Overview

• In an August 7 video, Benn invited Topuria and other UFC fighters to cross over under boxing rules or in a bare-knuckle bout, even naming a reported £10 million price tag for no-gloves fights.
• He warned MMA contenders that disrespecting boxers is a “liberty” and insisted he would never enter the UFC cage because he’d be outmatched under MMA rules.
• Topuria remains unbeaten at 17-0 in professional MMA and captured the UFC lightweight title with a first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira on June 28.
• Benn owns a 23-1 boxing record with 14 victories by KO/TKO and is aiming to turn his April loss to Chris Eubank Jr into further momentum.
• The rematch with Eubank Jr is confirmed for November 15 at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.