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Who coaches Ilia Topuria? Who will be in his corner against Josh Emmett?
The Spanish-Georgian fighter will have the chance to impress the MMA community once again when he faces Josh Emmett. But who will coach him?
Ilia Topuria will try to keep writing his success story in the UFC with a win against Josh Emmet and take a step forward toward the featherweight title.
The 26-year-old rising star made a big statement in his latest bout, where he dominated the tough and till then undefeated Bryce Mitchell, defeating him via an arm-triangle choke in the second round.
El Matador, a nickname that makes justice to his fighting style after defeating nine of his 13 opponents in the first round, believes that his boxing is even better than Emmet’s and that he can implement his ground game as a plan B.
Before taking on Mitchell, Topuria was the No. 14 in the featherweight division, but he’s currently sitting ninth in the division and hopes that an impressive win could take him to a title shot.
Who will be on Topuria’s corner?
Topuria knows this is the most important fight in his career, as a win would prove the hype is real, and UFC President Dana White could offer him the chance of fighting for the title soon or even next if he brilliantly dominates his rival.
His team and himself have been preparing for this fight consciously, as it’s a matchup they have been looking for for a long while.
The Argentinian brothers Jorge and Agustín Climent will be Ilia’s coaches in the corner for the Josh Emmet fight. They are the Climent Club gym’s owners, a place where they have been teaching BJJ, grappling, and other martial arts alongside other professionals in Alicante, where Ilia has been training since he moved to Spain. Javi Climent, not related to the Climent brothers, is Ilia’s boxing coach.
Ilia’s brother Aleksandre Topuria is also expected to be in his corner. With a 5-1 record, the elder of the Topuria brothers is looking to get signed by the UFC too.
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