Alexander Volkanovski UFC 298 Interview: I’m out to ‘humble’ Ilia Topuria | ESPN MMA
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
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Megan Olivi sits down with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski ahead of his title fight vs. Ilia Topuria in Anaheim.
0:00 Assessing 2023
2:07 Moving up in the future
3:59 Staying busy
8:54 His run at featherweight
11:37 Topuria’s confidence
14:34 The challenges he’s preparing for
16:12 Discussing his mental health
#UFC298 #Volkanovski #Topuria
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people talk about Illia being a big test for Alex, I personally think Alex is a big test for Illia, Alex is levels above anybody Illia's fought
We see it this Saturday
It won’t be competitive after the first round. Volk will destroy him. Will be reminiscent of the Izzy - Costa fight.
@@mrspiff6955 watch out you going to be surprised
Alex is mutiple levels above Ilia's past opponent. Josh Emmett lost to Yair, and Yair got beaten up and dominated by Volk in every way.
i dont think u can do MMA Math like this@@andrelin0913
Volk short guy but strong guy. I’m rooting for you Champ
Shut up
… Brother hold on I’m talking, BRO A 20 MIN VIDEO WITH OLIVIS TOENAILZ BEING THERE? WHY ISNT THE CAMERA ON THEM?
Makhachev said this words
@@Kirilluxe We have to check that moment
@@lccody1537we have to cancel many black belt
Saturday night could very well be one of the best main events we have set for this year. With all the talk surrounding volk and the hype around Topuria. We got all the makings for a beautiful fight.
I think you will be disappointed. This will be like the Izzy - Costa fight. Volk will make it look easy.
@@mrspiff6955 I won’t be disappointed by however the fight ends. Just looking forward to a good matchup. I am worried about Volk coming off 4 months after a KO. However, I think Illia is underestimating Volk as well based on all the chatter and media posts. As an MMA fan it is an exciting matchup and their styles matchup well.
Brother hold on I’m talking, BRO A 20 MIN VIDEO WITH OLIVIS TOENAILZ BEING THERE? WHY ISNT THE CAMERA ON THEM?
@@ConorKhabibBrunsondeep breaths R kid
This is a fight worthy of UFC 300 main event. Not a Adesanya vs. 39 year old Alex Pierera part 5. Dustin Poirier vs. Saint Dennis and this fight, should have been on UFC 300.
You can tell Volk doesn't want to talk about the vulnerable spot last fight and cameras in his face. Yet always handles it with class. Hella respectable. Get this W
Last night?
Fighters like Volk is why i love mma
I got Volk by domination...by round 3 Toporia will find out this aint a walkover like he's expecting
Brother hold on I’m talking, BRO A 20 MIN VIDEO WITH OLIVIS TOENAILZ BEING THERE? WHY ISNT THE CAMERA ON THEM?!
Volk is the more experienced guy, but he doesn't have an elite chin. He has been knocked down by Max, and you have to consider that Topuria hits about 3 times harder than Max.
@@starseeddeluxe I don’t think Volk would be where he’s at if he didn’t have a good chin but more importantly even he knows how to avoid and roll with the big shots. On the other hand Topuria hasn’t fought anyone near Volks level at this point in his career.
He knows that though and he will be champ!
3x harder than max. K@@starseeddeluxe
Volk is a legend already, his strive for greatness is inspiring
Coming back in 4 months after a k.o, 35, EA curse might still be lingering around, young undefeated kid. Man has a lot put on him
Stfu with EA curse lol everything else I agree with
Next thing you know we are going to have to pay to see these interviews thanks to micro transactions. Thanks EA.
EA curse still lingering lmao
He is going down hill now just like everybody else once they lose they start losing more it's confidence is gone
Alex seems to thrive in this type of situation. If anyone can its him. He was a 5'4" guy playing rugby professionally. He's always had odds against him
Volk gonna humble this dude.
