Ilia Topuria on moving up to fight Islam Makhachev, will rematch Volk if he stays at featherweight
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Niko Pajarillo of Fox Sports Australia sits down for an exclusive interview with UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria to discuss plans for his near future, including a rematch against former champ Alexander Volkanovski, and a superfight against UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. #MMA
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Islam is not a fighter topuria beat this girl
Topuria vs Evloev
@@User-ud3fn Naa I had Arnold Allen & Aljo beating that guy he’s boring af
Niko is an absolute class act. In a UFC media world full of fake chummy reporters calling every fighter ‘bro’ as if they’re friends, Niko is respectful, well-researched and always professional. Don’t change.
if someone uses the word bro it doesn't necessarily mean that he sees him as a real friend or anything. it's more like a safe word or something like an opening sentence. it becomes bro, you shouldn't take it seriously
You clearly didn't watch his interview of Topuria before the Holloway fight. He didn't bother to hide his bias toward Holloway.
Agreed. This guy is always awesome on the mic.
the same guy who tried to make tension between khabib and izzy by asking khabib that he would make light work of izzy but khabib had a very humble answer
@@waynzignordicshe’s with Colby now too
"Maybe I will submit him this time to get different clips" 😂😂 bro is hilarious
he's not lying
Only way ilia beat islam ,is to knock him and submit him down there,but if islam take him down first,is different story😂
@@hamdunht he can knock him out but he says he will submit him so i trust matador. ill come back for this comment
@@georgeabuladze770 if bryce can take him down ,islam will slam him hard
@@hamdunht He said that about Volk in a potential rematch, not about Islam (which he would anyways)
At first I didn’t care for Topuria but I’ve changed my opinion on him. Hes cocky but he can back it up, and the more I watch him…. He seems like a really respectful and classy young man.
Not to mention, he also delivers spectacular things inside the octagon
又给你懂上了你个小鸡吧
Tom Aspinall and Ilia Topuria are the two dudes that give me hope in the young people
And aspinal is already 31
Aspinal is trash
@@efraimsoloway4420 That's really young or a heavyweight. He's got like 9 years left lmao
Yeah almost 32 years old Aspinall with 3 defeats !!! So much hype on this overrated nobody 😂
@@faridalsaqili6730failed rage bait.
This dude is so calm and so confident. There is a big reason behind that.
people still call him delusion because they cant accept the reality of him finishing max and volk before championship rounds. ilia can beat islam
hard training all the time and visualization give you that. in the last year i bet on fights based on the confidence level, DDP winning against Izzy. Imanov winning against Izzy, Ilia agaisnt Max and Volkanovski, etc.. The level of real confidence reveals a lot about how good a fighter, people dont understand that
@@StoicReset1What do you think of Ilia’s brother then? It seems like he doesn’t quite have that aura. Maybe from living in his brother’s shadow? I hope he’s as good as Ilia.
@@dogestranding5047 He cant be as good as Ilia, he cant be even close, dude is just making his UFC debut. He needs time to grow and evolve, through each match and training camp. Each opponent is different so is the camp which makes u evolve and be well rounded over time. Rarely which fighter is top 10 or top 5 material as soon as they enter the promotion.
@@lowlowseeseelol...
Dude you're killing these interviews, need more guys like you in the UFC media instead all these reporters asking the same questions 24/7
He's a tougher fight for Islam at 155 than either Bilal or Shavkat at 170. It will be Islam's toughest fight but it's not fair to ask Islam to give Ilia a legacy fight and the chance to be double champ. Islam deserves a shot at 170 and a chance for building his own legacy.
islam said it already, he doesnt want to fight neither belal nor shavkat since he's friends with them..
@@marlonmungcal5047 He was open to fighting Shavkat. Not Belal.
Shavkat and Islam don't train together - they did do that many many years ago. But only because Shavkat joined Abdulmanap's camp back then. They are friendly but not friends.
Islam by whatever he want
He doesn't want to fight belal how hard is that for u to understand?🤡
@@thisisroushan_1337 Shavkat's not the Champion though and Islam wouldn't move up to fight contenders.
Bro's mentality is something else, can't doubt him neither Islam. But the size & strength difference will play a major role during the fight.
