This is the only fight to make next. We need to see who is better. Ilia vs. Max.
@floodwaters8887
5 ай бұрын
If Max doesn't get KO'd Max will win on points due to volume.
@daytona-wp2du
5 ай бұрын
@@floodwaters8887 Someone hasn't watched topuria's fights other than him vs volk lol. Max is very hittable and he can't make a mistake against a power and technical boxer like topuria. Also Topuria's wrestling and bjj will obliterate max.
@troyleenewgent9013
5 ай бұрын
@@daytona-wp2dumax works him and keeps him at range. Ilia is great and I think even if he loses to max he will be the future of the divison but I think max is a bad matchup for ilia. I dont see him beating max on the feet simply bc of the length and the footwork he will have to take max down and keep him there.
@DustinPacleb
5 ай бұрын
@@daytona-wp2du Max's footwork has only gotten better. He's not as easy to hit now as people think. Also, Ilia is still very questionable. He's super good, no doubt. But Jai Herbert rocked him and even Bryce Mitchell landed punches on him. Ilia had a good moment against a compromised Volk....so it's hard to tell how good he really is. Also, don't sleep on Max's ground game. He's a super high level BJJ brown belt. His academy doesn't promote belts like other schools do. I think this is definitely the fight to make because both guys are at the top of their game. Volk needs to recover more.
@worldview6218
5 ай бұрын
@@floodwaters8887I used to have basically the same position, even though I did think as ungodly as max chin is it’s not out of the realm of possibility for topuria to spark him, I’m now leaning towards ilia being able to actually win a decision against max. Firstly ilia is not gaethje. He has fast hands as gaethje does, big power, but outside of leg kicks, gaethje despite accuracy being high is mostly a very basic striker, and only throws his punches in one or two shot combinations and those combinations don’t really have a lot of variety. Ilia throws accurate, fast, powerful and long boxing combinations and over the course of his fights he’s been displaying this and improving on it in every fight. I think a good example of how a max and ilia fight would look without a finish is Allen and max, and that fight was actually a lot closer then people seem to remember. Allen is good, he shares some attributes with topuria, but for the most part I think topuria especially with his boxing and his boxing defense, he’s just a far better version of Allen and in that fight, it was max volume vs the bigger impactful shots from Allen that were landing but the volume from max was enough to edge max enough rounds. Ilia even for volk who had a noticeable speed difference against max in the 3rd fight was not really easy to hit, and sure the leg kicks were mostly there but even his signature jab was missing the mark a bit and ilia on the other hand, unlike max in his most recent volk fight was able to overcome that speed of volk and footwork and actually land shots, even landing one of those long combinations I was talking about so I can see a scenario against topuria, where like against volk, topuria is really punishing max with speed and it gets to a point where even if he tanks the shots like he did with volk ye just never gets volume going, or another scenario I can see is it being a close fight, max throwing a lot of volume, topuria landing cleaner more impactful shots, but decision still going to topuria in a close fight because ilia manages to defend better against a lot of the volume from max then Allen could
@Weezing336
5 ай бұрын
This thumbnail makes Ilia look like a James Bond villain.
@thisisfightworld
5 ай бұрын
you know ariel had to have had that thumbnail hand selected 😂
@windytv7511
5 ай бұрын
Worst villain ever
@lance-biggums
5 ай бұрын
He's just very Armenian
@livingwithsadvibes8596
5 ай бұрын
😂👍🏽😆
@mejohn101
5 ай бұрын
his face makes him look like a james bond villain.
@msizinkosi3481
5 ай бұрын
Crazy how quickly people forget, saying he is scared based on a 5 second video. He said he would knock out Volkanovski they called him delusional and he knocked him out cold, now they say he is delusional for saying he will beat Max, cmon
@Allias1121
5 ай бұрын
People are too quick to forget that this guy is a killer.
@dsan17
5 ай бұрын
I think he can beat Max but I doubt he can knock him out.
@peteasarisi2536
5 ай бұрын
Aided by Islam' head kick... Max outclasses him post to post
@niccolodeon2397
5 ай бұрын
@@peteasarisi2536 disagree, hes not gonna just stand there and box with max from range. He’ll get in close and his hands are fast in combos that he very well could hurt max. He doesnt throw looping shots like a gaethje. On top of him being a wrestling first background type of fighter. Very well could mix in takedowns and cause max issues that way as weve seen max strugfle with before.
@msizinkosi3481
5 ай бұрын
@@peteasarisi2536 he wasn't aided by anything, if you cared to listen you would hv heard him in this interview saying he wants the best version of Volk when he decides to come fight for the belt again so people like you wont have excuses like this
@KovyH
5 ай бұрын
Dude his English is so good. Give the man his props
@user-ry9zo6cl6k
5 ай бұрын
So r most of the Spaniards.
@rich45davis
5 ай бұрын
@@user-ry9zo6cl6k let's be honest, no it's not, an english man teaching english in Spain.
@user-ry9zo6cl6k
5 ай бұрын
@@rich45davis I literally just came back from holiday in Spain. I can assure you most of them speak English. You’re definitely American.
@Jemreaux
5 ай бұрын
@@rich45davisit’s not fluent but definitely better than a lot of other European countries even France and Germany
@willmckenna9423
5 ай бұрын
I just said how articulate he is! I hope he has a great career!
@Yeti_StrainofSR
5 ай бұрын
How did max look like he was in a motorcycle accident 😂 max looked damn near untouched. We must have watched a dif fight.
