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Ilia Topuria and Alex Poatan are stars of UFC Casa Branca . Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.
Two of the most popular names in the Ultimate, the friendship between Alex Poatan and Ilia Topuria has caught the attention of sports fans, especially after the current lightweight champion (up to 70,3 kg) took up the Brazilian's cause against Josh Hokit during the press conference for UFC White House last Friday (8). In this context, the Georgian/Spanish fighter published a video on YouTube this Monday (11), showing behind-the-scenes footage of the two's visit to President Donald Trump.
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In the video, you can see the interaction between the athletes shortly before they took the famous photo inside the plane, which was posted on both of their social media accounts last week. In a lighthearted manner, El Matador reveals that it was his first time visiting the White House, asking Poatan if that was also the case.
Ilia Topuria and Alex Pereira's friendship is growing strong outside the cage 💪❤️
(via @Topuriailia ) pic.twitter.com/37U2qKsN0I
— FREAK.MMA (@FREAKMMA1) May 11, 2026
Topuria and Poatan are big stars in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Ilia Topuria promotes UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC
Both will be featured in the numbered event scheduled for next month. Topuria faces Justin Gaethje in the main event for the unification of the lightweight title (up to 70,3 kg), seeking to ascend to the number one position in the world pound-for-pound ranking. Poatan, on the other hand, could make history. If he defeats Ciryl Gane and becomes the interim heavyweight champion (up to 120,2 kg), the Brazilian will become the first fighter in UFC history to win belts in three weight classes.
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