Aleksandre Topuria froze his career to lead brother, Ilia

Aleksandre Topuria's Relationship With Ilia Topuria: What to Know Before His UFC 312 Debut
Aleksandre Topuria, the older brother of UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria , is set to make his highly anticipated promotional debut at UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia, on February 9, 2025.
UFC 312: Aleksandre Topuria froze his career to lead brother, Ilia, to UFC gold and now chases his own glory
Aleksandre makes his UFC debut against a teammate of former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, whom Ilia beat for the title
Video: Ilia Topuria, Alexander Volkanovski have friendly backstage encounter at UFC 312
The pair, who are rumored for a potential second encounter this year after Topuria took the belt off Volkanovski by second-round knockout at UFC 298 in February 2024, were plenty cordial when they crossed paths backstage at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins.
Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski come face-to-face at UFC 312 weigh-ins ahead of rumored rematch
Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and former 145lb king Alexander Volkanovski came face-to-face on the UFC stage earlier this morning.
Ex-UFC fighter clarifies following "DEI hire" comments he made about Ilia Topuria's brother Aleksandre Topuria, prior to UFC 312 win
Aleksandre Topuria, the elder brother of UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, made a notable debut at UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia.
How UFC 312's Aleksandre Topuria put his career on hold to help brother Ilia
Aleksandre Topuria wanted to focus on helping his brother, Ilia Topuria, become champion before pursuing his own UFC career. Aleksandre, UFC featherweight champion Ilia's older brother, hasn't competed since a first-round TKO win in May 2023.
Aleksandre Topuria feels ‘no pressure’ with Ilia Topuria vs. Alexander Volkanovski corner battle at UFC 312
Aleksandre Topuria, the brother of UFC champ Ilia Topuria, reacts to Alexander Volkanovski cornering against him this Saturday at UFC 312.
Michael Bisping won't rule out Ilia Topuria's chances vs. Islam Makhachev: 'He's knocking out everybody'
UFC featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) wants to move up to challenge lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA ...
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Ilia Topuria lands another win over Alexander Volkanovski as brother beats rival’s teammate at UFC 312 amid rematch talks
Ilia Topuria has beat Alexander Volkanovksi again ahead of their potential UFC rematch. ‘El Matador’ became the featherweight ...
Ilia Topuria eyes UFC superfight with No. 1 pound-for-pound Islam Makhachev
UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria wants the biggest fights possible, even if that means fighting champions outside of ...
Islam Makhachev or Alexander Volkanovski? UFC champ Ilia Topuria details next fight options
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria sees two viable options for his next fight. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) ...
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At UFC 298, Ilia Topuria dethroned the long-reigning Alexander Volkanovski via a KO in the second round to become the new champion. He made his first title defense against Max Holloway at ...