After recently revealing that he will one day step into the world of boxing, Ilia Topuria has been sent a vicious warning by one of the sport’s biggest stars.
Ilia Topuria announced a few weeks ago that he was leaving the UFC because of a personal battle.
Since then the UFC lightweight championship has announced that he is the victim of a extortion attempt, and it’s likely he’ll be away for 2026.
And with him taking a hiatus from his career in the premier MMA promotion, ‘El Matador’ has once again teased a future full-time move to the sport of boxing.
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Ryan Garcia has threatened to knock Topuria to the ground if he decides to switch to boxing
His 15 victories by stoppage, the majority of which were achieved through his impressive boxing abilities, have led to the Spaniard being regarded as one of the best UFC boxers.
And surprisingly, despite his sheer dominance in MMA, Topuria has revealed that he likely won’t be in the sport for too long before making his permanent move to boxing.
With the boxing world catching wind of Topuria’s potential emergence, he has been sent a vicious warning by former world champion, Ryan Garcia.
‘El Matador’ previously called out one of the greatest boxers of all time, Terence Crawford, but fortunately, nothing stemmed from their brief feud.
Garcia has competed around the same weight Topuria his entire career. That would make this a fair…
2025-12-18 17:00:00
