Ilia Topuria adds fuel to Terence Crawford feud | MMA News
Terence Crawford arguably turned the face of boxing when he beat Canelo Alvarez to turn out to be the undisputed tremendous middleweight champion. Heading into this combat, Crawford was surrounded by the air of retirement, but Ilia Topuria is pushing to stop that from occurring.
The UFC light-weight champion rapidly turned one of the most distinguished figures in fashionable blended martial arts when he scored sickening knockouts over three fan favorites in back-to-back wins. His finishes of Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway, and Charles Oliveira had been enough to propel him to superstardom in the UFC, but for his future, he has his sights set on one thing other than the octagon.
For a couple of weeks, Ilia Topuria and Terence Crawford have been in a conflict of phrases on social media. Topuria vowed to knock the boxer out in the first contact, with Crawford teasing the UFC standout by utilizing his walkout tune on Saturday evening.Â
According to ‘Bud,’ he had no thought who Topuria was until not too long ago.
“When he saw me at the UFC and came up to shake my hand and said what’s up to me… I didn’t even know who he was,” Crawford said. “Then I see him online talking about how he’ll knock me out in the first round.”
“That’s fake. I’m not gonna go hide behind the keyboard. I definitely think he’s trying to clout chase… He’s not nowhere near on the level of Conor McGregor, let’s be real. Stop it.”
“Don’t ever compare him to Conor. Like I said, I don’t know this guy. I’ve never seen this guy fight.”
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Once again vowing to knock him out, Ilia Topuria despatched his response to Terence Crawford’s feedback.
“You say you’re an MMA fan, but you don’t even know who I am? Interesting,” Topuria responded. “The first time we met, you told me, ‘Good luck this week with your fight.’ Your memory fails you… And soon your chin will too.”
“I’ll represent the entire MMA community. Pound-for-pound #1 in real fights vs. the pound-for-pound boxer.”
You say you’re an MMA fan but you don’t even know who I’m… fascinating. The first time we met you told me ‘good luck this week with your fight.’ Your reminiscence fails you… and soon your chin will too.
I’ll symbolize all the MMA neighborhood. Pound-for-pound #1 in real fights vs… https://t.co/eM08eo3pBu— Ilia Topuria (@Topuriailia) September 16, 2025
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