This new development came after the latter's recent comments about his P4P rankings.
It all started when Sean O'Malley questioned Topuria's higher pound-for-pound ranking. The bantamweight champ pointed out Topuria's lack of title defenses and shorter reign. Topuria wasn't about to take that lying down. He fired back, calling O'Malley a hater, and commented on his physical appearance.
Another hater, but this one is ugly as fuck.
Ilia Topuria via XAnother hater, but this one is ugly as fuck.
Ilia Topuria didn't stop there. He twisted the knife by posting a photo of O'Malley's only loss. This was when he lost to Marlon 'Chito' Vera back in August of 2020. The Spanish fighter seemed to be embracing his inner villain lately. He has dished out controversial comments, even taking shots at Max Holloway's alleged unpreparedness for their upcoming fight.