We will see😂
@@charlespatoshik5305imagine trying to talk like that with an anime profile pic
@@Ziggyvulol all he said was “we will see” 😅
everytime a fighter came up with that kind of statement, he end up getting ko'ed.. love volk but he's a kind of dude who need to have a narrative to relie on.. its not a good sign
@@Ziggyvu did i hurt your feelings snowflake?
Volk has the perfect mentality for this fight he has clarity
Best champion in the last decade. Arguably the best of all time.
Arguably not
Best Fw for sure.
@@iJuce Don't think that is the case
@@JopJio Best champion. The most consistent, well rounded and admirable champion.
😂 no way he could be considered all time best or even be in the discusion.
He walked into a division who only has Max as a challenge. Most of the fighters that gave depth to this division in the past were either gone or in tail end of their careers.
This division has been weak for quite a while, and his route to a championship fight was one of the weakes in terms of oponents ive ever seen. Even Topurias has been more challenging and many are questioning that.
Returning 4 months after a Headkick KO is rough. Volk will forever be one of my favorites, hope he wins
Wasnt a KO….
@@MemeSFX 💯
Usman wasn't the same, let's see how an Aussie deals
Its been an entire quarter of a year
@MemeSFX it was a tko still deadly
This guy is the real deal any champ should look and learn top class 👌
I have a feeling the next Volk we see will be next level..
Boy oh boy
Lets go champ
We are always on your side
I think he's gonna get killed ?
former champs he’s getting knocked tf out next saturday mate
Brother hold on I’m talking, BRO A 20 MIN VIDEO WITH OLIVIS TOENAILZ BEING THERE? WHY ISNT THE CAMERA ON THEM?
@@ConorKhabibBrunson fr
Both you nikkas need some milk mate
Whatever happened and will happen. I'm a Volk fan for life. Man is an inspiration.
VOLK AND STIIIILL
YOU MEANT AND NEW
@@jely5541 NOOOOOOOOOO
Brother hold on I’m talking, BRO A 20 MIN VIDEO WITH OLIVIS TOENAILZ BEING THERE? WHY ISNT THE CAMERA ON THEM?
@@alexfromdc568NEEEEWWWW
Aaaaand NEEEW
The most active UFC champ here
BJ Penn lost to GSP at welterweight and defended his lightweight belt twice after that and he was a savage.
Yeah but ilia is bigger than volk , gsp was way bigger than BJ
Props to Volk. The champ takes on all challenge...........even with no training camp. Love this athlete.
If ilia wins he will hold the title hostage, he will fight less frequently than Leon! We need Volk as champ!
" ...everyone back at home, I don't care if you like me or hate me, stand up for yourself...
....I stood up for myself, no one can bring me down..." - Bald Volk
What does he mean by that ?
I stood up and look at me now!
it means do what scares you. dont be content on the sidelines. you want something?.. make it happen and believe you can do it.@@crazypato3752
@@crazypato3752 it’s about the the haters and doubters that he continues to remind why he was going to be and did become the champ. Getting boo’d every time he’s in America, or fights one of the OGs. He’s the Champ and merely considered an underdog and still being doubted going into each fight. Ilia has no respect calling himself the champ already, it’s disrespectful to all champs past and present and he’s going to cop a flogging for it. Alex is humble and these contenders are tiny in his eyes but he doesn’t say it out loud, just gets free fuel for the fire, goes and fks their day up.
@@mehal4581dont let him bully u son
Lets be real, we all want to hear "Down Under" when the champ walks out!!!
He has to change it up to " y'all musta forgot" for this one 😂
@@rdicko86would have to be an Aussie song. Luckily we have thousands.
You got this champ!
Volk is a great champion, down to earth but very confident about hes skills.
Hes on another level and showed it many times.
As a Topuria fan, it would hurt seeing Volk lose man. Hope the best man wins 🔥
The best man will win. I don't se how ilia wins honesty.
