Ilia Topuria says featherweight division has ‘nobody’ to challenge him after UFC 298 win | ESPN MMA
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- Опубліковано 16 лют 2024
- Megan Olivi interviews Ilia Topuria backstage at UFC 298 after he knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to become the new featherweight champion.
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Look where he is rn and look where Paddy is. Crazy how their careers turned out
Who tf ever expected paddy to actually be legit tho? Dude is a meme ufc uses just for marketing, nothing more
Paddy is nothing short of a strategic tool used to generate numbers for UFC's UK events. He's relatively good, but I cannot see him reaching the top 5 of his division.
They both came in around the same time and are the same age too. Paddy just doesn't want ranked fights for some reason
@@Matt-jc2mlhe knows the type of work he puts in, kinda lazy…. It’ll get exposed at the highest levels.
You acting like Paddy is retired.
Paddy is becoming champ in 2024
Give Emmett his respect now guys
😂😂😂
Respect for taking power shots for 5 rounds and giving us so much footage to analyze
“He could not even finish 40 years old Emmet”🤡
Emmett sucks
Emmett is trash 🤣
This is the man Paddy called water boy. 👊🏽 good stuff, Topuria
Hand sanitizer lol
You on every video 😂
Who's pady
@@meeee214Was a lame af insult too. Ilia would definitely spark Paddy.
Paddy lives rent free in your heads 😂😂😂😂 what a pathetic life
*If Justin Gaethje doesn’t kill Max, I’d like to see him contend for this title.*
Some guys will need some time to realise that Ilia still hits harder than Justin...
Ilia would kill Max, and if you dont think this, is because you support Volka before😂
😂 Max is A Old...
@@LordKrishna41pound for pound I agree, Ilia shuts people off
@@LordKrishna41 I almost want to say cope, but I've been proven wrong. I'll stick with this younger generation.
Hate him or love him... This kid has a bright future in the division 🔥
Kid?
@@cheatingscoobydooYes, he’s very young for UFC
Dude Is 27. That’s not a kid. Are you around 50?
Hopefully not
He always had a bright future man.. people were underestimating his skill just cuz they didn't wanna see volk lose.. he made good fighters look they dont belong there with him... he was a killer since early days.
His striking is nuts, dude has dynamite in both hands, punches like a heavyweight
What's crazy is that his wrestling is even more nuts
His leg kicks are sneaky good
chill lol
@@starboy1380 bro, he can wrestle too! Never needs it 🤣
Illia is younger and fresher. His 14-0 record prior is a testament. Hope he jumps to 155 and fights makhachev or arman!
Mystic llia Topuria predicted everything accurately 🥶🙌🏼
He said R1 knockout. Quiet down.
@@wesjaguarhe actually said multiples if it’s not the first it will definitely be the second calm down now…
@@tovlila-ml4yi”and if not the second the third if not the third the fourth” mystic was a name that belonged to mac because his predictions were EXTREMELY accurate, you “calm down now” little bro
@@AMediumSizedKodiak cope & seethe ilia is world champ Conor’s time is over. Calm down now tiny buddy
@@AMediumSizedKodiak I’m mostly just joking around have a blessed day
bro got conor mcgregor type confidence and spoke it into existence. wild
@@jabrone.destoroyahcope. Conor ko’d the actual FW GOAT in 13 seconds. Ilia is a walmart version of him
His skills are the highest tier but he's pretty awkward on the mic haha
@@Red-mc5ee ilia would starch prime Conor that whooped Aldo. Lol
@@Red-mc5ee Ilia would starch Conor anywhere. He’s literally better everywhere that’s not even a comparison
@@Red-mc5ee pliss don't cry 😂
His ability to feel out his opponents, analyze, adjust and get after it is just incredible. Very smart fighter. Congrats Topuria!
