For a record -breaking crowd of 70,000 at allegiant stage, Terence Crawford wrote history by becoming the first hunter of the era of four edges that claimed undisputed titles in three different weight classesBeating Canelo Alvarez in a classic of all time. When the Underdog comes in and two divisions goes up, the still unbeaten 42-0 Juggernaut set up a master class. He closed the power of Alvarez and refused to let him land his characteristic heavy shots. The jury members finally scored 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113 in the advantage of Crawford. View our full breakdown of the fight:
But the fight was not the only thing that made the headlines. The entrance to Crawford also led to controversy after he walked to the characteristic song by Ilia Topuria, ‘Canción del Mariachi’ by Antonio Banderas. The choice raised eyebrows, given the heated back and forth between Crawford and Topuria during the Vechtweek.
Ilia Topuria promises to have Terence Crawford pay after the Walkout number ‘Theft’
Crawford’s strike wore a strong Mexican taste and initially seemed like a nod to Alvarez’s heritage. But in view of his heated fairs with Topuria during the Vechtweek, many saw it as a deliberate puncture at the ruling UFC light weight champion.
When he was asked for it during the press conference after the fight, Crawford insisted that he had no idea that the song was Topuria’s trademark Octagon input. He laughed at it, he just said, “Oh, good for him.”
Terence Crawford has just happened, use the same song as Ilia Topuria after they were erased this weekpic.twitter.com/HNE3M169HQ
– Happy Punch (@Happypunch) September 14, 2025
That answer did not go well with ‘El Matador’, who quickly went to social media to shoot back with its own fiery message.
The Spaniard wrote on x, ‘First he calls me drunk … then he walks to my song. Crawford, whenever you want, I will teach you how to dance that Mariachi in the ring. And Canelo, I’ll save you a round behind him. ‘
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First he calls me drunk … then he walks to my song. Crawford, whenever you want, I will teach you how to dance that Mariachi in the ring. And Canelo, I’ll save you a round behind him.
– Ilia Topuria (@topuriailia) September 14, 2025
The comments came back after Crawford blurred at Topuria’s daring claim that he could switch off ‘Bud’ with a single touch if they ever fought. The world champion with five division rejected the idea and called Topuria “drunk” And claim that MMA hunters cannot survive in a boxing ring against talent at elite level.
Their rivalry rose for the first time when Crawford Cody Garbrandt, not Topuria, the best pure boxer in the history of UFC. That met a nerve with many MMA fans, especially because Topuria has built up his reputation on knockout power, so that three legends are stopped in the form of Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway, and Charles Oliveira in a row.
On only 28, Topuria also became the first unbeaten hunter that UFC titles recorded in two weight classes. The radiant moment of Garbrandt, on the other hand, came when he defeated Dominick Cruz in front of the crown of the Bantam weight, but since then he has lost 7 of his last 10 fights.
Many fans are already calling for a different UFC champion with two division to step into the boxing ring against a great of all time, just like Conor McGregor did in 2017 when he was standing opposite Floyd Mayweather.
Dana White, Die Crawford vs. Canelo promoted as the launch event for his new TKO boxing banner, concluded the idea of topuria. During the press conference before the fight, he said, “I certainly don’t hope so.”
On the other hand, Topuria would like to make it happen. Speak earlier this week in the WOW 22’s Perser, he said, “I hope I can fight him (Crawford). It is something that I want to do, and I don’t think he (UFC president Dana White) would stop me from having to chase a dream.”
With escalating tensions, this rivalry has all the start of the next blockbuster MMA versus Bokscrosover, although whether it actually materializes is still uncertain.
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