@uncleslash
5 ай бұрын
He is calling Max ugly. Saying he looks like that all the time. It was a stupid diss
@Relicon
5 ай бұрын
i could be wrong but I think he was talking about Max's face in general because of how many times he's been hit. Max legit has the record for most strikes absorbed
@sexuallobster134679
5 ай бұрын
Maybe he just meant his leg lol
@NRC613
5 ай бұрын
The legs @@uncleslash
@worldview6218
5 ай бұрын
Your misinterpreting. He doesn’t mean post gaethke, he means in general. Tbf, max has been in the ufc fighting everyone for well over a decade, but at the same time he doesn’t look or sound pre fight interview like this fresh, 32 year old in his physical prime. He’s got a nose that looks like it’s been broke 3000 times, scar tissue oozing out of every pore of his face, and big noticeable scars and on top of that, in these interviews because he’s cutting he sounds like a husk. That’s what ilias referring to. But to be fair to max again, while yes this is definitely true, does it really matter if he 95+% of the time he goes and does what he did during ufc 300? I mean go look and listen to max interviews prior to the Calvin kattar fight…dude looked and sounded like a literal walking husk of a man, and it was rather worrying, but then he goes during the fight and cast domain expansion over Calvin kattar and sets records that like dan Marino won’t be touched for literal decades
@msizinkosi3481
5 ай бұрын
Ilias english is really really good, most english speakers have no idea how hard it is to learn to speak another lamguage so getting to this level of fluency takes alot of time & dedication
@Ryan-zz5wr
5 ай бұрын
His English is not really really good…
@gelostroyer
5 ай бұрын
@@Ryan-zz5wreasy to say when you're native English speaker. I'd like to see you speaking georgian
@Ryan-zz5wr
5 ай бұрын
My Georgian is really really good
@msizinkosi3481
5 ай бұрын
@@Ryan-zz5wr this is exactly why i said english speakers have no idea cos they think everybody "should" be able to speak english when there are literally hundreds of other languages around the world. English speakers rarely learn to speak other languages so have no idea how much effort goes into it.
@kg356
5 ай бұрын
His English is fantastic. Probably the best of any fighter who doesn't live in the US
@qoharjamalhaqy526
5 ай бұрын
Props to Ilia. Dude, everyone here sayin he was scared of max and was ducking him, this and that, yall wrong. This dude wants to fight max when max is coming off of a good performance.
@jasonred3874
5 ай бұрын
Ilia reacting to Max's knockout: 😳 😦 😨 👕 👕 👕 👖 👖 👖
@tofumommy2167
5 ай бұрын
😂😂😅
@arielsorto2203
5 ай бұрын
nah
@NoahCanFB
5 ай бұрын
@@arielsorto2203 Ilia your boyfriend or what?
@adabsurdum3314
5 ай бұрын
Wheres the emoji wirh first one broken nose, then each bloody eye poke 😂
@nube8840
5 ай бұрын
you should look the wrestling of Ilia, he isn't scared, he just dgaf bout max
@bhupeshkamal5404
5 ай бұрын
He might sound arrogant but this is one of the fighters who really possesses that grit and perfect skills to back him up.
@interestedparty7523
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, he has that confidence, WHICH YOU NEED.
@dave9547
5 ай бұрын
He's obviously a great fighter, but he's also obviously very unlikeable. That's reality.
@slabzzz
5 ай бұрын
Bring your last 10 seconds into the first 10 seconds of our fight. Let’s bang! 😳
@milesdvd
5 ай бұрын
Yea i caught that savage line too lmao
@TakeNoPrisoners
5 ай бұрын
💪🏻
@Fitkid7672
5 ай бұрын
I like the confidence.
@gelostroyer
5 ай бұрын
🥶
@DrAdair1
5 ай бұрын
Yea, Max will beat his ass. Humility is about to come to Ilia..
@mred7553
5 ай бұрын
Max, if you're listening. Please don't answer your phone until July 🤣 You have too many options to rush a decision on your future. 👊🔥 blessed!
@CeBme
5 ай бұрын
Max will indeed be watching .... he mentioned he usually watch Ariel podcasts
@fabolousjada5070
5 ай бұрын
You sound scared lol this man is the champion ya called him scared now he calling him out to a brawl from round 1 and now you telling max to run when Max was the one to call him out? Scary much?
@arcanewondersfann1567
5 ай бұрын
thank you brother !
@mred7553
5 ай бұрын
@@fabolousjada5070 not fear, money! July could possibly line up Poirier or McGregor. Which both will surpass the Ilia fight when it comes to money.
@juanchavarria4263
5 ай бұрын
@@arcanewondersfann1567 max is this your sleeper account? 🤔
@demorvie
5 ай бұрын
Ilia boxing is too slick for Max.
@cashwalker9512
5 ай бұрын
He gonna retire max just like he retired volk
@lukeism2
5 ай бұрын
@@cashwalker9512volk isn’t retired
@cashwalker9512
5 ай бұрын
@@lukeism2 he retired him for a year n next year he gonna finish him
@JimmyJohnson7077
5 ай бұрын
I reckon max will pick him appart, illia tends to throw the same combination over and over again and max ain't silly...
@kg356
5 ай бұрын
Ilia has 10x the power but I'm pretty sure he would wrestle/grapple Max
@rodgersphd5701
5 ай бұрын
Ariel was actually asking some great questions I was surprised he asked about him lookng scared
@sexuallobster134679
5 ай бұрын
Ariel is the closest thing to a real journalist mma has. 99% of the time. People love clinging to that 1% of the time where he sucks ass. Doesn't help that most fighters have skin thinner than Conor mcgregors hair and can't handle the slightest difficult questions.
