Ilia Topuria has high standards. The 23-year-old featherweight prospect impressed many with his UFC start in 2020 when he picked up a couple wins in short succession. Topuria (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) made his UFC debut on short notice and handed fellow prospect Youssef Zalal his first UFC defeat in October. “El Matador” wasted no time and clocked in another fight in 2020 and put away veteran Damon Jackson with a first-round knockout at UFC on ESPN 19. With only three months to work with in 2020, Topuria made a big splash in the UFC and set himself as one of the hottest prospects in the promotion
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