“We’ll see if I have to knock out Javier Tebas.”

“Let’s see if, instead of knocking out Max Holloway, I have to knock out the person responsible for making this fight happen at the same time as the fight,” Topuria snapped during his speech. “This is Javier Tebas,” Cope’s journalist Angel García Muñiz told him. “Well, then let’s go after Javier Tebas.”– Topuria stated bluntly, clearly upset by the transfer of the top manager of the Spanish football league. “I’m not going to tell the fans not to watch the game and not to watch my fight. It pains me that they cannot see both, that they can enjoy them. 3:1 in favor of Madrid,” added the Spaniard.

In addition to a scheduling conflict that will likely have a negative impact on spectators of Topuria’s fight against Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title, the Spanish monarch has assured that he wants “Belt defense in Madrid”as an immediate goal, and the Triple Crown as a future goal. “They ask me what I want to achieve and what my big dream is: I want to become a UFC champion in three weight categories,” he assured the media.

As for the fight with Holloway, Topuria made it clear that he is ready for “ten to five rounds,” but will “finish it early.” “He’s a good striker. Not just any boxer. Of course, calling him the best boxer in the UFC is offensive, because he is not. He can develop his skills in the cage if no one pushes him. You will feel something you have never felt with any opponent. The pressure he will feel with me is completely different,” the Spaniard said.

“The way I use my techniques and skills on my opponent. The way I move my head, the way I dominate, that’s the difference. How does Holloway improve? “Punches, maybe, but that doesn’t improve his wrestling or his ground fighting,” Topuria added, calling Holloway a “jerk.” “Why don’t you talk about what needs to be talked about? About the struggle. Because he doesn’t see any guilt in me. He knows that I am much better than him. He’s going to do something like Conor. He sees that I am much better than him. “Let him appear on Saturday and I will shut his mouth,” the Spaniard continued.

Regarding one of the controversial issues these days, the fact that Topuria invites Holloway to trade punches in the center of the Octagon within the first 10 seconds, the featherweight champion wondered: “Is he broken yet?” “If he gets up, he’ll get knocked out. If I was a different type of fighter, Yair Rodriguez or Brian Ortega, he would want to hold out for the first 10 seconds. The only thing that makes it relevant is BMF who doesn’t even use it. I’m the one who puts everything at risk, the belt in the middle. The one who takes risks is me. “Why don’t you want to do this?” – he began.

Finally, regarding Volkanovski’s claims to fight for the belt in February in Australia, Topuria denies that this will happen. “I have always respected Volkanovski. Before and after the fight. He is a great fighter who has achieved a lot in the sport. I learned a lot from him. He called me a fan. Of course, I followed his career, but now a new generation is coming. If the thought of me going to Australia makes you happy, that’s fine. But that will never happen. If he wants to fight for the title, it will be in Madrid. Before my people, not yours. This means a lot to me. I’m used to fighting on enemy territory. For the first time I feel not at home, but in my own territory. There are many Georgians and Spaniards there, there are my people,” concluded Topuria.