@milojayjay
5 ай бұрын
Yeah the type of questions that “UFC” reporters are too scared to ask
@Swaze742
5 ай бұрын
He was shocked like everyone else
@alessandro61224
5 ай бұрын
How??? This guy puts words in their mouth? Every question has a trap behind it!!! Pay attention ….sets him to say things to create attrition s the ufc brass……asks him about logistic stuff that fighters don’t decide to undermine Dana and the others
@alessandro61224
5 ай бұрын
Ariel is the furthest thing from a journalist!!!! He injects his opinions everywhere….. all he does is trying to create a “quote” or a controversy
@Tslice42
5 ай бұрын
Sign it, I’m a fan of this , max in spain
@CeBme
5 ай бұрын
"LFG...." Strickland voice
@draco2xx
5 ай бұрын
its probably going to be at the sphere🔥
@tylerberg4832
5 ай бұрын
@@draco2xx unlikely
@LaniJeb96960
4 ай бұрын
What about ilia in Hawaii?
@Scarlif3x
5 ай бұрын
Him and Chandler are delusional wanting the BMF title 😂💀
@Mrillsick
5 ай бұрын
Chandler is about it but he loses against actual bmfs...
@ikhan2181
5 ай бұрын
Champion vs champion....sells more ppvs duh
@rickyayy
5 ай бұрын
Something so unlikable about him lol
@Jemreaux
5 ай бұрын
He deserves it… his fighting style is exciting and he’s been dominant in almost all his UFC matches. Slept the 🐐 featherweight that beat the current BMF 3 times. & Chandler deserves a shot based on his style but too many Ls
@alexerickson6331
5 ай бұрын
Chandler could definitely fight for it tf are you talking about. Only fights killers and his fights are insane
@kavinraj4689
5 ай бұрын
Part of me wants Ilia to win against Max just to shut up the Max fans who are saying Ilia is scared. How is he scared when he beat one of the greatest featherweights while backing it up in a big way with his buildup to the fight.
@stevep4236
5 ай бұрын
Plus he said he wants Max next
@juanpaul-fux_u
5 ай бұрын
@stevep4236 rematch first buddy
@giordano7199
5 ай бұрын
People don't know, lmao
@robinmorales5365
5 ай бұрын
Exactly. Ilia didn’t even know the cameras were on him and he probably didn’t even know Max was calling him out either.
@RenzaissanceTV
5 ай бұрын
Cuz he switches up really quick, first he says max doesn’t deserve a shot and he wanted to skip defending the belt and move up, and now he’s saying he wants to fight, like dude he is literally ducking people, did you not see how he looked in the crowd, tell me how that shows someone joyful to be fighting that dude
@KBWarrioR2018
5 ай бұрын
11:50 the savage came out
@moiseshall9372
5 ай бұрын
Let’s bang hahaha
@jonassteinberg3779
5 ай бұрын
Yep. Epic.
@wisdomveritas6281
5 ай бұрын
Ilia saying Max has no technique is hilarious!!!
@jack11643
5 ай бұрын
There's levels to boxing bro. He specified that he didn't see big power, he didn't see head movement, he didn't see major strategy (diff to tactics) Trust me when I say. Do not doubt this man
@wisdomveritas6281
5 ай бұрын
@@jack11643 Max has been in the UFC longer than Ilia has been training MMA
@DaFonz808
5 ай бұрын
Illia is a rookie troll. He’s gonna learn.😂😂😂
@ConorKhabibBrunson
5 ай бұрын
If the king said it it’s true. Cope! King Ilia can we wash ur feet plz
@deathhy7590
5 ай бұрын
he never said that lol, said the fight itself displayed no proper technique in his eyes
@mustafakhan940
5 ай бұрын
UFC 306 is at the Sphere in September, UFC 308 at Abu Dhabi in October, UFC 309 at MSG in November and UFC 310 at Vegas in December. That leaves UFC 307 in late Sep or early Oct, so that is the perfect card to make at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid's home stadium in Spain. The card has to be headlined by Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway, and a solid co-main would be O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili to add some more spice. Get Joel Alvarez on the card against a ranked lightweight too like Dober or Green. Banger.
@selaima
5 ай бұрын
Topuria was just quiet during the whole fight studying Max every move. People be saying it's because he was scared. No! He is a cunning smart fighter. That's who he is. Congratulations to Max on that knock out and I am looking forward for the real entertaining fight ever! 👏
@JimmyJohnson7077
5 ай бұрын
What he was Studying the words out of Max's mourh??
@Christopher-hv3xj
5 ай бұрын
Illia is a good dude, happy to give Volk rematch but also said he needs the time to recover. He's not a opportunist.
