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Ilia Topuria Shares Brutally Honest Mindset on Donald Trump Before UFC Freedom 250

MMA Knockout On SI·Zain Bando·28 days ago
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UFC Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria has made something abundantly clear: separating politics from MMA is a key reason he's at peace with headlining UFC Freedom 250 against interim champion Justin Gaethje on Sunday, June 14. Topuria sat down with N+ Univision to preview the fight, addressing criticism that he may be a supporter of President Donald Trump. Topuria reassured the MMA community that this isn't the case. "At the end of the day, for me sports have no flags," Topuria said of sports' integration into politics. "The athlete is the athlete. I compete and work for a company. The company told me I have to be at the White House, so I’m going to go do my job." Topuria, thus far, has done his job. Topuria, barring injury, will show up to the White House as his contract states. Topuria said he wants the focus to remain on his fight with Gaethje, period.…

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