Ilia Topuria has the longest streak in UFC history: three knockouts against three former champions and legends.

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is celebrating in our country. Ilia Topuria, the biggest star in Spain, but also in the world, as he is the face of the UFC (the largest organization in the sport), has managed to break down the barriers of the national combat sports niche. And what he's achieving has never been done before. El Matador (as he is nicknamed) won his second UFC world title last Sunday, after knocking out Charles Oliveira in the first round .

With this victory, the Spanish-Georgian has earned a seat at the table where the greatest legends of the sport dine. Only nine athletes before him had won two titles in two different weight classes. But there's more. He has become the first in history to achieve this feat while maintaining a clean sheet throughout his professional mixed martial arts career.

Recently, the pound-for-pound rankings were updated, which determine who is the best fighter in the world regardless of the weight class in which they compete. And Topuria, to no one's surprise, is number one , ahead of Dagestani Islam Makhachev and Georgian Merab Dvalishvili. However, there is one thing that sets El Matador apart: the way he is managing to finish off his rivals.

Thus, Topuria has the best three-fight winning streak in UFC history. His last three victories are very difficult to surpass, as he has finished three legends of those divisions and three former champions: Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway, and Charles Oliveira . First it was 'Volk', in February 2024, who was knocked out in the second round, having never lost at featherweight. Then came Holloway, who had never been knocked out. And Topuria knocked him out in the third round. And finally, Oliveira, who had also never been knocked out, and thus the Spanish-Georgian brought him down.

Some experts are already daring to speak of a fighter "unprecedented in dominating the biggest fights." Topuria has everything he needs to become the best in history, but first, he'll have to actively defend his UFC lightweight title. If everything goes as planned, the American company could end up giving him a historic opportunity: trying to win the title in three different divisions. Nothing is impossible for Topuria.