@sergzz12
5 ай бұрын
O’maley is like, man, I gotta fight Merab now 😭
@pacomermelas230
5 ай бұрын
Lmaooo fr bro u got me dying 😂😂
@Guilherme12345678987
5 ай бұрын
At first I was scared of a new 0 charisma champion like Sean o malley . Then I thought he was McGregor 2.0 fooking foony and good fighter that had ufc's luck. But then I see that he Is indeed like no other, the one and only ilia topuria what a big hearted human that represents so much for so my people. The way he got to the volk fight. The way he beat him. AND the real guy behind all that . Illia , even as a Brazilian myself that have poatan my country hero after Anderson Silva. You illia are my guy . You Represent what I wish I could do + wish to feel about my self + wish to be as a human being. Dont know if you'll ever read this but, thank you for being you , you inspire me in every way. Hope to watch you live some day
@Tslice42
5 ай бұрын
Man what a good time to be a ufc fan…max vs illia or illia vs O’Malley…
@maxlewis7833
5 ай бұрын
I honestly think either Sean or Max beats Illia
@evanrushing7495
5 ай бұрын
Max vs O’Malley
@Barbarossa_F
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely, love all these potential fights 💯
@LPDunge19
5 ай бұрын
Max is the only fight that make sense
@KeshHere
5 ай бұрын
Sean O Malley vs Max in featherweight. Striker vs Striker
@islander75
5 ай бұрын
After this I liked Topuria,regardless the fact he is already a great fighter,he speaks like a genuine champ
@obsstone7556
5 ай бұрын
Casual
@braylenmoss
5 ай бұрын
How tho entire time he making fun of max and saying he has no technique lmao
@HawaiianDev45
5 ай бұрын
Buddy you don’t get to decide who fights for what belt 🤣🤣🤣 you’re new to this brutha
@walterr.brewerjr.8166
5 ай бұрын
I know right, this guy has not even defended once yet! Does the champ get to direct who gets to fight or did he make this up? All I know is they dropped Sean Strickland real quick once they said he "lost" to DDP so I don't know WTF this guy is even talking about until he defends at least once. Wow
@ben10yu
5 ай бұрын
I mean all the dagi’s do it even without belts😂
@patricksanchez7092
5 ай бұрын
@@ben10yuthe smelly rats
@BalkanManic
5 ай бұрын
@@walterr.brewerjr.8166 lmao u cl0wns theres no one else in the division
@jahsilent1
5 ай бұрын
@@ben10yu u can avoid fights as a ranked person but u cant as champ....... champ says ur best in the world, the best just fights whoever
@thelastnwah4743
5 ай бұрын
People keep saying Topuria looked scared after the BMF fight. I disagree, if anything he looked reinvigorated, like he now respected Holloway as a potential opponent. I expected him to want to fight Holloway right after his win and I wasn't wrong.
@willmckenna9423
5 ай бұрын
He is really articulate in his speech! I think he might be around for a while. I would love for him to fight Max! Him against Suga in Spain is the most interesting though!
@CeBme
5 ай бұрын
Max is the better option for him
@falsefaces659
5 ай бұрын
Suga sleeps him in the first round
@mjohnston8313
5 ай бұрын
@@CeBmeit's not his option. It's Max's option.
@Luke_cockhold
5 ай бұрын
@@falsefaces659he will choke out suga in first rnd lol
@jsmoothatp
5 ай бұрын
@@Luke_cockholdaccording to Tim Welch they’ve been hiding Sean’s ju jitsu for a surprise
@jillgruner7836
5 ай бұрын
I love his confidence that's what gets you to a win!
@jd0696
5 ай бұрын
…. Or become a meme. Lol.
@vineezyproductions9638
5 ай бұрын
@@jd0696sweet dreams hill
@benhuang2347
5 ай бұрын
It's funny that before this fight, the bmf title was like wbc franchise champion, now everyone wants to fight for it. Max made it valuable.
@jlwavy
5 ай бұрын
I like how he wants Volk to take even more time. Shows he really wants to beat him at his best form 💯and saying he wants Max to point in the center at the start of the fight 😂 savage🔥
@vipset87
5 ай бұрын
That's after his initial reaction saying he'd never ever do that. He saw the overwhelming feedback from the community and now he's changing tunes. Yeah real savage mentality
@CeBme
5 ай бұрын
Ikr.... what a lad
@H-Town_83
5 ай бұрын
Everyone knows that when you get KOd flat, you need 8 weeks, no training, then probably 6-9 months, no fights. I didn't like him to fight Ilia the first time.
@OoLiiMiiT3D
5 ай бұрын
Brother he knows Volk is done either way. Volk can choose between coming back too early and get knocked out again, or he heals up and waits until he is old and gets knocked out too. Either way Volk will never be the same like before he fought Islam. Time isnt on Volks side, and recovery at that age is very unlikely.
@Richerrr-g6g
5 ай бұрын
@@OoLiiMiiT3Dlol keep the same energy after volks next win
@dynamitenight8557
5 ай бұрын
Saying Max has no technique is disingenuous. I can’t tell if he really believes that or if it’s just his standard disrespect like he did in the lead up to the Volk fight. Also, I think he’s mistaken if he thinks he’s calling the shots. With that said Topuria is very respectable in alot of ways. Dude is an elite striker. He’s gonna be tough to deal with.
@mariolobos7120
5 ай бұрын
Dudes English has really improved
@TheHunt708
5 ай бұрын
Ilia and Max would be a cracking fight tbf, Ilia would test that chin, hope they do it after Volk rematch
@moseedwardnewton2468
5 ай бұрын
Justin just tested it 🤔
@TheHunt708
5 ай бұрын
@@moseedwardnewton2468 barely
@OoLiiMiiT3D
5 ай бұрын
@@TheHunt708it was a good test. Most people would have been wobbled. That punch was so hard, it knocked Max' legs away and he just stood up, not even really hurt. He probably was seeing a flash for a moment, but that recovery and instantly being aware again is pretty rare. Anyone without a chin would have been in trouble.