Ilia is bigger than volk and volk handled the size in the first fight? Ilia has game changing hands where as volk never did. Volk fan btw. Would be an amazing fight and i wanna see it before islam is too old
Topurio sleeping Islam easy mate let's gooo@@Ovrlol
i love islam but ilia is going to beat the shit out of him. renato got to the chin and he is a basic fighter. got to it on short notice. ilia is going to go in there and do awful things. if that irish kid could stop the degastan shuffle last week...wait til you see ilia in there
i’m a certified ilia hater , but i think islam will get slept , if islam is going 5 rounds with volk+ dustin , ilia will last 5 rounds , and also volk dropped islam and hurt him multiple times , ilia hits 10x stronger then volk , man i love islam but i think this is ilia’s fight
@@lowlowseesee yeah but topuria got taken down and held there by rank #15 bryce mitchel LOL
Ilia’s confidence is captivating when he grins it’s like he knows something we don’t
Nice interview, Ilia is definitely growing on me.
Just to note, Movsar is 8 wins with only 1 split decision, the rest unanimous.
He’s strong
movsar will be the toughest fight for ilia at 145
@ I think so too, depending on how well Volk will do in a rematch.
Movsar won't do shit
More should’ve been split, should’ve lost to Allen
1 title defense and he's cherry picking fights now?
nah, defend the belt.
Be quiet
@ make me - he don’t deserve nuthin yet
how many title defenses does belal has?🤡
@@LegendJoe3063 he also doesn’t deserve to pick his fights or fight for a second belt? Keep up
@@STRmw2dude just said he will do what ufc wants him to do. everyone in his place would want to go for double belt why would he not want it.
Despite beating some of my favourite fighters out there, Topuria comes across as genuinely likeable in every interview I’ve seen
genuinely copycat of conor? stop talking bs just because you reread that stupid comment before
@@MMA-ERAL what mate. I didn’t read no comment, this came directly from my brain lol
I love the inevitable rise of young fighters beating champions. Painful at times, but thats life.
Nobody has Chained wrestled Topuria to break his phenomenal boxing rhythm. Islam can break that rhythm easily with takedown attempts and very good IQ.. Topuria always loses all early rounds because he always wants to download and get into his boxing rhythm with combinations. 70% of this fight will take place on the mat 😂. This will be the hardest fight of his life. If he doesn’t land that KO, the man will get humbled
Best comment ever 👏🏾
Yall act like ilia can't wrestle. In order to take him down you have to run in and get close. That's the last thing you want to do against an elite boxer.
Islam is not the wrestler you think. He struggles to control anyone who has decent ground game and his cardio is sus too. Ilia is not going to be concerned about that. He'll put Islam out cold
@@JOHN-zl5kw have you watch how fast them boys shoot? Before illia could react he's either on the ground or in a clinch position, where in both position islam excels.
@ Nobody is acting nothing bruhh.. can’t Umar wrestle but didn’t Merab break his striking rhythm with takedown attempts 🤷♂️ . It’s MMA. Not a boxing match
4:12 - “yeah of course it’s the same thing”
That gave me chills I can’t lie, he’s confident, he BACKS it up, and he’s TECHNICALLY so elite
UR A MORON 😂😂
Shavkat chills to sanko i bet lol
same here. confidence off the roof
because why not...volk has no knockout power and neither a submission threat...if he can't pin opponent down all they gotta do is get up and capitalize on one chance...like izzy vs imamov, easy
Chills? U got actual chills? I don’t think that’s normal
These guys forgot that movsar has already beat diego lopes.
Edit: i know movsar has a lot of decisions but based on record purely he should fight for the title.... otherwise if movsar doesn't deserve then belal should also have not deserved the title shot.( Belal is champion🌚)
barely beat Lopes, as usual, cause thats all Movsar does, barely win his fights
Win is win@@marioiglesias4850
they are young fighters when they fought they were just into ufc lot has changed since then right now we dont know which one is better
by split decision win😂
He's scared of him simple as that
Makhachev will destroy illia lets be real, ilia is way too small islam is a huge LW , Ilia got controlled on the ground by Bryce, when makhachev gets him down n squeezes him his little body will break. its the same narrative as Volk, but mark my word when islam finishes him u guys are gonna be like ahhhh islam only fights smaller FW blah blah
I think topuria sleeps him
@@hospagalief hahahaha a 5ft6 little featherweight knocks out makhachev, when dustin couldnt. u just jump on the hate islam hype train and I think we all know why, either a Conor fangirl or ur islamophobic lets face it. islam goes out there gets finishes has exciting fights, belal Muhammad I understand he bores u to death but islam has exciting fights, so all u islam haters its one of those 2 reasons let just be real now. Volk is small n stocky hes way harder to deal with, ilia is average 5ft7 n not stocky, islam will maul him n squeeze him till he taps or sleeps
Every fight starts on the feet, Islam is a beast but Illia is elite everywhere and especially in the standing exchanges.
