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Topuria’s son is a curious learner.
Topuria recently boasted about his son’s fighting skills. However,
the
UFC double champion claims he has never formally trained his
son. Topuria just brings his son to the gym and asks him to figure
things out by watching. Topuria claims his son is inquisitive
enough to pursue him and other coaches for lessons. Topuria doesn’t
want to pressure his son to choose any particular career. While “El
Matador” will support his son if he wants to fight, the undefeated
Georgian-Spaniard most importantly wants him to have a purpose in
life.
Finding a Purpose
“You have to see my son. You don’t know how good he is,” Topuria
told Adam Catteral. “In my life, I never teach him anything.
Everything he knows is because he saw it. I never ever put him in a
class. Come [to the gym] and do something. He is the one who’s
always asking me and the coaches. When we finish training, he goes,
‘Hey, do you mind to be with me and teach me something?’… If he
wants to fight, I’m gonna go with it. Whatever you want to do, do
it. For me the most important thing is that I want him to feel
happy and realize that he some purpose in this life.”
Topuria (17-0) is currently one of the biggest stars in MMA.
Topuria won the UFC featherweight title against Alexander
Volkanovski and defended it against Max
Holloway before moving up. Topuria then won the lightweight
title against Charles
Oliveira. Topuria is now scheduled to defend his title against
interim champion Justin
Gaethje at
UFC White House on June 14.