@jahsilent1
5 ай бұрын
@@TheHunt708 there is no volk rematch rn lol
@mystermont2019
5 ай бұрын
Volk needs more time. Volk coming off 2 KO losses he needs a long recovery. Max vs Ilia should happen first before the Volk rematch.
@Platinum_Z
5 ай бұрын
Topuria will spark Max out.
@CeBme
5 ай бұрын
I could see that....
@falsefaces659
5 ай бұрын
If Justin couldn't do it this little fake non tested clown for sure not
@kevensnyder5512
5 ай бұрын
Nah.. Max beats Illia
@HellaSlow3.7
5 ай бұрын
Couldn’t even knock Josh emmet out but since yall think he cracked an already compromised volk chin he’s gonna knock the dude who’s never been knocked out before. If Justin couldn’t do it. Ilia ain’t doing it
@ajay1888
5 ай бұрын
Max could sleep him too 🤷 I can see it going either way. Time will tell, but sleeping on max is crazy.
@GMTSPODCAST
5 ай бұрын
I think I am a big fan already.Good Luck champ
@julianz.9164
5 ай бұрын
Ilia don't deserve a BMF fight yet, he needs a lot more brawls in the ufc to deserve the BMF
@محمدسعد-ك6ت
5 ай бұрын
unfortunately he KOs his opponents fights doesn't go to distance its up for his opponents
@stas6851
3 ай бұрын
You should watch the Emmett fight if you want a brawl
@daytona-wp2du
5 ай бұрын
Did people forget about Topuria's boxing skill/power and wrestling/bjj? Recency bias is slowly dying down after the Holloway ko and now people are starting to realize that Topuria will be the first fighter to crack holloway's chin badly lol.
@screamskilos3951
5 ай бұрын
Ilia fought against a shell of the volkanovski max fought. Islam cracked his chin, ilia shattered it.
@szaret1
5 ай бұрын
@@screamskilos3951 Why you say he fought against a shell of volk? I think illia just made volk look like a shell of himself, just like volk made max look like a shell of him self. Objectively in their prime illia is faster and more powerful than volk and thats exactly what we saw
@billyboyobum4193
5 ай бұрын
Based off what exactly? You think Topuria actually hits harder than Gaethe? Man hasn’t fought any of the elites besides a broken volk. Max destroys this bum
@Doomztown385
5 ай бұрын
You’re definitely one of the guys who said Justin was gonna be the first to crack Holloway’s chin
@shechoosinme
5 ай бұрын
@@screamskilos3951this ilia beats any version of volkanovski.
@mohammadm6068
5 ай бұрын
He’s shaken. Talking about how he’s strategic on one hand then bang with me in the first 10 seconds. I don’t think ppl that don’t do it fully grasp how much bigger max is than him and how much length and experience and using the size correctly matters in mma
@kevinmorgan2052
5 ай бұрын
like it mattered with the size and length against volk? I think it could go either way but saying he's shaken is ridiculous man. This guy finishing nearly all his fights and ko volk in the second round. he ain't shaken over anyone.
@jack-yi1sy
5 ай бұрын
Jai's bigger than Max. I think if Ilia doesn't stick to his ground game he's going to lose a decision. It has been said for so many fights that Max is going to get knocked out or his chin will crack and it's never happened. He has four fights against Dustin, Conor, and Justin with only a single knockdown against these guys (he got up instantly) that the fanbase and roster acknowledge as great knockout artists. Topuria did well to set up his knockout against Volk, but if you fall in love with your hands and expect it to work on everyone, someone like Max can come around and suddenly you don't find that knock out. Max has gone 5 rounds 9 times and arguably has the best chin in the UFC. Topuria has 8 submission wins and good wrestling. Topuria on paper has the tools to get this to the ground where he has an advantage, but if he keeps it standing to prove a point I think he loses. He lost the first round on all 3 judges' scorecards against Volkanovski and the second round looked like it was heading in the same direction. It's dumb to say "Volk was winning until he wasn't" but I think we can take away from that fight is that he spent a lot of time looking to set up that knockout and losing rounds to do that could be seriously ill-advised against Max. Max doesn't have the wrestling that Volk has and Volk doesn't have the chin that Max has.
@mohammadm6068
5 ай бұрын
@@jack-yi1sy excellent assessment
@milojayjay
5 ай бұрын
@@kevinmorgan2052 Max just recently started sparring again for this fight. I think if he would’ve actually sparred in preparation for his Volk fights, it would’ve been a lot closer.
@ricardocastaneda4541
5 ай бұрын
Topuria has multiple countries behind him, he wants the BMF belt so he’s willing to stand toe to toe . Max did great at 155 when he comes back down to 145 he will get k.o
@interestedparty7523
5 ай бұрын
Ilia is no joke.
@billyboyobum4193
5 ай бұрын
Topuria doesn’t deserve a shot at BMF, Mexicans rolling with Max
@Jemreaux
5 ай бұрын
Then Max doesn’t deserve a title shot
@billyboyobum4193
5 ай бұрын
@@Jemreaux you’re smoking, he’s been at the top of the division and has dominated everyone at 145 besides Volk.
@TakeNoPrisoners
5 ай бұрын
@@Jemreauxexactly well said bro, dude who lost 3 title fights come on..
