Ilia Topuria is paying, perhaps too dearly, “the toll” of her explosion as a media superstar. Immersed in a complex divorce process, something that concerns purely his private environment, the double UFC champion continues with his training routines with … his close circle, while the bullets of rumors and “fake news” whistle.
So much so that the Hispanic-Georgian had to come out to deny that he had been called to testify in a case of gender violence and has stated that he will go to court for an issue related to his daughter, whom he has not been able to see for “four months.”
«Yesterday, a media outlet published a news story with a false headline stating that he had been called to testify for gender violence. That headline had to be modified later as it was not true, since I have never been called to testify for that reasonsomething I will gladly do when required,” he said in a statement.
Regarding sports, the UFC had among its plans for Ilia Topuria to defend her lightweight belt in January against Paddy Pimblett; However, his personal situation led him to ask the American company for a few months to put everything in place, something that the UFC unceremoniously accepted and promoted the creation of an interim title that Paddy and Justin Gaethje will contest on January 24.
A priori, the winner of that fight must unify the title with Ilia Topuria, something that could happen in June or July. However, due to the situation of the double champion, everything is up in the air, at the expense of the development of his private affairs. Meanwhile, The Matador holds on to his unbreakable faith so that everything is resolved as soon as possible and we can return to the octagon.
«I continue to trust in God, in justice and in people. I know that the truth will prevail and that soon I will be able to recover one of the two most important things in my life with my son Hugo: my daughter Giorgina. I only ask the media for the same respect and rigor with which the majority of them have always treated me… and stick to the facts, because the truth only has one way. May God bless you», says the Hispano-Georgian.
