The government grants him citizenship

HeyLeah Topuria is already Spanish. The UFC featherweight world champion has received citizenship, as confirmed by Pilar Alegria, Minister of Education and Training. and a sports and government representative at a press conference. The fighter insisted on considering his case because he had lived in Spain for 15 years and had not yet achieved such status. Soon after meeting Pedro Sanchez, the President of the Government, he realized a dream, as repeated by the world champion. will appear as an athlete of the Wrestling Federation.

‘He The Matador (15-0-0) has always shown its connection to Spain. He represented two countries (Georgia, his roots, and Spain, his home).

in every lawsuit in the company. After their victories, with those broken flags they achieved such fame after achieving fame in the UFC: World title in the 145-pound weight class, defeating the best in history in his division, Alexander Volkanovski.

After numerous requests, the Council of Ministers agreed to nationalization. “The Council of Ministers approved the granting of citizenship to Ilya Topuria. They know he’s a world famous mixed martial artist, He has been training in our country since 2012 and is an example of improvement, perseverance, and also a standard in the sports discipline.. For this reason, the Council of Ministers approves the granting of citizenship to Topuria,” Pilar Alegría confirmed at a press conference.

He has been training in our country since 2012 and is an example of improvement, perseverance, and also a standard in the sports discipline.

Pilar Alegria

As in other recent cases in Spanish sport, reaching almost 120 athletes will be by its nature a letter. On this list, for example, there are names that will compete in upcoming competitions, such as jumper Jordan Diaz or basketball players Lorenzo Brown or Megan Gustafson. Except, Topuria will register with the Wrestling Federation.

This is another step for the champion within our country. On a sporting level, he has always insisted that his goal after winning the belt would be to take the UFC to Spain. Which will happen sooner or later. At headquarters he launched a request to obtain this Spanish DNI. “When I landed, I thought why did I have to go through where the foreigners and why I didn’t receive congratulations from the leader of our country. It hurt me, but I don’t have any grudges,” he admitted at a press conference after returning from Anaheim. A few days later, the government president, Pedro Sánchez, received him in Moncloa and promised that he would receive his DNI. the second (dream) will also become a reality very soon. Your love for Spain will be reflected in your Spanish DNI,” he said. Sanchez. The fulfillment did not take long to arrive. Topuria is already Spanish.