UFC fighter targets Tebas from La Liga in Clasico schedule

The upcoming El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona promises to be a monumental event. Los Blancos’ Santiago Bernabeu will host one of the biggest games in La Liga. However, for one notable Real Madrid supporter, UFC fighter Ilia Topuria, the excitement has come with frustration. He will also fight the highly anticipated Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight belt that evening. This created a scheduling conflict that caused both humor and frustration for the fighter.

Ilia Topuria, one of the rising stars in mixed martial arts, faces Max Holloway in Abu Dhabi in a fight UFC fans have been eagerly awaiting. However, the timing of the fight coincides with the legendary El Clasico. It starts on Saturday at 9:00 p.m. Spanish time, just before Topuria’s fight at 10:30 p.m. Topuria, a loyal Madrid fan, will be in the Octagon as the team he loves takes on their fiercest rivals, Barcelona.

During a press conference ahead of his UFC match, Topuria vented his frustration over the unfortunate timing.

“Let’s see if I made a mistake – instead of taking out Holloway, I have to take out the person in charge of the match at the same time and on the same day as my fight,” he joked. When a reporter pointed out that La Liga president Javier Tebas was in charge of planning the Clasico, Topuria laughed and quipped: “Then we’ll go for Javier Tebas, he’s next.”

How did Javier Tebas react?

Topuria’s playful “threat” did not go unnoticed by Tebas, especially because the 62-year-old is no stranger to controversy. However, he decided to approach the situation calmly. Reacting on social media, Tebas wrote on .”