Ilia Topuria has a reputation for powerful and precise boxing prowess in the featherweight division of UFC. He showcased his boxing skills by flooring his partners with vicious and precise liver shots in a sparring session. As the clip of the sparring was posted online, fans assembled in the comments and reacted to the visuals.
Home of Fight posted an excerpt of Topuria's sparring session on X:
A fan reacted by asking everyone to wait and watch him employ his ground game against Islam Makhachev in a potential fight in the future by writing:
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"Wait til you see his ground game with Islam."
Another fan predicted him to be invincible at 145 and wrote:
"I don't think anybody will stop this guy or take his undefeated record at 145."
A fan termed Topuria to be a difficult fighter to defeat in his division like Makhachev and Dvalishvili:
"He’s in that group with Islam and Merab as well where i’m thinking who the hell has a solid chance to beat them in their divisions."
Check out a few more fan reactions to Ilia Topuria's sparring session below:
The reigning UFC featherweight champion is coming off two high-profile victories against Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. He defeated both the top UFC fighters by knockouts in the second and third rounds.
When Ilia Topuria showered praise on Merab Dvalishvili for his win at UFC 311
Merab Dvalishvili made his first UFC bantamweight title defense at UFC 311 by beating Umar Nurmagomedov. The duo fought through the five rounds of the bout and the reigning champion successfully defended the belt by securing a unanimous decision victory over Nurmagomedov.
Ilia Topuria took to X and heaped praise on his friend Dvalishvili for the win.
"Merab, my brother, what a fighter you are! You make us feel so proud. This is what happens when Dagestani wrestling meets Georgian wrestling."