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Topuria recently became the first combat sports athlete to sign with the Swiss luxury watch brand Richard Mille . O’Malley admits that he was jealous when his coach, Tim Welch, shared the news with him. However, O’Malley acknowledges that Topuria has earned the partnership. O’Malley notes that “El Matador” has knocked out three legends in a row in Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira, and is now scheduled to headline the UFC’s iconic White House card against Justin Gaethje.
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Well Deserved
“I haven’t felt the jealousy emotion in a long time,” O’Malley said on YouTube. “And I felt it when Tim sent me this screenshot – Ilia signed with Richard Mille. That is sick. But I’m also like, [Ilia] knocked out three legends, knocked out three Hall of Famers in a row, he’s headlining the White House. Well deserved, 100%. He deserves it. I have two Richards, though. He probably has one too.”
Topuria now belongs to an elite list of Richard Mille’s “Friends and Partners” that includes icons from every sphere, like Yohan Blake, Sebastian Loeb, Sam Kerr, Rafael Nadal, Pharrell Williams, Lando Norris, Didier Drogba and others.
The UFC lightweight champion said of his partnership with Richard Mille: “I feel a lot of pride, because it’s huge—not only for me, but for the entire fighting world.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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