“Stars have aligned, no way he doesn’t win” – Ilia Topuria draws likes of biggest Spanish stars, Iniesta, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, and more ahead of UFC 298; fans shocked

Topuria dreams of bringing the UFC to Spain this year, aspiring to face Conor McGregor in Real Madrid’s stadium, Santiago Bernabeu.

“Stars have aligned, no way he doesn’t win” – Ilia Topuria draws likes of biggest Spanish stars, Iniesta, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, and more ahead of UFC 298; fans shocked

Before facing Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298, Ilia Topuria rallies up hails (Source: Instagram)

Spaniard featherweight Ilia Topuria has an array of native celebrities wishing him luck for his UFC 298 affair. The headlining bout takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). It sees reigning 145lbs champ, Alexander Volkanovski, take on the cocky yet undefeated title challenger.

Topuria channeling his inner Conor McGregor has gone viral many times now. Veteran commentator, Daniel Cormier, has noted a Conor McGregor-esque aura in UFC 298’s lead-up. Even MMA coverage analyst, Luke Thomas, had deliberated about him edging closing towards the Dubliner in personality, in his podcast. However, fans aren’t fond of his sudden switch to brashness before the title shot.

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Despite all these though, legends from many other sporting spectrums have wished upon his success in the title contention match. This includes some of the biggest stars in sport such as soccer legends, Iker Casillas/Andres Iniesta, as well as 22-time Grand Slam winner, Rafael Nadal. Check out the video, courtesy of Topuria himself, and a few others.

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A prime reaction read – “Stars have aligned. No way he doesn’t win…”

Standing at 14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC, the unbeaten challenger hasn’t taken well to Alexander Volkanovski aspiring to rectify the ‘0’ in his stats. His overdrive into brashness and boldness on the road to becoming champ has consequently left fans in splits. However, this latest wholesome moment has garnered much fan attention.

Fight fans react to multiple Spanish celebrities wishing luck to Ilia Topuria

Lead UFC play-by-play commentator, Jon Anik, is opinionated that Saturday’s UFC 298 main card is “disgustingly good.” He would be right, as proven by the headlining bout.

Alexander Volkanovski defends his title for a 6th time against Ilia Topuria at UFC 298. It happens in the main event, in Anaheim, Calif. Despite the Aussie’s 5 title defenses, Topuria promises that Volkanovski would be one of the easiest fights of his career. And as such, he has leveled up his trash-talk game.

Fans react to Ilia Topuria garnering best wishes from others
Fans react to Ilia Topuria garnering best wishes from others (Source: br.UFC.com)

But many fans are not acclimating well to it. However, recent developments see many Spanish stars taking to wishing him luck before the fight. Here’s how the MMA world has reacted to the matter:

Despite the gravitas of the messages, some have alluded to this making it too much pressure upon the fighter. Concurrently, some have said that these are inconsequential.

However, most have been wowed by this discourse. Accordingly, some have even quipped about ‘jumping ship’ from Volkanovski’s favor. Additionally, few others have said this alone should hold much traction for Topuria.

The lead-up has seen quite a few moments and interactions. Like. ‘Old Man’ Alexander Volkanovski’s skit of falling asleep at the pre-fight presser. Or Topuria using his belt for a pre-fight photoshoot. But, this by far, is the most momentous one.

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