ANAHIM, Calif. – Bringing a UFC event to Spain was already on Dana White’s mind. Now it’s squarely on his radar.
It came Saturday after Ilia Topria defeated Alexander Volkanovskiy by second-round KO to win the featherweight title in the main event of UFC 298 at the Honda Center, after the UFC CEO announced that the new Georgian-Spanish Because they added a champion to their roster.
“We’re going to Spain,” White told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at the UFC 298 post-fight press conference. “…If there’s a venue open, I’ll go there.”
That should sound like music to Topuria. At the beginning of fight week at UFC 298, Topria said he wanted to fight Conor McGregor at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium. And the new champion reiterated his desire in an Octagon interview with Joe Rogan.
Those dreams could have easily been dashed if the bold, brash and undefeated Topuria (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) had fallen short at UFC 298, but he’s still looking forward to the Volkanovski fight ( He was impressive (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC). , it didn’t go unnoticed by White.
“There are a lot of questions about this. I’ve never been in a main event like this, I’ve never felt the heat and the pressure,” White said. “He didn’t look any better against Volk, who also looked very good. That fight was getting heated. They were exchanging. And Puria looked solid, It was very solid.
“I think he looked great. Foulke is one of the best fighters of all time, definitely the best fighter of all time in his weight class. Topria looked very good in his last fight (against Josh Emmett), but tonight He also looked very good. If he stays calm and continues to do what he’s doing, he’s going to be a force in that department.”
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