@saynotothegreatreset
5 ай бұрын
@@billyboyobum4193 lol
@braylenmoss
5 ай бұрын
@@Jemreauxtopuria doesn’t deserve a bmf shot cause he just joined the mf ufc he can’t be a bmf he ain’t beat enough people for that title lmao and max had cleared out the entire div for so long only guy he lost to is volk he deserves the time shot no doubt it’s not even a question lol.
@lagravitas3267
5 ай бұрын
Big Ilia fan here but Sir, you are a bonafide Clout chaser. First he said he didn’t care to give Max a title fight or even entertain the thought. Basically big timing everyone. Now max is the talk of the entire world and bigger than him who is the champ, now he wants him... of course! Careful how you speak when you think you’re up there and above all else so don’t look silly when things turn around.
@GrisGrisPhill
5 ай бұрын
Regardless if he wants him or not that’s the next fight so he might as well just dive into a man come on use your head
@djgq1007
5 ай бұрын
Exactly, I hope they make this fight. Hopefully Max gets it done.
@zotirides9293
5 ай бұрын
Some part of his talk is a part of the game, in fact he is respectful to all his opponents.. if you are a big fan you should know this
@lagravitas3267
5 ай бұрын
@@zotirides9293 Bruh, he isn’t the star Max is, he is new on the block with his UFC resume. Respecting your opponent isn’t claiming none of them (in your division) deserves to fight you for the belt you just won. He literally said that about all the contenders in his division because he wanted the big money fight with Conor. Please don’t tell how to be a fan of whoever. Unlike you I can support a fighter, be a fan and still speak truth without being cut up in celebrity worship. I am a fan of the SPORT first! Even fighters who have cleaned out their division twice don’t talk them down like that. Let alone a new first time Champ. I know my stuff man.
@lagravitas3267
5 ай бұрын
@@GrisGrisPhill You missed my whole point with your air mattress head.
@slabzzz
5 ай бұрын
I guarantee Max will not be pointing at the center of the octagon calling for a slugfest with Ilia.
@ghost_ronin
5 ай бұрын
LOL Max just put away a dangerous striker who puts away other dangerous strikers. Max ain't afraid of a guy smaller than Lionel Messi 😂😂😂😂😂
@kevensnyder5512
5 ай бұрын
I guarantee you he will
@fuzzywuzzy0549
5 ай бұрын
@@ghost_ronin Max wasn't afraid of Volk who also happens to be smaller than Messi also. we will see, the fight will happen soon. Ilia will crack Max imo.
@ghost_ronin
5 ай бұрын
@@fuzzywuzzy0549 Ilia definitely couldn't do what Max did to Justin.
@braylenmoss
5 ай бұрын
Justin hits harder than illia lol and max points to the center with everyone guarantee you he will he not Afraid he a real bad mf
@securethebag1613
5 ай бұрын
11:50 Lets bang!
@lukalong6596
4 ай бұрын
,,He looks like he had a motorcycle accidant without a helmet "😁👏🏻 10:42
@issacojeda5056
5 ай бұрын
I can’t wait for this fight
@LimerickR266
5 ай бұрын
Imagine Topuria vs Holloway in football stadium in Spain! That would be huge!
@MMA-Pon
5 ай бұрын
I cant be the only one that thinks Max cutting down to 145 would be risky as hell. He looked so crisp against Gaethje and some of maxs weight cuts looked straight up unhealthy. I think its best for him to stay at 155.
@THORHAMMER25
5 ай бұрын
💯 Max should challenge topuria at 155 for the BMF , better chance for him than 145
@kg356
5 ай бұрын
Max fought Korean Zombie at 145 in August 2023, just 8 months ago. He can make 145 just fine.
@vanobasilidze1469
5 ай бұрын
@@THORHAMMER25 makes sense for max in 145 he has no chance
@IOSALive
5 ай бұрын
MMAFightingonSBN, I really enjoyed this video, so I hit the like button!
@user-b5q
5 ай бұрын
I also hit the like button
@ucheabengowe5770
5 ай бұрын
One minute you say he doesn’t deserve a title shot with you the next you’re going to watch him fight so you can fight him next.
@relaxer5312
4 ай бұрын
Thats what having another belt on the line does, he just said that if he doesn’t put the bmf on the line there is no fight
@B_e_k_a_7_7
5 ай бұрын
For Max’s fans. Ilia will also leave belt at home and just let’s fight for nothing. 😁😁😁 How you like it? That’s what you’re saying.
@marcosbautista6298
5 ай бұрын
Zesty ahh thumbnail New mythical fighter: zesty Ilia
@KingKhaos
5 ай бұрын
Him saying UFC hid Max from him is crazy.
@Zakhtv
5 ай бұрын
He asked after a win over Mitchell max or Ortega in Madrid
@DavanteDavidson
5 ай бұрын
Man when illia said lets bang the first 10 seconds was so coldddddddd
@bachiwar6555
5 ай бұрын
Ilia by whatever he wants
@thalitaroque6366
5 ай бұрын
THat mentality is of a Chosen one, I am already UFC World Champion, now I want to be a legend, and I am in the process.
@l-royparker1990
5 ай бұрын
This dude has made me a fan. His humility and know IQ of the game not just the talk but his knowledge is next level. I’m a fan of
@LuisRamirez-hz2xf
5 ай бұрын
The Great Spanish Georgian Champion! Respect ✊
@bobsapp3133
5 ай бұрын
bro he's not Spanish at all. he was born and raised in Germany to Georgian parents. Moved to Spain when he was 15. Not a drop of Spanish blood in him.
