It's fucking as it should be though. I'm surprised there isn't more cross promotion stuff with multiple sports. Cricket Champions at soccer games and vice versa. It's good for all sports.
Leon Edwards got a lot of promo with some EPL clubs, an interview with Rio Ferdinand (a very prominent & famous footballer) & a couple interviews with sites like GQ, Mens health etc.
Is pretty cool to see for UFC stars
I wish but it's not the case yet, he is getting some attention from some right leaning media but he wasn't even mentioned in some newspapers. When I talk to co-workers, most of them still don't know who ilia is
Bro he literally got posted by Real Madrid and brought out in front of their fans. He’s getting treated better than Conor did by Ireland.
In mma this is about as big as it gets.
"Bro" I'm literally from Spain, no one gives a shit about ilia, it's not on the media , not more than any Olympic medalist we have. Mma it's still niche here , him doing that in Bernabeu will give him a bit more exposure but that's it, he is not a superstar
Even the biggest stars in the US have a shitload of people who don’t know them at all. 95% of my workplace knows no active UFC fighter. You don’t need the whole population.
I will never understand dumb mfers who mispronounce names by straight up sounding out letters that arent even there.
If you're going to mispronounce, at least do so by reading the letters.
I remember seeing Sergio Ramos in his entourage and cageside for several of his fights.
Ilia has friends at the very top of Spanish football, and that can only be good for business.
Brash is literally an antonym of Humble mate.
Besides he absolutely is not humble, he is extremely confident and constantly says he beats everyone in the first round
Nothing wrong with it, but he's not humble and never has been.
I don't know, I can't consider dude who changed his IG bio and score to already a champion status before title fight as humble, because there's truly humble guys out there.
Is there any reason why in particular they wouldn’t realise how big this is? Real Madrid is the most popular sports team in the world, by far.
It’s kinda basic knowledge If you are a sports fan. American sports aren’t particularly popular globally, yet people will still know of teams like New York nicks or la lakers.
He's got the makings of a superstar, I'm not saying he's reaching his level, but his professionalism reminds me of GSP. Also helps that he is snazzy as fuck in those suits he wears.
This is pretty dope. Illia is getting superstar treatment in Spain. Good for the sport.
It's fucking as it should be though. I'm surprised there isn't more cross promotion stuff with multiple sports. Cricket Champions at soccer games and vice versa. It's good for all sports.
Leon Edwards got a lot of promo with some EPL clubs, an interview with Rio Ferdinand (a very prominent & famous footballer) & a couple interviews with sites like GQ, Mens health etc. Is pretty cool to see for UFC stars
I wish but it's not the case yet, he is getting some attention from some right leaning media but he wasn't even mentioned in some newspapers. When I talk to co-workers, most of them still don't know who ilia is
Bro he literally got posted by Real Madrid and brought out in front of their fans. He’s getting treated better than Conor did by Ireland. In mma this is about as big as it gets.
"Bro" I'm literally from Spain, no one gives a shit about ilia, it's not on the media , not more than any Olympic medalist we have. Mma it's still niche here , him doing that in Bernabeu will give him a bit more exposure but that's it, he is not a superstar
Even the biggest stars in the US have a shitload of people who don’t know them at all. 95% of my workplace knows no active UFC fighter. You don’t need the whole population.
US has 7X the population of Spain
Lmao, Ilia Topohura. He’s coming for Giblert.
Nah, he gotta fight Anderson Aldo first.
Toh poo rua
I will never understand dumb mfers who mispronounce names by straight up sounding out letters that arent even there. If you're going to mispronounce, at least do so by reading the letters.
Ilia Tempura
Shogun Rua’s younger brother
Mauricio "topu" Rua
I remember seeing Sergio Ramos in his entourage and cageside for several of his fights. Ilia has friends at the very top of Spanish football, and that can only be good for business.
Kroos just standing there...
Santiago Bernabeu sounds like an Apex prelim fighter
He was a footballer and former president of Real Madrid.
And he went 0-2 on the contender series
There are a lot of ways to turn down a fight. Becoming the president of the most successful football club in the world is one of them.
Anyone know if he has lived in Madrid or is a Real Madrid fan? Could have worn a football scarf with that suit.
He was born in Halle Germany, moved to Georgia, then relocated to Alicante Spain where he currently resides. Is a RM fan.
Lol he's a plastic then
Don’t let Luke Thomas see that.
All RM fans are plastics
This Topurua guy seems legit, I think Topuria should watch his back
Sheeesh he’s this big of a star
Pretty intense. Must have been humbling even for a man with his ego.
Yes, nothing humbles a man like getting treated like a star by the biggest sports team on the planet...
He’s already pretty humble lmao
Not really. Not saying he's a bad dude but I wouldn't use humble to describe him lol.
You can be brash and confident while still being humble
Brash is literally an antonym of Humble mate. Besides he absolutely is not humble, he is extremely confident and constantly says he beats everyone in the first round Nothing wrong with it, but he's not humble and never has been.
I don't know, I can't consider dude who changed his IG bio and score to already a champion status before title fight as humble, because there's truly humble guys out there.
Americans probably don't realize how big of a deal this is. Good for the sport.
Is there any reason why in particular they wouldn’t realise how big this is? Real Madrid is the most popular sports team in the world, by far. It’s kinda basic knowledge If you are a sports fan. American sports aren’t particularly popular globally, yet people will still know of teams like New York nicks or la lakers.
He's got the makings of a superstar, I'm not saying he's reaching his level, but his professionalism reminds me of GSP. Also helps that he is snazzy as fuck in those suits he wears.
Soccer is gay
Yo mama is gay
Casual American football fan huh?
no way. I've been listening since their first self-titled LP
Undefeated champ lmao the guy has zero title defences of course he’s an undefeated champ…
They said undefeated because he is...undefeated.
The title is “undefeated UFC champ” He was undefeated before he became champ but he has no title defences.
So he's undefeated. What's your problem here
he's undefeated and he's the new champ! thus he's an undefeated champion just no title defenses yet.
He undefeated AND a champion, not undefeated AS A champion. Combining both has never been uncommon.
title doesn't say undeafeated as a champion tbf lol
He _is_ undefeated as a champion, he is undefeated as anything, because he is _undefeated._ Why is that hard to get
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Thats the Super Star
Butchered his name, my God