Ilia Topuria already has his eyes on a brand new profession outside of the UFC, with plans to make the switch that should not too far in the longer term.
Two-weight world champion Topuria has already won UFC belts at lightweight and featherweight, with plans to defend the previous for the primary time later next 12 months. He’s currently taking a while away from the octagon, and which may be everlasting ahead of you think that.
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The Georgian has at all times harbored ambitions of pursuing a boxing profession, and he still expects to do this once his time within the octagon is completed. And having done all of it on the age of just 28, he could also be making the change in brief order.
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Ilia Topuria plots full-time boxing switch after UFC profession
One key difference between Ilia Topuria’s boxing plan and people of, for instance, Conor McGregor or Francis Ngannou, is that he desires to be fully wrapped up with MMA by the point he does it. He doesn’t wish to split time between sports, and as a substitute plans to be fully dedicated to his recent sport.
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“It’s no secret that I at all times desired to go and test my skills in boxing, but I believe something I’ve at all times applied to my life is that he who desires to hunt two rabbits in the long run doesn’t hunt either,” he told Marca in a recent interview.
“So I would like to first finish my story in MMA and once I finish to make my complete transition to boxing because I cannot be preparing for an MMA fight, then go, prepare for a boxing match, return… I believe it might not be very skilled, right? Because boxing needs a very different approach.
“It’s a really, very, very different training to which I even have to adapt. Obviously they’re different times and are available on, it’s not an octagon, it’s a hoop, and I’d should adapt to it, which takes time, like the whole lot in life.
“So now, at this moment, in mixed martial arts, after I’m done, I don’t think I’m going to be too long if I’m honest on this sport… I’ll make my transition to boxing and I’m going to surprise a couple of”.
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