situation as quickly as possible.”
In the note, in which he does not provide further details about the personal moment he is experiencing, he expresses that he does not want to “delay the split,” and moreover “The UFC will organize the necessary fights Once things are resolved, I will inform the UFC that I am ready to begin my comeback.”
Although neither of them confirmed this, Rumors of his separation from Georgina Ozcateguiwho welcomed her first daughter in July 2024, has been following each other in recent weeks. A breakup that would have prompted the fighter, with his children in mind, to take some time away from the octagon to resolve the situation.