Ilia Topuria sets sights on UFC history next year in Spain

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If all goes to plan for UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, the near future will include a bout against Conor McGregor in Madrid, Spain, in front of 80,000 fans and a record-breaking pay-per-view audience.

There remains work to be done for Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), who was born in Germany of Georgian descent and who became a citizen of Spain in 2014.

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