Sports and entertainment have a significant impact on people worldwide, and Instagram followers prove it. Cristiano Ronaldo sits at No. 1 with 668 million followers. In the UFC, that spot has long belonged to Conor McGregor. But among active fighters, Ilia Topuria leads with around 12.2 million followers. Now, fans are once again claiming that he’s buying them.

Topuria gained 700,000 followers overnight on Instagram, pushing him past Islam Makhachev’s 11.9 million to become the most followed active UFC fighter at 12.2 million. That kind of jump raised eyebrows immediately. One fan felt the UFC champ is buying followers, she said, “he is so insecure, buying followers just to be someone that you’re not.”

The fans even went further, sharing a screen recording that showed most of Topuria’s n

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