Ilia Topuria met the Argentine star Lionel Messi during a trip to Miami in which she was able to attend Inter's last game, as shown in some photographs that she shared on her social networks. El Matador is in the United States to continue negotiating his first title defense with the UFC and to also watch the special evening UFC 300.
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He recently returned to training, but Ilia Topuria 's next clear objective is to first close who will be his next rival and when and where the fight will take place. To do this, the Hispanic-Georgian has taken a few days off from the gym and traveled to Miami. There he will hold some meetings to discuss the aforementioned points and continue working to make the arrival of the UFC in Spain possible. On his trip Topuria has also had time for leisure and has met Messi.
The Argentine star received the UFC featherweight champion in the duel between Inter Miami and the Colorado Rapids. The match ended in a 2-2 tie and Leo stood out, scoring 1-1 12 minutes after taking the field. It was his return after several games without playing due to injury. Topuria posed delighted with Messi and left the following message on social networks: "With one of the greatest legends in the history of sport... An example for me... And a model for everyone." He was also with the other ex-culés Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suárez, as he shared in his Instagram 'stories'.
Ilia will attend UFC 300 this weekend, one of the most special events of the year for Dana White's company. There he will be attentive to several fights of his weight that interest him and he will be able to continue talking with the main officials of the most prestigious octagon in the world.