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Ilia Topuria is busy making headlines after becoming the new featherweight champion of the UFC. The 27-year-old recently returned to Spain and received a grand welcome from the fans at the airport. “El Matador” received Aston Martin as a gift for his performance at the UFC 298. AstonMartinMadrid recently took to their Instagram to share a video of Topuria receiving the gift.

The Spaniard ended the winning run of Alexander Volkanovski after knocking him out in the second round to become the new champion. Online fans shared their views on Topuria getting an Aston Martin as a gift. Let us find out what the fans had to say.

New Featherweight Champion receives mixed reactions from fans after latest reward

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Ilia Topuria is undoubtedly one of the fearsome strikers in the division and has insane knockout power. He currently holds a perfect record of 15-0 in his professional career. The Spaniard recently returned home and received a grand welcome from the fans at the airport. The hard-hitting champion enjoyed the attention and even took pictures with his fans. He also took time out to sign autographs before moving out. Now “El Matador” has received yet another reward for his outstanding performance, and this time it’s an Aston Martin. The online fans looked absolutely delighted with the gesture and shared their opinions. Let us take a look at some comments below.

One fan looked annoyed with Topuria receiving the cap and commented:

“They should give him the aston, not the cap.”

Another user seemed a bit confused by the caption and commented:

 “Ilia buy the car or fernando alonzo give him the car? I’m confused with the caption”

One user seemed very interested in knowing which car the champ finally took:

“Which car did the champ take?”

Another user commented:

“What little vision not to have put the dealership in Antony Martin!”

One user managed to spot the fear in the video and commented:

“HAHAHA how they put that hand down”

Some other comments included:

“Champ”

 “Topuria!”

While the champ is back in his hometown, he is already focused on his next fight. The 27-year-old has no intentions of slowing down and wants to face three more fighters. He recently revealed his future plans and his possible next opponents inside the Octagon. But whom does the new featherweight champion want to take on next?

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Ilia Topuria picks his next three opponents for a fight in the future

UFC 298 witnessed Ilia Topuria putting on a show for his fans as he knocked out the greatest featherweight of all time. While many doubted his ability, Topuria seemed really confident of winning the belt. During his pre-fight press conference at UFC 298, Topuria revealed that he wants to face Conor McGregor at the Santiago Bernabeu. After his dominating performance at UFC 298, UFC CEO Dana White echoed his feelings at the post-fight press conference. He said: “Yeah, we are definitely going to Spain. Who he is going to face, we don’t know yet.”

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While White may not know about it yet, Topuria revealed his potential opponents in a recent post. Championship Rounds on X (previously Twitter) posted a recent update about his next fights and quoted Topuria: “Ilia Topuria says that he will push as much as possible so that his next fight is in Spain and talks about three options as his next rival: Sean O’Malley, Max Holloway, and Conor McGregor.” “El Matador” seems to be a man on a mission, and his next three picks will be an exciting prospect. As the world waits eagerly to watch him in action again, it will be interesting to see whom he fights next. Who will the featherweight champion face next in his career? Let us know in the comments below.

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