Home Football A HERO’S WELCOME! Jude Bellingham, Sergio Ramos, and Thibault Courtois strike a pose with the UFC belt, while Ilia Topuria mingles with Real Madrid stars and Sergio Busquets at Santiago Bernabeu.

A HERO’S WELCOME! Jude Bellingham, Sergio Ramos, and Thibault Courtois strike a pose with the UFC belt, while Ilia Topuria mingles with Real Madrid stars and Sergio Busquets at Santiago Bernabeu.

Football — 02/27/2024

Jude Bellingham, a Real Madrid player, has been posing with Ilia Topuria’s UFC belt, which may be regarded as the Ultimate Football Champion.

Consequently, what happened?

On Sunday, during Los Blancos’ match against Sevilla at Santiago Bernabeu, featherweight champion Toupuria was the special guest of honour. The Alicante-based fighter, who was born in Georgia, stunned everyone by defeating Alexander Volkanovski via knockout at UFC 298 to increase his undefeated record to 15-0.

THE BIGGER PICTURE
More than 81,000 people gathered to welcome Topuria to the Bernabeu stage prior of a La Liga match against Sevilla, as UFC CEO Dana White hinted that the fighter could defend his title there. While in the Spanish city, Topuria mixed with the celebs, posing for pictures with former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos among them.

Sergio Ramos Ilia Topuria

DID YOU KNOW?

Bellingham, an England international who is presently out due to injury, joined teammates Thibaut Courtois, David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Dani Ceballos, Eduardo Camavinga, and Eder Militao in getting in on the fun. Another person who met with Topuria was actual president Florentino Perez.

Jude Bellingham Ilia Topuria

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Carvajalo, Camavinga y Joselu, con Topuria

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Courtois, posando con Topuria antes del partido

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David Alaba, con Topuria

WHAT NEXT?
Real Madrid defeated Sevilla 1-0 thanks to a late goal from Luka Modric. Although they did not put on a spectacular show for their special guest, they did demonstrate their own tenacity as they now lead La Liga by eight points over their archrivals Barcelona.