Illia dominated bryce on the ground mate then submitted him. I fully back islam but illia's no joke.
Let's be real, ilia can knock him out and give him trouble on the ground. He is Islam's best opponent by a mile.
I don’t usually comment on videos like this but I wanted to express my gratitude to the individual who conducted the interview. What a phenomenal job he did. Solid questions and extremely calm.
Love Ilia’s confidence. The man has backed it up thus far.
Ilia is so calm and knows what’s best for his ufc career
That is why is ready to put his legacy on the line against Islam
Dudes really a legend already ❤
As an Islam fan, Ilia is a dangerous fight, obviously Islam gotta be the favorite but Ilia is the guy that can KO him
Legit.
I agree. Its the fight people want to see.
Ilia vs Islam
Tom vs Jon
Dricus vs khamzat
@@JOHN-zl5kw no it's not the fight people want to see, it's just Islam's haters & Ilia's fans that want to see that on the off chance that Ila beats Islam, Fighting another FW does nothing for Islam other than give people a chance to shit on his resume, Islam has earned the right to move up & challenge for a second belt , Ilia has not, the only other champion that has earned a shot at a second belt is Pantoja, that's it Makhachev & Pantoja , maybe Pereira, could right now challenge for the second title , Ila, Belal, Merab, & Dricus not so much.
Islam doesnt want to fight belal and dana wont let him go to mw and arman isnt getting the shot so who should islam fight? Just cherish islams last day as champ lil bro@mauriziocardile499
@@JOHN-zl5kw nah lets be real it is the fight only ilia fans want to see. There is nothing in that fight for Islam. If he wins he just beat another FW and if by any chance he loses then he lost to a FW. That is the shitiest fight for his legacy
Welcome Topuria to the lightweight division by feeding him to Porrier, would love to see the Diamond shut his mouth
LoL Your diamond got face plumbed by a wrestler isBUM😂😂
Love how delusional you are. 😂 ilia within 3.
ilia by whatever he wants
I’d have ilia by round 2 in this one. He’d get pieced up.
Enjoy dreaming😂
Just imagine Topuria merkin Islam, crazy that would be.
Islam vs ilia doesn't make sense. Ilia only has 1 defence. Islam has 4. Islam deserves to go up amd fight for the title at ww
Well he won’t because Belal is there and is gonna beat Shavkat so
He won't fight belal or Shavkat because they all believe in the same weird god
Ilia has a case cause of his 2 recent wins and the way he won them, volk and max both by KO puts you above the rest imo
@@LegendJoe3063 this has nothing to do with how many title fights belal have you stupid idiot
That's on him since he can't because he doesn't want to fight his one time "teammate" in Belal. He screws himself over and by elimination it's clear it can only be Ilia, since Dana already said Arman will have to deserve his next shot bjt has something special for Islam in the works which would not include Charles and he also said he wouldn't give Islam DDP who is also fighting right now.
new ilia content finally...
Holloway is not makhachev
Makhachev is the best fighter in the world for a reason
He will maul ilia
Learn ufc bro
He will get KOd in the first round by topuria
zip it up bro. islame had very close fight agaisnt volk in first. ilia can win
@@nikajaliashvili1346so you forget the result of the second fight?😂
Yeah your GLASS CHIN isBUM isn't holloway
islam struggled with a smaller guy volk, you the same knucklehead that doubted him against volk and holloway now islam😂
I would want to see Ilia vs Movsar first ….. Would be a good Scrabble…….
Movsar would get torched unfortunately , hes not finishing topuria hes never finished anyone . So the hope would be to win a dec again illia , his chin will get touched bad at some point in that fight .
@ mehn I’m tired of all this Ilia will KO the whole UFC roster, nobody has a chance. Till I see him in the cage with Movsar or Islam. Ilia can’t do shittttt!!!.. bro couldn’t finish Yusuf zalal or Josh Emmet.. so nobody has a chance against ilia. 😅😅Yall said the same thing for Merab and Umar…acting like ILia is God give on earth 😄😄. Like we haven’t seen a good fighter before ilia or after ilia… Nigga pleaseeeeeee👀👀👀… your boy going to get figured out and smoke.. it’s MMA NOT MORTAL KOMBAT
Ilia would have 5 rounds to knock him out, not good for Movsar. Too much of a decision merchant and Ilia wrestling/grappling underrated af
Movsar would get knocked out in the first round.