Lies again? LA Liga Every Location
I love to see when a man asks God for greatness and receives it.
he knows how universe works
@@nihatasicioglu7344even my heart felt he'd win
@@nihatasicioglu7344universe don't care about you
@@nihatasicioglu7344 The almighty lets hundreds of millions suffer and starve, but at least he gave a wealthy Spanish fighter even more riches and success when requested
He never mentioned god once
Where’s the “He’s gonna be humbled” crowd at 🤔
got called a moron for a month straight basically. I’ll take my apologies and $5000, thank you very much 😭😭
They become his fangirls
Right here. Obviously I was wrong. Topuria is an absolute animal
He got the advantage because Volk take the fight too soon after KO loss from a 11 days notice fight, Max will humble this guy
Watch them switch up now and say that Volk was washed so it doesn't count lmao
Well done Ilia. Your confidence was amazing your victory was even better.
"There are levels "and topuria is in other level.
When he clears out the featherweight division, then he can say he's in another level. Until then, defend the belt first
I wouldn't say that he has crazy power but was getting outstriked before he caught him slipping up against the cage lol
Oh shut up. Topuria didn't prove he was levels above Volk. Knocking someone out in a competitive fight is not proving you're better than them, that's a punchers chance win if anything.
@@madgavin7568 hahahaha go cry another place. No one did what topuria did.
@@madgavin7568 lol
Ilia knocks out, Paddy, Ortega, Yair, Sandhagen and O'myleg with ease. Knocks out Volk in the rematch too.
And then gets manhandled and KO'd by Islam
Probably be the first to knockout Max Holloway as well. I can see it too.
That's if Justin geathje doesn't do it first lol
Why you talking about Paddy???
I agree with you, yet people are still hating and doubting him even after what happened ¡ilia campeon indiscutido e invicto!
@@daking8378Not even the same weight class casual 😂
He is cool and not bouncing around but he exudes happiness
He is a man living his dream just taking it in
Aussie here. Well done. That was amazing
Georgians have massive respect for Volk
@@ZviadiZviadauriVelox sad day for me. But wow, that was insane
respect Georgians, but no respect Spanish. they are loudmouths@@ZviadiZviadauriVelox
Same, aussie right here to, guttered for Volk but congrats to Ilia, no excuses he was the better fighter
Same here. Its a sad day for Volk but Ilia has earned the respect. Well done. 👏
Congratulations to topuria,spain and georgia,respect from australia.and volk we will always love and support him win lose or draw
He deserves a lot of respect, people get carried away by euphoria
As a Georgian I love alex so much
@@fransanchez378 the talk is all good as long as you can back it up and he did that 👏
@@greenmntn8023 congratulations to you and your people,enjoy the win 👏
Big respect Volk from Georgia
Superior boxing skills with so much power. At 27 years old he is at his peak.
calm, content and collected plus the talent and spirit to back it up. imo he could've a historical run. I'd also like to see Sean go up a weightclass to fight him. probably not gonna happen tho. either way I'm very excited to see Ilia fighting again
You are the most complete fighter in UFC. Boxer, grappling, wrestling...
dude was even eating volks legs with kicks... he can check that off the list too
Definitely
@@GrowingDownUnder I mean he was still getting pieced up if someone finds his button he will be in some trouble but good on him for trading Volk there at the end dude
@@gilbxrt How did he make it look easy? That's weird to say after he lost the round before he got the KO power punches always have a chance doesn't change the fact the Volk had the better jabs and Kicks just got caught in the boxers world at a bad spot happens sometimes could have happened to Whitaker but it didn't sometimes things don't go your way but don't sound ignorant dude Volk was winning that's not easy it was good timing and a great shot he is a good fighter
@@gilbxrt You are slow if you think this was easy simple. Conor vs Eddie was easy not this lol you can't be losing a competive fight and get a KO and call it easy no it wasnt that lol if that was the fact then significant strikes wouldn't look like they do brother
Ilia got that Monk like attitude. Always even. Never over excited or down, just is.
How can you hate him. So chill and kind man
Exactly what I have been saying all week, can't believe all the cheesy haters!
how is he chill and kind???... didn't you see the clownary he was pulling in the press conference?