@Danimal6100
5 ай бұрын
Holloway vs Topuria in the Sphere is going to be a banger
@jamescundiff3264
5 ай бұрын
Sounds like that's what UFC wants.
@Sasquatch10
5 ай бұрын
The good thing about the sphere is they can make the outer shell look like a Hawaiian beach or the Bernabao
@elcoqui5932
5 ай бұрын
Topuria, vs holloway,, at 155 pounds for bmf belt would be the perfect fight weight for both of them...and this will be very big main event fight ,,
@relaxer5312
4 ай бұрын
Then there is no fw belt on the line, not happening
@H-Town_83
5 ай бұрын
11:22 😂😂😂 they hid you from Max to build a champ, not the other way around.
@falsefaces659
5 ай бұрын
Correct this guy's is so delusional.
@hawkahu523
5 ай бұрын
Yeah and finished the guy who max couldn't beat in 3 fights lmao
@Ghostkid6598
5 ай бұрын
Why would topuria be scared after he KO the FW goat
@fabolousjada5070
5 ай бұрын
Huh? He beat the man that whooped your boy 3 times
@H-Town_83
5 ай бұрын
@Ghostkid6598 I didn't say he's scared. I said Dana hid him from Max. Dana said he kept making contenders fight Max like Arnold Allen, Yair and Kattar at the time was in line. Dana didn't want Max to beat him.
@ed-gn6kl
5 ай бұрын
I don’t underestimate this guys stills. Might be the cleanest boxer in the ufc. Problem for him though is that max has an unreal chin and will put a pace on ilia. Great matchup
@Zakhtv
5 ай бұрын
Ilia isn't a Boxer he's a wrestler but he can box high level
@stewmatter2287
5 ай бұрын
We just gonna pretend like illia didn’t look terrified when they panned to him in the crowd after max’s ko
@4d-zi2ck
4 ай бұрын
its also how dominant he has been...he has made the best look mediocre...that's why there are so many eyes on him.
@MachTuck
5 ай бұрын
Sooo confident!! ...and he backed it up last time! :))
@novemberjohns672
5 ай бұрын
They genuinely need to decide if the BMF title is going to be a defendable belt, or a randomly awarded trophy.
@ThibDelv
5 ай бұрын
Ilia will submit holloway easily
@joeygladish1012
5 ай бұрын
this is an incredible time for enormous fights. Sitting back and looking you have 3 weight classes essentially merging in the near future w 35,45 and 55 all playing host to monumental title fights
@Karen-pu1kz
5 ай бұрын
Be serious Max is not on Ilia level he will be champ for a long time
@gogokp9276
5 ай бұрын
Lets go Toupuria vs Max in EU at normal hours...Thnx to Ilia and Ariel...... greetings from Slovenia....
@albykuruvila1385
5 ай бұрын
I hope he knocks Max out to shut these people up. People talking way too much now.
@joshuaalexander148
5 ай бұрын
Ilia is too arrogant to say he wants to stand with max, his path to victory is to wrestle. You don’t want to stand and strike max especially after that victory on Gaethje. Will be a rude awakening if he decides to try and prove a point. He needs to stay defending and stop trying to be the fight maker. He’s holding up the division like this.
@cody3335
5 ай бұрын
I really think unless max can control the distance illia is going to hurt him bad. If he stops that then he has to deal with his wrestling. I really think they’re such a good match up for each other.
@burlhorse61
5 ай бұрын
i think Illia is a better striker-plus he hits harder
@1akerFan24
5 ай бұрын
Max will control the distance and put Ilia to sleep, ilia just bullied volk he won’t be able to do that to max
@LaybackMMA
5 ай бұрын
Yes they call Ariel the mister 10 second with his right hand
@tbtnumbah8
5 ай бұрын
Wow bruh he sounds extremely envious of Max that’s a horrible trait for a man to have feminine like Energy
@Chris-sv8ty
5 ай бұрын
He is the only person on earth that didn't like that fight
@BlackGeniusGod
5 ай бұрын
He is the champion why would he be envious of max
@c.anderson3444
5 ай бұрын
He speaking real fight talk.... drama queen fanbois of Max and Volk will never ever get it.
@オビト-m3f
5 ай бұрын
@@BlackGeniusGod because hes a wannabe he has no personality
@s3rz324
5 ай бұрын
@@Chris-sv8ty he said he liked it as a fan but didn't like his performance. as a competitor. And let's be honest if Gaethje didn't decide to throw down with Max, it could have been an unanimous decision for Max, not as impressive.
@Sasquatch10
5 ай бұрын
Max vs Ilia. That's it. That's the fight.
@thelevelbeyondhuman
5 ай бұрын
Love ilia. No offense to Volk but he’s making FW exciting again
@joondagoon6774
5 ай бұрын
Agreed fw has never been the most exciting since Conor came and destroyed everyone
@21DMN
5 ай бұрын
Haters gonna hate because he only say the thruth
@sexbuffet
5 ай бұрын
speak for yourself lol, every single one of volk's fights was entertaining af
@joshuamatheron1
5 ай бұрын
Remarkable English considering it’s his third language. Max was impressive Saturday but this guys the real deal. Should be interesting.
@Alexidrum
5 ай бұрын
Alex Pereira vs Ilia Topuria. Let's make it happen.
@soimniattoumani8479
5 ай бұрын
Topuria don't have the size but topuria would kill him 😂
@meatrocket6979
5 ай бұрын
No Islam vs topuria
@rodolfcanhe8637
5 ай бұрын
mad thumbnail😂
@Nyorner
5 ай бұрын
Like a gay scam artist
@ryanbuckner2405
5 ай бұрын
I will say that illia vs Max at the sphere is FIRE!!