Volk should fight movsar
Ilia will take over ufc🔥
"I like Volk but i know whats gonna happen" bro is too cold cuz its actually true...
Maybe next time I'll submit him to have different clip lmao 😂😂😂 such confidence and it is backed up too
lowkey peoples will be more excited for ilia vs movsar than volk or lopez undefeated vs undefeated its the fight to make honestly
SO MANY BUMS HERE WHO POSTING ILIA SCARED MOVSAR 🤣🤦🏻♂️ AHA SCARES MOVSAR AND HE WANTS FIGHT AGAINST ISLAM! ) WHO IS WAY WAY BETTER FIGHTER THAN MOVSAR! ) PS: IN 2020 FIGHT WAS BOOKED AND MOVSAR PULLED OUT! YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE PILLOW HANDS DECISION MERCHANT MOVSAR SCARED! )
no one is reading all caps, genius lol. that said you are right lol
@@lowlowseeseeyou just did 😂
Exactly😂
@@lowlowseesee that's shouldnt be problem more caps means u can see clear
Tuporia's confidence is supernatural!
He's drunk off wine again😂
I love that everyone is underestimating Ilia. I like it, I like it.
Who doesn't love an exciting fighter like Ilia? I absolutely love to watch re-runs of his fights all the time. But I just have one simple question that I ask myself often regarding a potential matchup with Islam. If I had to wager my life on picking a winner, would I pick Ilia? And the answer always comes down to NO. Not against Islam. If my life was on the line, I'd pick Islam and that isn't "underestimating" Ilia
@@coffeetalk924Maybe I'm biased since I'm Georgian but I would totally bet on Ilia. That's a great strategy though, thanks!
Nah not everyone
I like it too, but I think they want to avoid him, they do not underestimate him.
He is nothing special for islam just featherweight why he will get the chance
6:11 😂 gotta love the dude😂
Gimme something type vibes 😂😂😂
He knows mosvar is gonna take it. Like merab did to Umar. It’s not about skills alone it’s about pressure and cardio which mosvar has
Yup movsar has a great cardio like merab but people really underestimate him
I really doubt it, Arnold Allen very nearly beat him. Ilia will probably do him worse than that
He turned down Lopez too. He’s only wanting massive fights before he retires. You’re clearly biased. Ilia would sleep Movsar in the first round.
Who cares about cardio? ilia needs maximum 10 minutes for a KO, and if he keeps the pressure, thats even worse for him. Movsar is a good fighter; ilia is the best It is that simple
Exactly!!!
Bro is the definition of confidence
confident idiot.
How?
Not gonna throw shit on him again. If he said he can submit Islam, then i believe it now.
I'm not saying he's gonna win 100% againts Islam, but not 0% either.
I like his confidence, which is one of the reasons he is what he is today. If Islam doesn't wanna fight Belal, and doesn't wanna do the rematches, why not? It will be a super fight with two of the massive fan bases colliding. I still believe Islam will submit him...
The only way I could do that was if you had to do a little more work and I would be happy with it. But if I could get a job that I could get it to the job I could get the money to you if I could. Did you want me too much work on that or do I have a job to pay 💰 it down
He himself said , "anyone who can make 155 , come to the cage ".
He knows well he will lose to Movsar
Mosvar has close fights with everyone no finishing potential. If he “scared” of mosvar why does he want to fight Islam who’s 20x more dangerous
Your isbum will lose against movsar too
Movsar is a nobody who barely wins by decision every fight. The guy doesn't stand a chance against Ilia let's be real.
He turned down a fight against lopez too. You’re a biased muslim. He isn’t scared of either. He would knock movsar out in the first round
Hes playing his cards. He doesn’t “lose” if loses to Islam but if he loses to Movsar, he’s done at that weight division. It’s a business decision imo.
ilia topuria vs arman for #1 contender, this is a big sell on a ppv ufc card as co-main event
If Islam doesn‘t want to fight Belal, that‘s his problem. If Belal beats Shavkat, he has to fight Arman or maybe Ilia, after he defends the fw title or maybe beats a Lw like Charles. A number one contender fight between Arman and Ilia would be fire, too.
