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UFC Champ Ilia Topuria to Step Away From Sport for Personal Reasons

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The UFC title picture at lightweight is once again a murky mess.

The 155-pound king Ilia Topuria announced on social media on Thursday that he would taking some time off. The unbeaten former featherweight has been trading barbs with various contenders online, but for now, he has more pressing matters on his hands. Per reports, Topuria and wife Giorgina Badell have split, and he is choosing to focus on family as he has two children, a son and a daughter.

I won’t be fighting in the first quarter of next year.