Alexander Topuria is ready to continue climbing the ranks Towards important positions within the UFC. This was demonstrated last Saturday in Doha (Qatar), where he competed in a very smart and artistic way and was able to achieve victory against a very difficult opponent. … Like the Kazakh Makhan poke. This was only his second fight within the UFC, but from his fighting style it is already clear that he is destined to do great things in mixed martial arts (MMA). And in his corner, as usual, was his brother Elia Topuria, who gave an exclusive interview to ABC after the Conquistador victory.
“I am very happy and very proud of my brother, for the work he did. We’ve seen him be very calm and mature, and has a great knowledge of how to be inside the octagon.“Today he proved once again that he deserves the last name he bears,” he says with a laugh in a conversation with ABC. The first round was quite even and the Kazakh player hit his best shots. “Alexander started with his shield covered, with his guard up, moving his head, finding the timing. When you know it better than your rival, why risk it in the first moments, where the danger can be found, Alex didn’t have to take any risks in this fight, and this is what he did, an extremely high level fight», comments Ilya.
If Alexander stands out for anything during his fights, it is his ability to stay calm while fighting, but also his mastery at blending all the skills involved in mixed martial arts, i.e. grounding, hand-to-hand combat, and striking into vertical combat. El Matador says: “Alex did not force anything. When you want to carry out a fight specifically somewhere, you can see that he forces himself a lot. My brother threw him to the ground and let him get up without forcing him to keep him on the ground, which he would have achieved if he wanted to. This is what I like about his style, which always gives the scene that everyone expects.”
For now, it will be time to rest, but there is a very hopeful horizon for the interests of Alexander, who has given a power shift in the division and will be able to start receiving the most important or media names at bantamweight. “Alexander is aiming for the top, and he will follow what the UFC tells us, but obviously it has to be someone who helps him advance, not behind him, just as we did in my career. My brother, without being in a hurry, will look for opponents who are ahead of him to continue climbing the world rankings. I think there could be a top 15“, says Ilya Topuria in this newspaper.
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