@@barobaro1 That was a fun act. Have some sense of humor please
@@giomachaberidze7316 You must be extremely immature if you find that kinda behavior funny
@@barobaro1 Okay brother. If you say so. Whatever floats your boat
Aggressive power confidence any day
when you ice one of the goats like this you call the shots imo.
facts. im a big volk fan but yea yo.
volk ran through the division and the fight was close till he got slept should get a rematch and ilia said he doesn’t wanna fight anyone in the top 5 so don’t think you want him to call the shots
@@Jrevo77Volk fan here but getting KOed in the 2nd round doesnt warrant a rematch for me. For me Volk either has to fight Evloev or another clear contender. Cant think of much since Volk has cleaned out the division before the Ilia fight.
@@kavinraj4689 fair enough but as you just said there’s only one person he could face cause his cleaned out the division which is one of the main reasons people get immediate rematches plus it was a close fight till the ko not like he got dominated the whole fight
@@Jrevo77 Yeah. Personally I feel Volk getting a rematch would devalue Ilia's title win. I hope Ilia faces Max (since he deserves another title shot) and Volk faces Evloev.
Megan does a great job with interviewing UFC fighters, she knows the game, asks great questions and you can tell shes a real fan.
Icl Volk was dismissing Ilias skills prior to the fight.
This whole lead up gave me shades of Aldo/McGregor. A young hungry lion vs the featherweight Goat and BOOM BOTH KO’s 🔥🔥🔥
"The division really sucks" 🤣
😂😭
Her face 😂
Honest and right
it really does lmao the featherweight division has been one of the worst division in the UFC forrr years now MW was the worst thats why Izzys reign was so long nowadays Izzys reign wouldnt last more than 2 or maybe 3 defenses lmao
@@failnation3472dumb and sad
Ilia nice af very well rounded with good defense and precise striking on the feet
This motherfuckers hands teleport to their target.. his hand speed is unreal!
He uses cheat codes in this game .
Confidence kills 😂
with youth its a killer combo that has worked for eons lol. i thought volk could get it done but all week I told people that father time has a trillion title defenses.
that's what people said before this fight, also confident only kills if it's fake confedence, when you have real confedence because you ahve work for it is very strong
Or makes you champion
After a head kick KO you need a year to be right. Dude went from fighting a Lion to a matador (a Spaniard bull). "Rematch!!! We talking bout a rematch! He' ll be lucky if he sees the 2nd round!" (Colts coach).
A este hombre lo llevo viendo desde su debut en el ufc y mi intuición desde los primeros combates fue que iba a ser campeón y ahora ya lo estoy viendo
Respect to illia, I knew my gut feeling wasn’t lying
Love the interviews
Max Hollway needs to win the BMF so he can fight Ilia and put both belts on the line that would be epic.
He said he would show levels and he did
his not wrong
He is very wrong lol
The only one is max and even then I think he’d beat max
@@evilkhamzatjust stop hating from your couch for a second, he did what he said he was going to do and you still think your words have more weight than his words, just shut up already
he is
@@evilkhamzatwho Holloway of that guy who beat Arnold Allen? Problem with Holloway is that he *most likely* going to take a lot of damage in ufc 300. He killed emmet, the guy who beat Allen barely won and Allen is off a loss.
Now you became instantly Ilia’s fan. The power of El Matador 🌹
No, the power of El Bandwagon.
@@danielm978cry
@danielm978 Okay naysayer. I think yair would be a fun fight for ilia however.
Love to see Ilia as a champ and I love the respect he gives Volk!
Best fighters in the world have a strong ability to calculate on the fly their opponents timing inside the octagon
Jones is masterful and perhaps the best in the world at this
Wicked knockout! Congratulations!
