Enzo Fernández uses one word to describe Ilia Topuria and Lionel Messi when they meet at the Inter Miami match
Enzo Fernandez was excited to see two worlds collide when UFC champion Ilia Topuria ran into soccer legend Lionel Messi.
He Chelsea The midfielder garnered over 6,000 likes as he responded to Topuria's post about the match with just one word that summed up the sports stars.
On Sunday, the UFC The featherweight champion was in Miami to see it. David BeckhamThe MLS team falls to a 2-2 draw against Colorado at Chase Stadium.
Topuria met Messi and took home his match shirt before jumping on Instagram to praise one of football's true icons.
“With one of the greatest legends in sports history… An example for me… And a role model for everyone,” he captioned a post that included three photos of him and the World Cup winner.
Messi's Argentina teammate Fernandez is clearly a fan of Topuria too, as he garnered huge comments by calling both men “idols” and adding a goat emoji.
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Topuria's career as a UFC champion is just beginning after his shocking knockout victory over veteran champion Alexander Volkanovski earlier this year.
Despite this, he is already an enormously popular man in Spain. 'El Matador' is originally from Georgia but moved to Alicante with his family 15 years ago.
Rafael Nadal, Andrés Iniesta, Iker Casillas and Carlos Alcaraz were some of the many stars of Spanish sport sending you good wishes before his victory over Volkanovkski in February.
After his big win at UFC 298, Dana White immediately suggested Topuria was able to defend his belt at the Santiago Bernabéu and eight days later he went out to a enthusiastic reception in the stadium with capacity for 81,044 people.
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He real Madrid The fan posed for photographs with Jude Bellingham, Thibaut Courtois, David Alaba and even met the club's president, Florentino Pérez.
Regardless of his ties to Real Madrid, Topuria has no problem praising Messi, who played for their biggest rivals. Barcelonafor most of his career.
If Topuria manages to defend his belt in Spain later this year, you can be sure that Messi will head a long list of footballers sitting front row to watch.
For now, it is unclear exactly who and when Topuria will fight next.
A fighter as dominant as Volkanovski would normally get an immediate rematch, but due to the nature of his loss, he may be told to get one win under his belt before facing the Spaniard again.
Top contenders Max Holloway, Calvin Kattar and Aljamain Sterling are in action at UFC 300 this weekend and a standout performance from one of them could be enough to secure a fight with Topuria.
