{"id":60727,"date":"2025-08-21T14:13:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=60727"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:13:37","slug":"tyron-woodley-backs-ilia-topuria-ko-conor-benn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/tyron-woodley-backs-ilia-topuria-ko-conor-benn\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UFC Champion Backs Ilia Topuria To KNOCK OUT Conor Benn Inside Four Rounds In A Boxing Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley believes that Ilia Topuria would knock Conor Benn out inside a boxing ring, if the pair ever fought.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Woodley fought Jake Paul twice in the boxing ring after retiring from MMA, and believes UFC Lightweight Title holder Topuria would actually stop ‘The Destroyer’ in his own sport.<\/p>\n

Former UFC Champion Backs Ilia Topuria To Knock Out Conor Benn In Boxing<\/h2>\n

Ilia Topuria currently sits at no.1 in the latest UFC pound-for-pound rankings<\/a> following his emphatic one-round knockout of Charles Oliveira at UFC 317in June.<\/p>\n

‘El Matador’ is now a two-weight UFC champion, having ruled at featherweight before making the move up to 155-pounds in his last fight. Now, Topuria is arguably the single biggest star in all of MMA.<\/p>\n

Known for his frightening knockout power and boxing ability in the cage, former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley has backed the 28-year-old to make waves in the boxing ring too, if he were ever to try it.<\/p>\n

Woodley himself tried his hand at boxing when he’d retired from MMA, sharing the ring with Jake Paul on two occasions. As someone who knows both sports, Woodley has actually backed Topuria to beat British star Conor Benn.<\/p>\n

Benn is the 13\/8 underdog with boxing betting sites<\/a> ahead of his rematch with Chris Eubank Jr in November, but has mentioned Topuria’s name when laying down an open challenge to any MMA fighters.<\/p>\n

In an interview with TNT Sports<\/em>, ‘The Destroyer’ said he would be open to fighting someone like Topuria, and that UFC fighters quite often ‘disrespect us boxers’ before even trying to make the combat sports crossover:<\/p>\n

“Any of these MMA lot want to come over to boxing, if you fancy somebody, you can come and get it. Nasty.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Anyone wants to come over from the UFC\u2026 Ilia Topuria, I’ve got these hands brother. Disrespect us boxers, you’re all getting it,”<\/em> Benn said in a deadpan manner.<\/p>\n

However, former long-reigning UFC welterweight king Tyron Woodley actually thinks Ilia Topuria would knock Conor Benn out if the pair met inside a boxing ring.<\/p>\n

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"It's a f***ing liberty! Don't disrespect us boxers!" \ud83d\ude24<\/p>\n

Conor Benn issues a warning to anyone who wants to come over from the UFC and box \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/S2GpUpkJJV<\/a><\/p>\n

— Boxing on TNT Sports (@boxingontnt) August 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n