My boys wicked smaht
EL MATADOOOORRR SO PROUD SO SO PROUD FOR YOU MAN
congrats mate👍
Congrats champ you deserve it. It's officially your time. I wish you nothing but the best. Can't wait to see you in action again
I like how he turned All the boo’s into cheers 😂😂🎉😂😂
Where are the haters now? We advised the world 😎
😂😂😂😂yes where are all the Volk fans at??
Stop spreading hate you’re pathetic , they are both beasts
Ilia sent them into the silence universe from wich there is no way back my friend😉
@@hjk1400Volk fan right here, what's up ? Volk lost but that doesn't mean us fans have to be ashamed.
@@khangkhuong2089nice respond.i am happy that ilia won, but volk it's still one of the best fighters, and we'll see what happen.
Don't be ashamed :)
Congratulations Ilia Topuria! Masterclass performance and win against one of the all time greats in Volk, truly the beginning of a new era in the Featherweight division now.
Illia turned out to be for Alex what Strickland was for Adesanya with the boxing style, which was taunting and like a cryptonite or something. This kid is fun to watch and people gotta appreciate exciting fighters.
Strickland started taunting last 10 seconds
Not at all
Izzy underestimated Sean heavily, volk has a glass jaw not the same
@@Kush1322Izzy was drinking and driving days before the fight lol
Not at all lmao
Styles make fights but I don't think he's wrong about the division and possible matchups. Volk easily beat everyone at the top right now and illia ko'd him like he was any other unranked figher. This is why I love this sport.
Man, boxing can really learn a thing or two from this sport. The privilege to find out who is the best in the sport is amazing. He literally backed himself to be champion and declared himself champion before actually becoming champion on his socials. The level of confidence he has as a fighter is incredible, it’s hard to disagree with what he says because he backs it up. How many featherweights can talk about finishing volk😂 the only guy to do it is in a different weight class and it’s understandable. I’m a fan now and I believe in the hype 🙌🏾
He has to fight Max yet bro, there’s a strong chance he’s champ for just one fight
@@Life_of_m 145 seems weak. I don't think there's anyone that can challenge Ilia.
Ya can't say he ko'd him like any other unranked fighter when Volk was winning the entire fight up until that shot lol. Great shot, but he was not showing to be levels ahead or making anything look easy.
@@BrandonWalsh9 bro illia literally flatlined volk with one shot what do you mean he didn't show he was levels ahead 😭😭😭
Man said it and man have done it, ur the man my Georgian brother 🇬🇪
Wow, a true Georgian, Spanish, Italian, American, Tasmanian hero - VIVA LA LUXEMBOURG
Roman Dolidize ain't though ☠️
Bla bla bla… enjoy guys the kind is here 🇬🇪
@@asteroidflex-bg6wmy vaya un retrasado en los comntarios
@@temotemo6939🇪🇦😉comete una 💩
where is the movie ilia was making for his belt
i wanna see it
Wow that was 💣🔥 ilia you are the MAN so proud of you thank you ilia 🇬🇪🇪🇸🫶💯😍
Illia the king of MMA now. He’s the biggest nightmare, supreme boxer and BJJ Black belt monster🚀
Islam still the king. Islam different
Ilia fought old Volk after hard Ko from islam ..lol let's see what he can do to Movsar on the ground ..= nothing ...Movsar will takehim down and jeep him 5 rounds lol
@@runshecam5978 Movsar is not able to finish any of his fights. The guy has pillow hands, is completly in another level.
@COS34SHMUP yeah if he was that easy..why no one was able to finish him ..lol
@@COS34SHMUP who told you Movsar will finish him ..Mivsar will keep him down 5 R lol until Ilia have no power to stand up even lol
True champ defends his belt, give it to the rightful contender in Max. Styles make fights, Max would really test him.
Topuria🌹🎖️👊🏽 Undefeated
Great banter between these two.
I'm not crying, you're crying.
hold on im crying brother
night night volk😴
Topuria vs Makhachev suddenly becomes the biggest fight thr UFC could make
and when islam beats him the haters will start crying about him fighting 3 fights against someone coming up and not fighting real 155 ers? nothing to win for Makhachev, i'd rather see islam against Justin,DP,charles rematch or Arman and Ilia against Movsar, Max or even Volk rematch.
