Topuria opens her heart, shares her reflections on 2025, and projects her expectations for 2026 in the UFC.

Ilia Topuria poses with two UFC belts after victory against Charles of the Bronx. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Ilia Topuria He is ready to further solidify his name in UFC history. The current lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg), the Spanish-Georgian is experiencing a brief... remoteness He stepped away from the octagon to focus on his personal life, but remains in the spotlight. On social media, the fighter reflected on 2025, the year he won his second UFC belt, and indicated that the break is part of a process of personal and professional growth.

In an Instagram post assessing the season, Topuria highlighted that the period was marked by great victories, but also by unexpected changes outside the cage. According to the champion, these twists and turns brought important lessons, reinforced the value of time with family, and helped him face his career without regrets, even after a year of significant achievements.

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“This year has been a journey of great victories and also unexpected twists. Sometimes life takes us off the script we imagine, but it is precisely in these twists that the most valuable lessons and true surprises appear. I learned to value every second with my family and not to regret anything, because the best is yet to come. And although I have achieved a lot this year, I know that I have not yet reached my best moment,” wrote Topuria.

Finally, the lightweight made it clear that he doesn't consider himself at his peak and guaranteed he is more focused than ever on the future. Confident, Topuria projected 2026 as an even more dominant season and stated that the most important chapters of his UFC career are yet to be written.

“I’m more focused than ever. In 2026 I will continue to do even bigger things. The best is yet to come,” concluded the UFC lightweight champion.