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Merab Dvalishvili e Ilia Topuria. Photo: Reproduction/X
After catching the attention of fans by posting videos of themselves training together, it was time for... Ilia Topuria e Merab Dvalishvili impress the public with the strength of their punches. Last Thursday (25), the pair were seen in a curious moment, recorded and published by the Spanish singer Omar Montes on stories from InstagramThe two demonstrated their skills by landing punches on a boxing simulator machine provided by the UFC itself.
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In the video, Topuria is the first to attack with a right cross, similar to the knockout punch used. Alexander Volkanovsky and crown El Matador as the new featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg) in February 2024. The punch from the current lightweight champion (up to 70,3 kg) registered a score of 2801, the highest in the group.
The artist and host was the second to test himself. Wearing a Real Madrid shirt and landing a good left-footed cross, Montes surprisingly scored 2684 points, a number close to Topuria's. Finally, Merab Dvalishvili He took a run-up, propelled himself forward, and landed a powerful right hook on the equipment. However, the former bantamweight champion (up to 61,2 kg) ended up with the lowest mark of the trio, with "only" 2507.
Merab Dvalishvili and Ilia Topuria Hit the punching machine 👀
Ilia – 2801
Merab – 2507(via @omarmontesSr) pic.twitter.com/TpYpMqJFoq
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) December 26, 2025
The punching machine is a sensation among fighters.
The machine, common in amusement parks and occasionally used in game show segments, doesn't measure strength, but rather assigns a score. The situation is different at the UFC Performance Institute. There, athletes can test their knockout power on a specialized piece of equipment known as... PowerKube, which measures the impact in Franklins (Fr). Names like Alex Poatán e Francis Ngannou already recorded great results.
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