I think muvser evolov deserve title fight
Why? He won't be able to Decision Win against ilia. If ilia doesn't fight Islam I hope ilia fights morvsar so he can show that there are levels
Bro movsar is decision artist 😅lol keep hoping
@@lutech3119He will destroy Ilia, of course by decision)
Mursov Elovel
I think you only say this because you're a Muslim
First ilia beat arman then talk about Islam 😏
Straight up ducking Movsar 😂
he had fight booke with movsar and e pulled out . who is ducking who?
LiL Kid, why you think he scared of Mr.Split decision Evloev?
@@-Ice_Cold- little kid, name one decision of Movsar that was a split... Guess what, there is only one. The Nik Lentz fight. Evloev earns a Unanimous Decision in every fight. He never gets a Split Decision
Islam is better and bigger than Movsar
Ducking Movsar by wanting to fight Islam?? Does that make any sense to you?
Yeah no, he's going to have to face Charles Oliveira or Arman or even Poirier to prove hes a legit 155 contender before he gets the chance to face Islam.
Belal is the champ in 170 and I hope he still is by the end of the year, since Islam won't fight him. That would mean he won't have any other possible fight until 2026, as his division is pretty much over, therefore let Topuria fight him after he wins the fight against Volkanovski.
Topuria don’t talk do it with Enlov Mozsar. Let’s goooo
Ilia earned his title shot by finishing 6 of his opponents out of 8 meanwhile your weak movsar has yet to finish any men and women..movsar doesn't deserve title shot he needs to finish somebody and earned it.
@ hahaha…. So you also talk like Topuria. Don’t be like 🐣 Merab…..Giving excuses 🤣🤛🏼
@@razipponzi7343 the only excuses I hear is from you your isBUM BUMmar and that PED usBUM.
ilia has a good striking but nobody check his grapling.
he submitted the first 8 opponents and bryce mitchell as well brother
He is a better wrestler than Islam, in grapling they are same level
U go check his grappling is all over yt
Guys it's just joke.
@@zotirides9293 man i want be respectful... But what you say look like a joke 😂
Topuria has proven it. Volkanov and Max were easily KO'd. Islam is the next fighter. But many people underestimate it. before he defeated those two people, he was underestimated by many people and is still underestimated when fighting with Islam
They just so delusional underestimating him hard after he beat 2 best guys
Great interview man. Shout out to the interviewer, one of the best in the business if you’d ask me
The man has literally only defended his belt once! He can get in line behind Charles and Arman if he wants a sniff at the LW belt. They deserve it more! Or perhaps he should fight one of them first.
UFC should make it as rule that ANY champ who wants to move up a division, must first fight the no. 1 contender before they get a shot at the belt.
he’s no different to Arman Tsarukyan - getting attention using ISLAM’s legacy 😂
Ilia is already looking more impressive than Islam .
Who has islam beaten in his weight division?😂
Ilia beat 2 greatest featherweights while Islam is yet to fight a deserving top lightweight. Ilia is already a bigger star than Islam.
@@Manuel_Chinaskiimpressive? 😂
you dont even believe that come on😭😭😭
ilia is gonna take islam lights out mark my words
😂
Yeah we have all heard that before..and when Islam wins, they say he just fought a featherweight..smh
@@salmankhalid1985 ko'd by pantoja lookalike,calm down
@@PoatanmafiaYeah he got knocked out by Pantoja and then he submitted Jon Jones that's why he is the P4P KING
Hell yeah.... Islam will go to sleep..
This dudes confidence is unreal he probably does ko or sub volk again but the off chance our boy gets it’s done we gotta see it again, they should be fighting in Sydney this Sunday!!!
Respect to Ilia Topuria calling out Islam which will be his toughest fight to date, meanwhile we still waiting for Jon Jones to accept Tom Aspinall fight JJ the DUCK after 3 year transition to heavyweight division wants light heavyweight fight next.
Ilia and Jon Jones are in 2 completely different places in their careers right now. This analogy makes 0 sense
He’s right unfortunately if they rematch he’s going to k.o Volk again
3:36 and there it is 😂😂😂 he is all talk “im not gonna fight contenders” “ive fought my last fight at fw” fans take what he says too seriously
he already fought a dangerous contender in Max and he doesn't see the point in fighting nobodies like Diego or Movsar. So what's wrong in that ?
