Ilia Topuria is convinced Dana White will eventually allow him to have a boxing match.
Last night, Terence Crawford dominated Canelo Alvarez to win the undisputed super middleweight world titles via unanimous decision.
Of course, the reigning UFC lightweight champion would’ve taken a keen interest in what ‘Bud’ achieved. After all, Topuria and Crawford have been embroiled in an intense back-and-forth.
And the Spanish-Georgian is convinced his own experience inside the ring isn’t too far away.
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Ilia Topuria says Dana White won’t tell him not to box
Ilia Topuria is convinced Dana White will allow him to box.
He refuses to believe that the UFC President will stand in the way of him achieving his goals.
At a press conference, he said: “It’s something I want to do, and I don’t think [Dana] will tell me he doesn’t want to help me achieve my dream.
“I’ll have his support, I have no doubt about that. It’ll take some convincing, but I’m sure it’ll work out.”
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Ultimately, Topuria would love to fight Crawford.
And while the mixed martial artist would be at a huge disadvantage technically, he undeniably has ferocious power in his hands.
However, the American just went toe-to-toe with a boxer renowned for his ferocious punches and emerged from the bout completely unscathed.
Interestingly, Crawford revealed how hard Canelo hits.