@@GTari-ob6bj Movsar "Decision" Evloev does not deserve title shot the only fight that makes sense is either Max/Yair or Suga
@@gangfish6900 Yeah don't let the 18-0 guy fight for the title - let the ones that have already fought and lost fight again because losing means you deserve a title shot. So Yair who got KO'd by a guy that was just slept by Topuria deserves a shot over the 18-0 guy ? Nice brains you've got there brother !
@@gangfish6900 Or better yet , let Max who beat an unranked washed up Korean Zombie get a shot at the title next , because that's more impressive than 18-0
@@gangfish6900 Suga huh? anything to not feed him to Merab? (the actual Decision machine).. Evolev has as much submissions as Merab has finishes btw..+ Movsar got another 3 KO's/TKO's (with less fights).. and Merab with 20% finish rate is going to be champ soon so it doesn't matter as much as you keep winning. and Movsar vs Ilia is pretty interesting imo ..someone is losing his 0..a fighter from Ingushetia against a Georgian fighter..a muslim against a christian..both were scheduled to fight before and there is history between them..both have wrestling backgrounds..the fight being 5 rounds can also be a big factor especially for Movsar if he survives the first rounds. but still i wouldn't mind seeing Max or Yair against ilia as well.. but Sean is too smart to move up against someone who can both KO him and ragdoll him.
Everything is possible he worked hard and made his dream true.
Orgullosos de que nos traigas la ufc a españa!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Somebody tell costa to wake up volk again
😂😂😂😂
under-rated comment !!💯
Guru predicted this perfectly 😮
Until he changed his pick at the last minute.💀💀
so did about a million other people
@@SupaFonzyA lot of people seemed to do this, I think a lot of people knew deep down though Volk was getting beat.
He also said Neal by tko
lucas tracy*
Where are all those ppl saying he was gonna lose now? Topuria gonna be champ for years
Y tiene razón. Como ABSOLUTAMENTE TODO lo que ha dicho hasta ahora.
I think we need more Professionals like Megan. And a lot less of amateurs like Nina. Can we start actually treating this like a sport again and not a circus
nina is temporary as was laura. Megan is here to stay
@@mhm6 Bro you are spitting straight facts!!
Lucid, calm, respectful and refreshingly humble. I really appreciate this guy!
This young man is a savage and will be tough to beat!
Tip of the cap to this new Champ. He handled the moment and visualized this happening when most did not. Impressive
Holloway stand up!
No rematch needed
but the rematch is actually needed lol, people said the same thing when izzy called for his rematch against Pereira.
@@khangkhuong2089 nah izzy was winning at rounds until he lost 😂
Blinding hand speed this man has 👊 🤜
hacia años que españa no se revolucionava asi por un convate ,amunt ILIA,SPAIN
Volks said he was gonna ragdoll Ilia. Now thats embarrasing.
Seriously? When? 🤔
Its not embarrassing, fighters talk , and he was the champ why wouldnt he bet on himself to win?
@@Ze_Moose ESPN official interview
@@Jet92 The outcome was embarrasing.We are the fans why wouldnt us been able to type this kind of thing after seeing his embarrasing Knock out? He was talking about humbling Ilia and he is now back to Australia with more mental issues than before. He should stay out of fighting for a while.
@@marcopelaezfernandez4573 If Volk doesnt take the short notice against Islam, thats prob what wouldve happened.
There is a clear difference between a strong guy that comes in there with the INTENTION of finishing a fight, and a strong guy like Costa who HOPES to finish a fight. Topuria is not waiting for the opportunity to happen, he creates it.
These guys from the Caucasus region are on some other level
I was going for volk but ggs to the new champ, i underestimated this guy
Crazy thing is, he's not wrong...