@joeciocco457
5 ай бұрын
No technique and strategy? This guy can't be that clueless.
@CeBme
5 ай бұрын
He's that talented, yeah?
@tirve
5 ай бұрын
never thought that MAYBE he has some clue considering he's 15-0 AND easily beaten every featherweight he's fought?? 😂😂
@fabolousjada5070
5 ай бұрын
Have you seen max in his past fights lol Kattar made him bleed The Mexican too Volk You act like max is gonna ko this man lol ilia will spark him
@meatrocket6979
5 ай бұрын
@@tirvehe didn’t beat everyone easily josh emmet was winning a bunch of the rounds against topuria
@mhndev
5 ай бұрын
@@meatrocket6979Josh Emmett?? Lmaoooo that dude ended f_cked up like a potato bag against Topuria WTF u talking about?
@johnk137
5 ай бұрын
Listen to Topuria you get the feeling the day he loses that title mentally he would need rehab
@sandrovaro
5 ай бұрын
I believe he will KO max!!! ))
@thestoik5440
5 ай бұрын
Ariel asking him in the end, how do you not let your head get too big is so clever.
@bsyanz7
4 ай бұрын
cuz it already is
@bottle_coke
5 ай бұрын
Ilia looking like a jealous salty ex girlfriend on the thumbnail
@shelleycline3542
5 ай бұрын
Ya the guy who clocked out the guy who beat Max 3 times and is the current champ with millions of fans already is salty. Lol
@fabolousjada5070
5 ай бұрын
Salty how lol man came out to a football field with the whole stadium cheering
@Stylebender1989
5 ай бұрын
@@shelleycline3542 Yall get pressed for anything it's hilarious 😂
@calebrollins1120
5 ай бұрын
The facts are that Ilia doesnt want to fight Max still to this day. All he wants is the extra hardware. I hope they make him fight and shelf the BMF for it. Dude doesnt deserve to fight for that belt yet
@drewgrffn3880
5 ай бұрын
The thumbnail 😂
@Lbundy
5 ай бұрын
This is a fight we all want. Remember max has got to cut ten more lbs for this fight. Ilia has power and technique to back it up. Justin hits heavy but can get sloppy so I do think that makes this matchup more dangerous for max.
@daytona-wp2du
5 ай бұрын
topuria obliterates holloway in the boxing exchanges. we will see volk vs holloway 3 all over again.
@1akerFan24
5 ай бұрын
@@daytona-wp2duhave you not seen max since the lost to volk, he fights way more at a distance and picks his shots just a lot smarter overall. Max is ready for anyone except world beater islam
@HellaSlow3.7
5 ай бұрын
This also isn’t maxs first fight in the ufc. It’s not the first time he’s faced someone with great boxing or wrestling or someone who just walks forward the whole time. He will train for ilia as he trains for everyone and we will see levels in this fight.
@TakeNoPrisoners
5 ай бұрын
Topurias headhunting is on another level bro
@RohitYadav-ln6em
5 ай бұрын
Max has Only Boxing 🥊 He beats Justin But He Never Going to beat Guys Like Ilia , Islam , and the Guys Who has many Technic ,,,
@THORHAMMER25
5 ай бұрын
Justin is an accomplished wrestler & Usman said he should have used his wrestling against Max
@daniellg3319
5 ай бұрын
This guy is an incredibly skilled striker and levels above any other guys in that division and we will find out soon when he fights Max
@cvqtkokirilov
5 ай бұрын
"Did you just get married?! Yeah, she wanted to see if I will become the champion." :D
@cvqtkokirilov
5 ай бұрын
When you want to wear red panties on your wedding :D
@THORHAMMER25
5 ай бұрын
GOLDDIGGER 😅
@mirandadavid6373
5 ай бұрын
Let’s go Max definitely want him to drop this dope
@user-rh1iv7yp2c
5 ай бұрын
Volk deserves a rematch
@cody3335
5 ай бұрын
Not after 2 ko loses
@daytona-wp2du
5 ай бұрын
you wanna see volk die in there
@keezkeezkeez
5 ай бұрын
it’s over man
@scoobertdoobert3373
5 ай бұрын
@@cody3335 After losing for the 1st time at Fw and being one of the fw GOAT's? Yes he does, even if it's a given Topuria destroys him again, he absolutely still deserves it.
@user-rh1iv7yp2c
5 ай бұрын
The recency bias is crazy lol, Volk has dominated his division for over half a decade. He's taken 1 L in his own weight division.
@BryanKlean
5 ай бұрын
good for him and his family man what a guy
@bmwbavaria3991
5 ай бұрын
Ilia sounds like the real BMF in this interview,his confidence is radiating all over the place,but Max is tough as nail as well,great fight anyway
@christopherperez3333
5 ай бұрын
Naaa
@raywalters243
4 ай бұрын
I can see Max jab his nose flatter than it already is and staying on the outside all night long just like he did Justin. When Max gets on that jab hes a force to be reckoned with.
@ilhdd4548
5 ай бұрын
What a dangerous fighter this man gonna smoke max.
@cnna12392
5 ай бұрын
Illia smokes Max and volk in the same night.
@BiteVision
5 ай бұрын
Lol ilia has no say in anything right now . If I’m max Holloway I’m calling out conor . Dana will definitely give him that fight if he wanted it
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