Ilia
Topuria is adding to his portfolio in his home country.
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The
UFC featherweight champion recently became part owner of
Spanish promotion Way
of Warrior FC. WOW announced its partnership with Topuria on
Tuesday.
“We are very excited to welcome Ilia
Topuria as a WOW shareholder,” the organization announced on
Instagram (via translate). “An alliance that will make MMA in Spain
even bigger. Your talent and passion are a perfect match for our
mission and together we will celebrate great achievements.”
Since its inception in late 2019, WOW FC has held more than 30
events in Spain, with the vast majority those taking place in
Madrid. Its next card, WOW FC 15, is scheduled for Sept. 14 at
Vistalegre Arena Palace in Madrid.
“My team and I are immensely happy to join such a promising project
like WOW which, with everyone’s effort, will become the perfect
platform to help all the Spanish fighters continue to grow in this
sport,” Topuria said in a statement (via
MMAjunkie.com).
With victories in his first 15 professional outings, Topuria is
primed to become one of the sport’s top stars. He claimed
featherweight gold in February, when he knocked out Alexander
Volkanovski in the UFC 298 headliner. “El Matador” will return
to action in the
UFC 308 headliner, where he will defend his crown against
Max
Holloway on Oct. 26 in Abu Dhabi.