Spanish UFC fighter of Georgian origin Ilia Topuria put a profile picture with the UFC championship belt on his Instagram page and attributed the victory over Alex Volkanovski to himself in advance in the profile description.
Recall, this fight will take place on February 17 at the UFC 298 tournament in Anaheim (USA).
Topuria last went into the octagon against Josh Emmett in June this year at the UFC on ABC 5. This fight lasted the whole distance and ended in favor of Ilia by unanimous decision. He has 14 wins and no losses on his record.
Volkanovski's last fight was against Islam Makhachev in October of this year at UFC 294. In this confrontation, Alexander was defeated by technical knockout in the first round. He has 26 wins and three losses on his record.