Media UFC champion Ilia Topuria takes honorary kickoff at Real Madrid's game vs. Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu

[TCE]

That's about as main stream of an honour you can receive.

UFC champion Ilia Topuria takes honorary kickoff at Real Madrid's game vs. Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu

UFC champion Ilia Topuria took the honorary kick-off in front of 85,000 fans at Real Madrid’s game at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

 

[jk7707]

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Media - Ilia makes an appearance with his belt in front of 85,000 people before Real Madrid plays

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[ticho123]

Pretty cool

 

[Luthien]

Spain is so desperate for MMA representation that a German Georgian is their guy

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Spain is so desperate for MMA representation that a German Georgian is their guy

 

[TheMaster]

Spain is so desperate for MMA representation that a German Georgian is their guy

I suppose he looks Spanish enough and is Orthodox

 

[Xoleth]

I suppose he looks Spanish enough and is Orthodox

And since Spanish people are mostly Orthodox... oh, wait!

 

[Busgosu]

Spain is so desperate for MMA representation that a German Georgian is their guy

MMA is less popular than handball in Spain. It's more a case of "everybody likes a winner". Press is to blame for calling him hispanogeorgiano just cause he carries the flag everywhere, which is not possible acc. to Spanish laws.
There are more Spanish fighters in the ufc btw and most Spaniards don't care about them. It works exactly like that in every country.

 

[AmericanMMA]

Hand sanitizer boy?

 

[Smegma-Head]

I‘ve seen several classicos (Real vs Barca). Shit‘s unreal and so intense. That‘s why football/futibol fans/crowds shit on mma crowds