"I’ll teach you how to dance" - Ilia Topuria issues fiery response to Terence Crawford over walkout song, threatens Canelo Alvarez after

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Ilia Topuria (left) issues chilling warning to Terence Crawford (right) over walkout song. [Images courtesy: Getty Images]
Ilia Topuria (left) issues warning to Terence Crawford (right) over walkout song. [Images courtesy: Getty Images]

Newly minted UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria does not seem happy that Terence Crawford used the same walkout song that he does. On Saturday, Crawford and Canelo Alvarez headlined the hotly anticipated Riyadh Season event at Allegiant Stadium in Nevada, which was streamed live on Netflix.

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For the main event, Crawford had a Mexican-themed ring walk, as he walked out to the song titled 'Canción Del Mariachi' by Antonio Banderas and Los Lobos, which Topuria also uses.

The two fighters have been trading barbs online for some time, and now Topuria has sent a chilling warning to 'Bud' over the walkout song. 'El Matador' posted on X:

"First he calls me drunk… then he walks out to MY song. Crawford, whenever you want, I’ll teach you how to dance that mariachi in the ring. And Canelo, I’ll save you a round after him."
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Check out Ilia Topuria's comments below:

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During the post-fight conference, Crawford said that there were other reasons why he chose this song and he was unaware that Topuria also uses the same track.


Terence Crawford recently dismissed Ilia Topuria's bold claims

After knocking out UFC greats Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway, and Charles Oliveira, Ilia Topuria now sits at the top of the UFC pound-for-pound ranking.

Furthermore, the Georgian-Spaniard claimed on X that he can put Terence Crawford to sleep in the "first contact" in a ring:

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"I won't talk about what would happen between me and Crawford in an octagon, I'll talk about what would happen in a ring. I put him to sleep in the first contact."

During a recent media day event before his bout with Canelo Alvarez, Crawford responded by mocking Topuria and took a dig at the MMA fighter's past comments:

"That dude's drunk. You know, a lot of MMA guys, they drink a lot, so he must have been on that alcohol that day."

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