The Spanish Ilia ‘El Matador’ Topuria has been proclaimed world champion of the lightweight weight of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) or mixed martial arts, when beating with a spectacular knockout in the first round to the Brazilian Charles ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira.
After the battle made in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Topuria, 28 years old and of Georgian origin, it remains undefeated in 17 fights, seven per knockout and two per submission; Oliveira, 35, was left with 36 wins, 11 for knockout, 21 per submission, four by decision and 11 losses.
The Light Champion Belt of the UFC is the second for ‘The Matador’ Topuria, who last year also obtained the pen belt after dominating rivals like the Australian Alexander Volkanovski and the American Max Holloway. You can now boast of being the first undefeated UFC champion in two divisions.
An important booty
A victory that also brings an important economic prize.
In the defense of the belt against Max Holloway Topuria He already won after his victory against about 2.44 million dollars, according to data from ‘Sporty Salaries’: 750,000 for accepting the fight, 100,000 for winning it and another 50,000 for the bonus to the performance of the night. In addition to the 42,000, his champion status allowed him to pocket 1.5 million dollars additional for PPV points.
The UFC does not officially publish the money that the fighters earn for each fight, especially when it comes to fights that arouse both interest and the one that will star in Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira in UFC 317. But according to the specialized media, after crowning before Oliveira the matador is embolled 4 million dollars, If they join The fixed bag, performance bonds and participation in the distribution of payments for payment events per vision (PPV). Some estimates also advance that this fight can end up reporting Final income of between 5 and 10 million euros.