Tbh it’s not fair because he punches so hard that these featherweights almost get murdered by his punches
His body shots are under rated. His finishes with the follow up to a body shot are just beautiful to watch. His striking reminds me of a prime conor
llia is the best Technician in UFC. I agree with the title
🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸vamosss hermano en españa eres considerado el mejor deportista
🇪🇦que makina😊
🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪 This is all Georgian blood baby. Spain, you’re welcome.
@@greenmntn8023 GEORGIA!!! REspect to ORTHODOX Georgia from Serbia
Gruzijaaaaaa @@greenmntn8023
@@greenmntn8023 he was bron in germany so he is technically german
Honestly let Volk recover and did we forget that Holloway exists?
Justin will make him braindead
If Holloway fights Ilia now, Holloway will win.
That won't be the case after Gaethje destroys his chin.
Lmao pillow fists Holloway will get koed worst than Volk
Lmao pillow fists Holloway will get koed worst than Volk
@@jameshenderson5705keep dreaming even if Holloway fights ilia now, he doesn't stand a chance
Dude is Real
great champion great human being!
Honesty you could see after a few punches that Volk couldn’t really handle his power.
Go up to 55 and belt Paddy 🤣🤣🤣
Illia has that kind of power that we want a champion to have. Can put anyone’s lights at at any given moment.
He's such a great fighter. He is going to be such a good Champion too. Volkanovski did what majority could or would never do in this life, and that's be UFC Champion since 2019. But just like in time and in life- we have our time and then its onto the next. Volkanovski was a great Champion but I believe we will see it followed with Topuria. Awesome fights last night. Really good.
Movsar, Allen, Yair, Max? I like Topuria and knew he had every ability to win but is he really, seriously calling out 3 years out from fighting, post leg break, boxing style McGregor?
@@cilantro619And After, Islam Will smash Topuria 😅😅
Everybody said max would get knocked out by guys like allen, kattar and dp. None was successful. Illia definitely has the power but holloway has a chin from the gods
Tbh, no one said Kattar and Allen would knock him out.
I know people always have hatred toward someone with huge confidence, but the kid is amazing.
He should go up to light weight for double champ status, cuz he has the power n skills to achieve it..👍👍👍👏👏💯💯💯
Mental KO 😮
Congrats ilia u deserve all the glory wohoo
ONLY GOD GETS THE GLORY✝️🇮🇱♥️💯
Ilia has a long road ahead of him if he wants to be one of the all time greats and soo far he looks like is off to a good start 👌
cool down there. let him fight one fight at a time.
Fighters know Illia is in a diferente level of striking. I would love You see him against yair
Max Holloway, Arnold Allen, Yair Rodriguez, Kattar, Brian Ortega...the list goes on of people he skipped
OR is Ilia afraid?
So we are going to act now like Volk is easy to beat, ok
yea topuria beat volk without any sorta flukes and showed his hard work. but just the names you listed. those are the people volk beat, not ilia. ilia has to show us he can beat those people, just because you beat the dude who beat all those guys doesn't mean there is no competition. i really want ilia to stay at fw and defend the title and build a record for himself as a champ. please no champ vs champ fights unless he starts clearing out division himself as the champ.
@ender_z4nd3r83 let's stop with the 🍆🌊 and be real. MMA math doesn't add up. He's acting like he's beat the whole division when his best other win than Volk is Emmett...
To me, he still needs to defend 3 or 4 times before there's any talk of fighting at another weight category
Was rooting for Volk for this exact reason he will avoid contenders and try and fight Conor.
This is cope
@@rabbigoldbergsilverstein2899How dare I want a champion to fight the contenders in his division! 😂😂😂 casual
@@evilkhamzathe really don't have a choice
@@rabbigoldbergsilverstein2899 Cope? Topuria is literally saying this lmao, ur the one coping
He’s marketing him and everyone knows conor might not even fight again. Plus he’s already said he’ll fight Max in Spain before
The goat of the featherweight
He's still only 27, most fighters enter their prime at around 31-32. It will be so intreresting to see Ilia's career.