Ilia Topuria Reflects on Defeat

I've been in, in, in the worst situation a fighter can be in.

I've seen the worst day of my profession.

What could be worse than that? Dying. Was there anything strange about it?

That's a question I've been facing for the last five or six months.

But what's clear is this: you either win or you lose.

And I lost. I wake up in the morning and look in the mirror, and it's like: No, no, no. No, no, this isn't me.

Who is Ilia Topuria after losing his undefeated record?

I've achieved everything, and after this fight, what else is there?

Maybe I might, might, might retire. They say a champion is forged not only when he wins, but when he falls and gets back up.

What version of Ilia Topuria will we see in his next fight?

One you've never seen before. We're considering a return starting in April.

I've always been aware that — th— in this life it's not always a bed of, of, of roses, even though I've never had it.

We love him so much. He's our man. That's me.

Paddy, Paddy, Paddy.

I eat him like the sausage he is.