@@serenefidelityI mean, if he really cares about entertaining the fans he would fight lopes bc no way thats a boring fight haha
@ Real fans want to see him fight Makhachev, only casuals or makhachev driders try to avoid this fight happening
@@serenefidelity It doesn't matter if he sees no point in it. He is the champion, and he has to fight the contenders. One title defence isn't enough to go up. Especially when there are fights that should happen in their own division. Either he should vacate the belt and fight a top 5 lightweight, or he should defend his belt more and get a title shot. Volk earned it. He was PFP no.1 and defended his belt 4 times. There was no one left for him, so he went up. That fight is too much in favour of Ilia. If he wins, he gets PFP no. 1 and the lightweight belt. If Islam wins, he gets nothing but hype, which will die off in a month. He probably will be discredited too. Ilia has to prove himself more so he can be a better name on Islam's resume.
@ absoluetly
Islam will wipe the floor with Topuria.
Interesting because Islam has been ducking illia and running to fight ddp lol. Illia resume already better than Islam
Unning from small guy
To fight biggest MW
😂
Just like he did with full camp Volk right 😂
nonsense
Yeah your isBUM will wipe the floor😂😂😂😂
Where all these Movsar fans came from, if anything Ilia should fight Diego Lopes before Mr Spit Decisions 😂😂😂
Hater one split decision in 8 fight win
@@ousmanjalloh-rn5zu Mohammed is just scared of Ilia destroying Islam
His going be humbled soon only defended his title once ,To fight islam you need to at least defend your title 4 to 5 times to even talk about fight with islam, why didn't you jump in replace arman sarukyan when he backed out if your so tough
The #1 Conor Mcgregor wannabe Ilia Tropicana. This lil buddy is delusional.
He trusts his skills and has trained with many Dagestani fighters, knowing all their techniques. He has crispier boxing, finishing power, and has not yet utilized much of his wrestling in the UFC-particularly Greco-Roman clinch and Body Lock Trips.
Body Lock Trips Against Islam:
• Counter Islam’s clinch dominance
• Break his posture
• Prevent reactive takedowns
• Exploit physical strength
• Control positional transitions
One Mistake = One-Punch KO Power
• Topuria’s KO rate: 38%
• Makhachev’s KO rate: 19%
• Topuria’s strikes landed per minute: 4.69
• Makhachev’s strikes landed per minute: 2.63
Striking Advantage Due to Wrestling Defense
• Topuria’s stance: Orthodox
• Makhachev’s stance: Southpaw
People are laughing at him-I used to do this too. See what Gilbert Burns said about him.
why does he lie about Evloev. Evloev has only ONE split decision, against Nik Lentz. He clearly won that fight also, it was insane that one judge called it for Lentz. Every other fight has been a clear Unanimous Decision
The fact that movsar rely every win on judges scorecard😂😂😂😂😂😂
@ the fact that this comment makes zero sense... He wins the fights, he doesnt need the judges to do that. They do not fight for him. He fights and wins.
@@LegendJoe3063 so is merab ? And yet you probably glazing him
@@LegendJoe3063 merab is a decision machine who arguably lost his last fight but won on judge's scorecard but I am sure you will call him your daddy any day of the week. Movsar beats Ilia mark my words
@@come2success104no he doesn't. Keep coping inbred
He's unintentionally very funny, hope he achieves everything he wants throughout his careers fan, huge fan of ilia!
At this point, I'm riding wit whatever this man says.
‘Can do whatever I wanna do’ is crazy.
Earlier he was shouting I'm coming I'm coming n now he's little bit nervous about moving up 😂 I think he realizes that Islam is a beast. The fear is real!
guy literally said hes much better than him and hes very confident, he was chilling in this interview, i bet your one of these guys that was saying that he looked scared wen max ko justin
delusional
@@DreamVoid7he is also one of those clowns who said BUMmar will beat merab ez😂😂😂😂
Remember when you guhs called Merab ducker and scared guy, howndid it end? 😂
Ilia would ko islam
Yes, at 155 he could, and Islam could KO Illia with a leg kick or submit him on the ground - It is a 50/50 chance!
I think Islam will negotiate for a catch weight super fight at 170! If that happens Illia is toast - no way Illia beats Islam at 170!