@@Fitkid7672 easy he can knock or TKO Volk out.. dude hits like a truck.. I can see him dominating Volk like he did Emmett as well.. dudes young and is getting better every fight.. i can also see Volk dominating.. it’s not a easy fight
@@Fitkid76722nd round TKO
@@Fitkid7672Wait time will tell us how Illia can beat volk
Brother hold on I’m talking, BRO A 20 MIN VIDEO WITH OLIVIS TOENAILZ BEING THERE? WHY ISNT THE CAMERA ON THEM?
Excellent interviewer and loved what she said at the end, I'm on teraphy for these kind of problems and have no shame to let it know to anyone, if Alexander the great can have this the anyone can have it.
and still baby!!!!
That was an amazing interview 👍
Truly “the great:” the greatest attitude from one of the greatest champions. Great questions too!
Volk is such a humble dude, definitively one of the greatest MMA fighters today~.
the irony is volk said he had to lose his humbleness to be the champ
Love this man
Me gusta esta rivalidad... creo que suma al deporte. Además de que ambos destacan por ser muy completos. Un saludo
Great interview, thank you Megan.
We are with Volk, lets go champ💪
Saturday we will either witness a fantastic rise or a glorious humbling.
First time in ages i will have to cheer against Volk cause Ilia is Georgian... Best of luck to both and may the better man win
This is a great interview. Megan does a fantastic job at framing interesting questions. It brings our some really cool answers from Volk.
Absolute champion in and out of the ring
Great interview
win lose or draw volk is a one in a billion fighter/ person. he’s such an inspiration to me and to others as well. always gonna back him regardless of the odds
real mental battle this fight, let’s go volk!!
This guy just stepped up his game time and time again, cheers on you!
If you look closely you can see Makhachev shin stamped on his forehead
Love it mate
Go get em!
Megan always a great interviewer
Absolute class volk, always rooting for him !
Let’s goooo love you Alex
Hoping Volk keeps winning to leave an almost unbeatable record in that division. 🙂💪
acidgIow= groomer, my daughter will sue you
Brother hold on I’m talking, BRO A 20 MIN VIDEO WITH OLIVIS TOENAILZ BEING THERE? WHY ISNT THE CAMERA ON THEM?
He is undefeated at featherweight
@@ConorKhabibBrunsonyou're genuinely severely autistic without realising it.
A true champion and good human being. Let’s go Volk!
Lets go Volk!!!
Now thats a professional athlete for sure❤. waiting for "AND STILL"
Most exciting fighter in UFC
And still baby!
Amazing champion & also able
to share a bit of vulnerability.
Powerful combination here
that men need to see at
this time. What a big
heart with likeable
personality. UFC
is lucky 2 have
a star such as
Volkanovski.
He’s got a
future in
media
too.
⭐️
I don't know exactly why but I would LOVE to see Charles x Volk at lightweight
Ilia is good but bro acting like he pre-ordered the belt.
It’s gonna get lost in the post.
People said same about Conor
@@n1troz_ topuria aint got the skill to back it up tho
@@Plugitinbby people said the same about Conor lmao , we’ll see
@@Plugitinbbyenough skill to become champ
One of the greatest MMA fighters in the world, only up from here.
We should be grateful for Volk for being such a great champ for all these years already!
Watching my first ufc event at anaheim. Volk is always a class act! couldnt have a better champion.
50-45 Illia
Meghan does the best interviews. All the other people struggle to keep the flow natural
He's a great man and a great Champion and no result this weekend can change that. People can write him off and he is coming back too soon for my liking after that KO but what's meant to be is meant to be and I believe Ilia will be a Champion as well, we will just have to wait and see if it's this weekend. I can't go against Volk at 145
The imagery of the tide turning in the octagon Illia facing adversity, Volk overcoming the odds, the co-main getting canceled as Costa pulls out, Dana pink with rage and the fans raging in the arena
Got a mad feeling about this one ngl
Win or loss
Great champ and greal human🦾❤️🙏🏽
Talks so clearly and makes total sense, not like a lot of fighter interviews. 😅
"I'm glad of the decision I made to take that fight" not many fighters coming off a loss like that are willing to say this. That's what tells me that, even though he's giving a lot of context to his personal situation during that time, he's not trying to excuse himself of anything. True champion mindset
What a classy reportter this is ..I really like her work...Wolk keep up..I hope he wins against Topuria..No hate..
how can you not like Volk? cheers from Morocco.
