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Ilia Topuria: ‘I Don’t Feel Invincible – That’s Why I Work Like a Madman’

Ilia Topuria may look invincible, but he certainly doesn’t feel that way.

Each time ‘El Matador’ steps inside the Octagon, he looks like a real-life Superman. His win over Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 was no different.

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But Topuria’s success is not the result of Kryptonian cells or some other metahuman power like in comic books.

Instead, it comes from hard work and dedication because deep down, Topuria knows that if he’s not giving everything he has in the gym, he will eventually fall inside the cage.