How good is Ilia Topuria , really? That’s the question fans have been asking since ‘El Matador’ rose to the pinnacle of this sport. At first, he defeated two legends— Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway —back-to-back in the featherweight division. Then the Georgian-Spaniard worked the same magic in the lightweight division, by brutally knocking out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 and claiming the lightweight belt. All while maintaining an undefeated record. And now, his stats are getting even wilder after this weekend’s UFC Rio.

At the Farmasi Arena, ‘Do Bronxs’, now also known as ‘Predador’, proved he’s far from “washed” by dominantly submitting Mateusz Gamrot in front of his home crowd. Surprisingly, he’s not the only one to bounce back after a loss to Ilia Topuria. In fa

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