Once makhachev catches him he will feel that python squeeze @@GeoffTaylor-xb2kq
Only a casual thinks ilia wins against islam. Lets be honest, ilia is good but there are levels. Islam is on a different planet
i like how u call everyone casual who doesnt agree with u to hide the fact that you are d rider that doesnt understands sport
you are a casual
How many “levels” above Ilia is Islam ? What can he do that Ilia cannot ?
@@LegendJoe3063 Who got knocked down by moicano
@@LegendJoe3063 Nothing speaks casual louder than calling a slip a 'knockdown' XD
I just can’t understand how people can hate on this guy. He literally wants to just be greatness and fight the best of the best
This guy is on another level, he speaks three languages fluently, he fights incredibly, he knows how to use the media to promote himself.
His skills are unbelievable, he can beat Islam absolutely.
Come on, Islam, please humble this guy.
hahahaha : )))
Toooo eaaaasssyyyy
Accident doesn't happen everyday. Just be careful what you ask for
You got no chance against islam he is too big for you I think he beats poirier gathge but islam on different league 😢
Ilia is the 2nd best fighter after Makhachev, if he ever fight Makhachev, his hype train will be drained.
Who has Makhachev beaten in his division? 😂
@robthevampireslayer3211 maybe if you weren't a fooking casual you would know.
@@robthevampireslayer3211 everyone lol. What a stupid comment
@@robthevampireslayer3211 Dustin, Charles, Arman, Moicano, Dan, Bobby
@MustafaAbbara 😂🤣 you just proved my point.
Topiria is my guy amongst a few fighter like George Saint Pierre , Devin Haney , canelo and Crawford these dudes are definitely modern day gladiators
Respect Illia for not taking the opportunity to pile on to Merab for clicks
Let's be honest he can't submit Islam 😂
4:10 cold 🥶 as!!
Just 1 title defense and he thinks of himself as if he's Bones😂😂😂
Why does he love Sydney so much?? He’s been all over Europe and for him to say Sydney is the best place is crazy to me.
they say it about every city if you havent noticed. its good press for when he goes back to fight there
@ oh didn’t realize that thank you
Illia for the Win
As much as I would like to see Islam dog walk this dude, I think it’s bs that he keeps having to fight fighters from the weight below. I’d much rather see him fight belal/shavkat. Plus, that gets him one step closer to a showdown with chimaev! Those are the real fights. I’d watch the ilia fight to watch him lose but it’s not an interesting matchup. If ilia was to beat Volk in the rematch, then Lopez/whoever, then he would have a better case. There’s nothing wrong with him just moving up. I’d be more interested in a fight with fiziev or bsd!
YES ISlam needs double champ
He wont fight chimaev . He wont go 185 and chimaev wont make 170 come on bro
DOG WALK LMAOOO. Remember their first Volk fight LMAO now imagine if that was Ilia who has better boxing, way more power, and better wrestling LMAO ISLAM IS COOOKED
Not happening little guy
@no_going_back8456 islam softened volk ...
Ilia haters still doubting him lmao... Everything he said he would do he has done. 1st person to Ko volk at featherweight, first person to drop and KO Max holloway. Just believe what bro says at this point it's not all talk
i love topuria, i just dont think he beats islam
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Let him prove his merits. He needs to beat these first:
Gaethje
Oliviera
Poirier
Arman Tsarukyan. If he does, then one could say he really does what he takes upon himself to do! Plain and simple!
If islam says I am gonna beat Jon Jones we don't believe 😭
I don’t believe topuria knocking volk out very recently after he was knocked out by Islam’s head kick is the same as if Topuria ko’d volk first. Volk did not take enough time off after that KO loss and he was definitely not the same fighter he used to be before the back to back losses that Islam gave him.
MAKE THIS FUCKING FIGHT DANA DONT MISS ANOTHER MASSIVE FIGHT PLEASE!!! 🙏
I get the feeling Topuria will eventually grow on the fans just as Volk did. It's hard coming in replacing a beloved champ but he is the champ now and might just stay that way for a while cos he is a well rounded fighter with bombs for hands. Coming from a Volk fan.
Not if he keeps saying things just to say things and fights very infrequently
Hes got way more fans than Volk. Lol he's got Spain and Georgia behind him.
@@Mark-bd5ci bro said spain and georgia like they're the whole word lmao
@ What has he said that he hasn't backed up? And he fights 2 times a year, so it is pretty active for a champion
This is gonna end up in a "Before an after fighting Islam Makhachev" video
Wow his English has gotten a lot better 😮
The best thing about him is that he’s not joking, not even a little bit. He is100 percent confident in everything that he says.
