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It’s not unusual for UFC champions to make headlines outside the Octagon, but this time, Ilia Topuria’s personal life has taken center stage. Just months after becoming a two-division champion, rumors of a split between him and long-time partner Giorgina Uzcategui Badell have shaken up social media. The speculation has now hit fever pitch after a new name entered the picture, Keta Rostomashvili.

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With her sharing photos along with ‘El Matador’ on her social media profile, fans immediately began speculating about who she is and what her connection to the lightweight champion is. As such, let’s take a look and learn more about Keta Rostomashvili!

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All about Keta Rostomashvili as her pictures with Ilia Topuria ignite speculation

Recently, Rostomashvili posted a photo on Instagram that showed her standing beside Topuria at what appeared to be a restaurant. The caption? “Once again, it’s fine.” Simple, but loaded with intrigue. What made it even more interesting was that this wasn’t her first picture with the UFC star. She had shared another post featuring Ilia Topuria just three days earlier, captioned, “Good energy. Good people. Grateful for moments like this @iliatopuria”

So, who exactly is Keta Rostomashvili? According to her Instagram bio, she’s the co-founder of @solestudiotbilisi and the owner of @sole_georgia, two Tbilisi-based fashion and beauty ventures that appear to focus on luxury styling and skincare. Her bio also reveals a more personal side: “Mom of Baby @alexandralondaridze_official.”

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On Facebook, her profile revealed she studied at Ilia Chavchavadze State University and Georgian National University SEU, after attending Heights High School and Tbilisi Num.87 Vajha-Pshavela High School. Her relationship status on the platform? Publicly marked as ‘Single.’

While there’s no confirmation of any romantic link between her and Topuria, social media detectives are treating her posts as breadcrumbs. The timing, coming right after Topuria’s wife deleted their pictures together, has only amplified curiosity.

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Topuria’s wife shares cryptic post after rumors of split

At the same time, Giorgina Uzcategui Badell, Topuria’s wife, added her own twist to the story. Once known for sharing family moments and ringside support photos, she’s now deleted nearly every post featuring her husband. Her latest upload, a carousel of photos with their daughter at the zoo, came with a heartfelt caption that read like more than a reflection on motherhood.

She wrote, “A mother’s true superpower is not being alert to danger, it’s building a world where her daughter can grow up brave, free, and unafraid. My little Giorgina, there is nothing in the world that I love more than having you in my life and marveling at seeing you become someone with life, thought, and self-love. My mission is to give you the tools to be strong, the example of integrity, and guide you in your purpose to be happy.”

Fans immediately connected the emotional message to rumors of a split. Though she didn’t mention Ilia Topuria by name, her words about independence, purpose, and strength struck many as a subtle sign of separation. Meanwhile, Topuria has been silent, his own social media now largely stripped of their photos as a couple.

At the time of writing, neither Topuria nor Giorgina has issued a public statement confirming or denying the rumors. For now, it’s all speculation, whispers amplified by social media algorithms and the ever-watchful eyes of UFC fans. Whether Keta Rostomashvili is a friend, a colleague, or something more, only time (or a statement from the champ himself) will tell.

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