Aleksandre Topuria made a notable UFC debut at UFC 312 in Sydney, achieving a unanimous decision victory over Colby Thicknesse. Welcoming the bout after a long hiatus, Topuria credited Thicknesse for giving him the valuable experience of a full three-round fight. Guided by tips from his brother, UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, Aleksandre emphasized maintaining calm while fighting. Despite the pre-fight hype surrounding him due to his family's reputation, he expressed a desire to focus on his passion for fighting and personal aspirations rather than publicity.
Emotionally, I feel very good. I feel grateful, I feel blessed. I am thankful because this guy gave me something which I had never had, which is three rounds.
When the fight began, when I caught him with the shot, my brother told me to stay relaxed. Be calm. In that moment, I was thinking, I have two options: to keep pressing and get crazy, or be calm.
I said, let's go a little by little. Let's go in the deep ocean. Like you saw, it was the deep ocean, but my ocean, in the third round.
I'm a normal guy, I'm a chill guy who keeps fighting for his dream, for his family, for his own.
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