Ilia Topuria is open to Welterweight. Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford to have KO bonus. Telegram founder to donate entire $14B+ fortune.
Ilia Topuria to chase UFC Welterweight gold too? Will Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford end in a finish? Michelle Obama speaks on motherhood. And more!
Mixed Martial Arts
Ilia Topuria says if he wins the UFC Lightweight title at UFC 317 on June 28, 2025 and Islam Makhachev wins the UFC Welterweight title against champion Jack Della Maddalena, that he [Topuria] will move up to Welterweight.
“If Islam wins the 170lb title, I will push to move up."
Charles Oliveira says that Ilia Topuria isn’t treating him with respect.
“He has definitely not treated me with the same respect. I don’t know why. He’s been saying a lot, but the fact of the matter is we’re going to find out on June 28. Everyone knows who the real champion is.”
Ilia Topuria gives his prediction for UFC 317 against Charles Oliveira.
“I know for sure I’m going to knock him out in the first round or submit him in the first round.”
Daniel Cormier believes it’s time to strip Undisputed UFC Heavyweight champion Jon Jones of the title.
“It’s time to strip him. It’s time to take the belt. It’s time to move on.”
Khalil Rountree Jr. and Jamahal Hill tip the scales at 206lbs a piece for UFC Baku on June 21, 2025.
Final face-off between Khalil Rountree Jr. and Jamahal Hill at UFC Baku.
Boxing
Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford face-off ahead of their undisputed super middleweight title fight on September 12, 2025 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV.
“You’re nothing different. Nothing different.” -Canelo Alvarez
Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford will have a record-breaking $188,000 Ring Magazine belt on the line for their fight, streaming live on Netflix. The fight will also have a KO bonus on the line though the amount isn’t disclosed.
Culture
The founder of Telegram, the messaging app, reveals he will leave his estimated $14B fortune to all 106 of his children – 100 of which he fathered via being a sperm donor.
“They are all my children and will all have the same rights! I don’t want them to tear each other apart after my death.”
Michelle Obama, wife of 44th U.S. President Barack Obama, says she’s glad she never had a son. The Obama’s have two daughters – Sasha and Malia Obama. Michelle was asked why she didn’t have a third child.
“I’m so glad I didn’t have a boy. Because he would’ve been a Barack Obama. I’ve loved every phase of parenting: I loved them when they were little babies, I loved them when they were walking and starting to talk, the teenage years were interesting in the White House. But I’ve loved every time with them – and watching them become their own people and make their own choices, and figure stuff out, and call me after they figure stuff out.”
