“Ford would never give a fighter truck” – Spanish champion Ilia Topuria receives $270,000 worth Aston Martin luxury car after UFC 298 win; fans go wild

Ilia Topuria's Aston Martin gift highlights disparities in support for UFC champions, drawing comparisons to gifts received by fighters from other nations.

“Ford would never give a fighter truck” – Spanish champion Ilia Topuria receives $270,000 worth Aston Martin luxury car after UFC 298 win; fans go wild

Ilia Topuria receives luxury car from Aston Martin (Image via: IMAGO, X)

Ilia Topuria has taken the world by storm with his scintillating performance at UFC 298. His knockout victory over Alexander Volkanovski reverberated across the globe and even got the admiration of Real Madrid Club Football. Moreover, Topuria received a warm reception in the airport in Spain upon his return with the title. Now, the Aston Martin luxury car brand gifted Topuria $270,000 worth of Aston Martin.

Many UFC champions had received gifts from businessmen and political figures upon becoming champions. Vladimir Putin gifted Khabib Nurmagomedov with cars and land property when he became the champion. Moreover, Khamzat Chimaev received cars and other luxurious items as gifts from Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov. However, in the case of Topuria, the Spanish branch of the Aston Martin luxury car manufacturer gifted the vehicle.

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Fight fans found the opportunity to criticize the popular American car manufacturer, Ford Motor Company. Their apprehension was because American champions don’t get much support from the businessmen and politicians of the nation. Many American fighters have talked about the support they see foreign fighters get in their respective nation.

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Daniel Cormier has talked about Khabib Nurmagomedov’s reception in Russia and the Middle East. Kayla Harrison also talked about the support her Judo competitors got from their government, which was exponentially bigger than what she got.

Fight fans react to Ilia Topuria receiving luxury car from Aston Martin

Ilia Topuria is Georgian but has become the poster boy for Spanish MMA. The undefeated featherweight champion already had a surge in social media following and fame after UFC 298. Now, Aston Martin gifted him with an Aston Martin DB13. The car is worth nearly $300,000, and the news has left fight fans in a frenzy.

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Ilia Topuria (Image via X)

Fight fans used the opportunity to highlight the support American UFC fighters get from their governments in comparison to what their foreign counterparts get from their respective governments. Nonetheless, see below how fight fans reacted to the news.

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The UFC did not have a fight lined up next for Topuria. However, Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway, Brian Ortega, and Movsar Evloev are in contention to fight for the title next.

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