Media Ilia Topuria received by the President of Spain

[Busgosu]

Just made the news now.
Apparently the president has promised to expedite the procedures to finally grant his nationality (which has been declined 2 times so far). After this he will only be legally Spanish and allowed to compete on international competitions under the Spanish flag since unlike reported by some Spanish outlets, there is no dual citizenship agreement between Spain and Georgia, so he will be following the steps of Nico Shera, a Georgian native who has been competing in Judo at elite level since he was 14.
https://www.marca.com/combates-ufc/2024/02/27/65ddc10122601d3d518b4590.html

Here with the President of Madrid and the Major of Madrid (Commonly known as DICKFACE)

 

[Bojka]

Is Spain going so out of their way to embrace him because he's an immigrant or rather because he looks Spanish and has a Spanish sounding last name?

 

[Pepy]

President looks like he has some potential to be a Sherdoger

 

[Busgosu]

Is Spain going so out of their way to embrace him because he's an immigrant or rather because he looks Spanish and has a Spanish sounding last name?

The press put pressure on the president to receive him and also to solve his citizenship status. I've been married to an eastern european woman and I know the procedures. It's not that easy, specially if you have some kind of previous record or something. I don't know the exact case with Ilia, but he had applied twice and both times was denied.

 

[Busgosu]

President looks like he has some potential to be a Sherdoger

I've seen him in person up close, guy is quite big. Used to play basketball. I'd say 6`4 and 210 pounds or so

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

Just made the news now.
Apparently the president has promised to expedite the procedures to finally grant his nationality (which has been declined 2 times so far). After this he will only be legally Spanish and allowed to compete on international competitions under the Spanish flag since unlike reported by some Spanish outlets, there is no dual citizenship agreement between Spain and Georgia, so he will be following the steps of Nico Shera, a Georgian native who has been competing in Judo at elite level since he was 14.
https://www.marca.com/combates-ufc/2024/02/27/65ddc10122601d3d518b4590.html

Here with the President of Madrid and the Major of Madrid (Commonly known as DICKFACE)

LOL at the midget Bill Gates

 

[Busgosu]

LOL at the midget Bill Gates

yep, that's Almeida, "CARAPOLLA"

 

[El Casualito]

Is Spain going so out of their way to embrace him because he's an immigrant or rather because he looks Spanish and has a Spanish sounding last name?

His name/lastname is not Spanish sounding at all. They are getting behind him because he fights out of Spain and represents Spain. They will most likely do whatever it takes to give him nationality now that hes a big star. Spain loves to have star athletes in any sport so once a non mainstream sport gets a Spanish athlete the media goes all over them and the sport starts to get viewers. There are countless examples of this.

 

[eddi]

This is crazy he's not even spanish he moved there at like 15 lol.
spain is desperate af though wtf kind of reaction is this to have a dude get a ufc belt in a small division is this the first time ever or something ?

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Just made the news now.
Apparently the president has promised to expedite the procedures to finally grant his nationality (which has been declined 2 times so far). After this he will only be legally Spanish and allowed to compete on international competitions under the Spanish flag since unlike reported by some Spanish outlets, there is no dual citizenship agreement between Spain and Georgia, so he will be following the steps of Nico Shera, a Georgian native who has been competing in Judo at elite level since he was 14.
https://www.marca.com/combates-ufc/2024/02/27/65ddc10122601d3d518b4590.html

Here with the President of Madrid and the Major of Madrid (Commonly known as DICKFACE)

Damn, Ilia was doing fine on the fashion side and ruined it all with this appalling grey double breasted rag. WTF.

 

[Busgosu]

This is crazy he's not even spanish he moved there at like 15 lol.
spain is desperate af though wtf kind of reaction is this to have a dude get a ufc belt in a small division is this the first time ever or something ?

you either can't read, are retarded or both

 

[svmr_db]

President of Spain if Topuria had lost vs Volkanovski:

 

[Bojka]

His name/lastname is not Spanish sounding at all. They are getting behind him because he fights out of Spain and represents Spain. They will most likely do whatever it takes to give him nationality now that hes a big star. Spain loves to have star athletes in any sport so once a non mainstream sport gets a Spanish athlete the media goes all over them and the sport starts to get viewers. There are countless examples of this.

His first name no. When I first saw him I only knew his last name and assumed he was Spanish. Topuria reminds me of a lot of Spanish names like Tapia, Garcia, Longoria, and other names ending with -ia or -ria. I guess Georgians use the same suffix, but it's distinctly latin sounding to me. Not like Chikadze or Dvalishvili.

 

[RockyLockridge]

I think theres something wrong with your quote it says he's with president but there is a female in the picture

 

[Busgosu]

I think theres something wrong with your quote it says he's with president but there is a female in the picture

No, the woman in the picture IS the president of the Community of Madrid

 

[Nathan LaMontagne]

Damn, Ilia was doing fine on the fashion side and ruined it all with this appalling grey double breasted rag. WTF.

Steve Harvey but half the height.

 

[brutaliggy]

Ilia was in a famous tv program in Spain and appeared at the beginning of the soccer match between Real Madrid and Sevilla in Bernabeu stadium.
He is becoming an idol in Spain and making spaniards get interested in MMA

 

[MrBlackheart]

And people say O’Malley is bigger? Topuria has done more in a week than Suga over half a year.

 

[Last Falconry]

is there a particular reason I am being vigilantly reminded of this man's every publicity stop, meal, and social activity

 

[rjmbrd]

is there a particular reason I am being vigilantly reminded of this man's every publicity stop, meal, and social activity

He's an undefeated world champion who just spectacularly knocked out one of the greatest featherweights of all time and a P4P fighter of this generation?

Its a pretty small sport, this will be big news for a month.