Changing teams is often a result of poor performance in fights, but Ilia Topuria‘s situation is very different and unique. The post “Has Grown And Wants To Fly,” Ilia Topuria’s Head Coach Gets Real About Emotional Split Up With UFC Superstar appeared first on FirstSportz.

Topuria had been training at Climent Club in Alicante, Spain since he was a teenager, which led him to a UFC featherweight title and back-to-back knockouts over Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Cormier questions Topuria's decision to move on from the team who brought him so much success.

At UFC 317, Charles Oliveira will look to secure UFC gold for a second time in his career. The main event on June 28 sees Oliveira face Ilia Topuria for the vacant lightweight title in one of the biggest fights of 2025.