The boos were so loud during the open-to-the-public UFC 317 news conference Thursday evening at T-Mobile Arena that Ilia Topuria, who’s fluent in English, had to get clarification on questions directed toward him from his Spanish translator.
Other than that minor delay, the 28-year-old fighting out of Alicante, Spain, didn’t come across as the least bit bothered by the hostility he garnered going into his lightweight championship fight against fan favorite Charles Oliveira.