At this point I think Ilia is lying on purpose about those 5-4 split decisions of Movsar, just to get UFC not to fight him 😂
@LegendJoe3063 he said he won 5 by split decision Movsar has only one split decision in his career.
@@tarci2994 in media Scorecards his fights with Allen, Aljo and etc were split. He meana that bunch of his fights were not decisive and who can argue with that?
@@Gamebred37 don't care on his record its uninamous decision he ducks movsar
@@Gamebred37 media is not professional judges, Allen fight Aljo fight he won two clear rounds based on damage, llia meant official scorecards.
He has repeated that he has 5-4 split decisions which is a lie all to encourage UFC not to make tgat fight because he knows he will lose.
The funniest thing is he says he KOs him 1st round so why is it problem of decisions than, he doesnt believe his words.
He is basically mocking Movsar by taunting him as a decision merchant, if they eventually fight, this might provoke Movsar to take more risk vs Ilia & go for finish giving opportunity to Ilia to KO him😂
People always say illia beat the two greatest fws in Max and Alex
But forget islam also beat the greatest lws in dustin and charles!
Lol. Ilia knocked them both out, Islam had a 5 round war with Dustin.
@nickgrant2625 dustin's legacy is far better than max's tbh even without any belt
@MohammedAdeeb98 wtf are you talking about lol. I love Dustin but Holloway has like 5 title defences and moved up and KOd Gaethje lol. Dustin has a great legacy, it ain't better than a 5x defending champion you freak
@@nickgrant2625 Being born with KO power is like winning the lottery, it's not something to measure against since it cannot be achieved no matter how many years one trains.
@smeshfactory3992 you're an idiot. Josh Emmett has insane KO power why isn't he a 10x world champion. Almost like you have to be world class at delivering it aswell
Reminds me of how much people doubted Khabib when he was about to fight a prime Ferguson
I actually think, and it's terrifying to even think much less say, he is better than Islam. I saw Islam get pieced up and pushed to the limits by an aging, end of career Dustin. I love Dustin, he's a legend in his own right but this is THE END OF THE LINE for Dustin right? He's on his last legs and has one final fight, maybe two left. Islam also had a close fight vs Volk. Topuria is just so much better standing up. If he can stuff takedowns, it's pretty much over.
Okay so it is official now that he is ducking Movsar. He admitted it, just with other words. He realizes, Movsar's style and cardio is a problem for him. Movsar would drain him and then submitt or decision him.
He also said that the first assault would be nokear ... You still don't believe in Topuria
Exactly it would be like Merab vs Umar people really underestimate Movsar
Nobody, in any division, is ducking movsar. It's Islam who is ducking. Also Jon jones 😂
he is ducking movsar to fight fucking islam makhachev ? :dddd
in 15 minutes combined, ilia knocked out both volk and Max , but people think movsars cardio is the greatest weapon :D
I honestly think Topuria KOs Islam. Being so short will make him harder to takedown, plus he’s a high level grappler himself so it’s not as if Islam gets him down once and that’s a wrap. And on the feet… man, Topuria’s hands and low kicks are top notch.
Nah, being short its easier for islam shin or foot to slam his face. Jay wobbled Ilia, but did not finish him on the ground. Islam wont give him that luxury.
@ yeah the kicks of Islam will be something he has to look out for but if Ilia hadn’t improved and learned from that moment vs Jai Herbert he wouldn’t have even cracked top 10 nevertheless knockout two of the greatest featherweights of all time. If you watch both the Holloway and Volkanovski fights, they both attempted that exact kick Herbert landed and Ilia defended well. Clearly something he is well prepared for now. So honestly, I doubt Islam has any success on the feet and attempts his first takedown in the first minute. It would 100% come down to how well Ilia can handle the takedowns and ground game. Islam gets knocked out first round if he can’t get Ilia down.
@@robbellemare3007someone gets it. Topuria is going to ko him. He has things that will give him many problems. Just like volk but better everywhere honestly
What is this guy talking about. Islam and the top 10 guys in that division will blast this Smurf away.
You’re kidding yourself if you don’t think this guy is special
The top ten would definitely not blast him. He probably beats most of them I don’t think he beats Islam though if islam fights smart. If Islam tries to outbox ilia he loses …. Imo. But I’d still bet on Islam to beat ilia
Illia’s confidence is so inspiring
I miss when fighters defended the belt over and over again.