This kid is going to reign for some more. People always got a short memory.
Volk gonna make it look easy! There’s levels and Volk is at the top…
🤣🤣
Saturday tune in to cooking with volk! He's serving humble pie 🥧
🤣🤣
Hey Megan, can you ask Alex who he thinks Whittaker will fight after Costa pulls out? Thanks
Long time dominant champion vs undefeated next generation fighter. Dominick vs Cody, Pitbull vs Aj Mcee. When Aj beat Pitbull it gave me Jon Jones vs Shogun Rua vibes. Long time champs usually have their toughest challenge when they face next generation fighters. If Volk can get past this he is something else. 🔥🔥🔥
This fight is giving
Izzy Pereira 1(mma)/Usman Edwards 2
Volk dominates till the fifth then is finished/ko'd
Let’s remember how good Volk was in the first fight against Islam at lightweight. At featherweight he is dominant. People judging him on the second Islam fight which he never really should have taken on short notice.
Let's go Volk...I want you to humble the cocky Ilia....I believe in you and you are a great inspiration to people around the world ❤
Ilia is not cocky he said what he believes and he's hungry
@@Zakhtvsaying he doesn't want to defend the belt against the top contenders of the division if he becomes champ is cocky af, but it is the personality he wants to transmit so we are gonna let the man do whatever he wants and see what happens
Alex volk💪
Let's go VOLKANOVSKI!!!!
Thats make you the greatest featherweight
Volk did look in worse shape in the rematch, than in the first fight with Islam - just a fact. Sure a huge learning experience for him, as well.
I really hope alex wins.
Ilia is going to be patient he might even give up a round just to get reads and try KO off a counter and have his omalley moment.i hope volk can humble him but im nervous
My theory is he will be like kamaru , once your knocked out cold , it breaks you mentally & once you lose from winning so much it makes you extra play it extra safe
I see him sticking to a good gameplan at first. Strong leg kicks n feints to make illia throw unnecessary power shots. But I do think illia will connect eventually n put him out. If it goes to the mat, Kimora.
'hes not as good as he thinks he is' famous last words for volk. Big underestimation.
Don't see Volkanovski knocking out Topuria but can see him peppering Topuria too take the win on points.
Megan again with a great Interview. Goat of interviewer.
Alexander is gonna humble the kid 🥶
Megan Olivi, the GOAT interviewer with Volko, the potentially soon to be featherweight GOAT.
🐐
Let’s go champ . 🇦🇺
Volk, paulo and Merab my pick.
Ilia is a phenom and has shown true grit . Alex will have his hands full. I have no idea who will win this fight.
Volk is a tank.short stocky guys are tough
Alex has like 1 fresh fit and rocks it every fight week haha but he the fw goat
Volk’s only losses are at higher weights.
His first loss was at WW, I remember looking that up after he fought Max.
How many other fighters would have more losses fighting n higher weight classes.
GSP fought the most beatable and least threatening MW champion we’ve ever had.
At the same time don’t think because you can beat bigger guys that Ilia will be easier. Ilia would do well moving up weight classes but can dominate 145.
But I got Volk still.
Let’s go Alex. That’s why I have respect for Izzy. He moved up and challenged himself, and like Khabib. Who retired in his prime. Even if it did not work out, he still challenged himself after wiping out his division. They will be the greats for doing stuff like that.
And still🎉
❤❤❤
And still!!!!!!! 😊
Meagan is such a great interviewer.