Spanish soccer star
Ferran Torres recently shared details about what he called a
life-changing interaction with Ultimate Fighting Championship
featherweight contender Ilia
Topuria.
Torres had the chance to meet with his fellow Spaniard during a
visit to the United States. When the FC Barcelona standout asked
Topuria about his expectations from his upcoming bout, the
ever-confident fighter said he didn’t see it going past the opening
frame. Ferran admitted that he aspires to achieve that same same
sense of invincibility.
„I arrived as Ferran and I returned as another…I met Ilia Topuria
and saw his circle of trust and how they always made him believe he
was the best, unconditional support,” Torres said on „The Wild Project”
podcast. “I asked him how he looked ahead of the fight and he
said, ‚He’s not going to make it past the first round.’ I want to
be like that.”
Undefeated in 14 professional outings, Topuria has only gone the
distance twice in his entire professional career. The 26-year-old
is set to challenge Alexander
Volkanovski for the featherweight title at
UFC 298 on Feb. 19 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.