Has Illia surpassed Poatan as “the guy”

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

I feel like everybody has been talking about Topuria lately while Alex has flown under the radar since his loss

 

[Frode Falch]

What?

 

[witt1021]

no. only ones thinking that are alex haters. like yourself.

 

[USA!USA!]

Poatan is not on Illia's level as far as skill, but he is far more beloved and more active - people enjoy him far more IMO

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

Get some help.

 

[Spacebadger]

Poatan is not on Illia's level as far as skill, but he is far more beloved and more active - people enjoy him far more IMO

LMAO, before Poatan lost everyone was saying hes the fighter of the year, the best striker the UFC has ever seen , Dana to put him as P4P if he beat Ank. What happened? Casuals.

 

[USA!USA!]

LMAO, before Poatan lost everyone was saying hes the fighter of the year, the best striker the UFC has ever seen , Dana to put him as P4P if he beat Ank. What happened? Casuals.

Show me where I ever said that. Great fighter, but you're putting others' words into my mouth.

I thought he is starting to slow down in his last 2 - the fight against Rountree he didn't look that special, and obviously struggled against Ank.

It's not disrespect. He is still one of the best in the division and obviously very talented.. I won't apologize for saying I think Ilia at this point is beyond him, though.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Toppy is a top guy
The tippy Toppy

 

[Spacebadger]

Show me where I ever said that. Great fighter, but you're putting others' words into my mouth.

I thought he is starting to slow down in his last 2 - the fight against Rountree he didn't look that special, and obviously struggled against Ank.

It's not disrespect. He is still one of the best in the division and obviously very talented.. I won't apologize for saying I think Ilia at this point is beyond him, though.

Wasn't saying it was you, i said in general.

 

[Domitian]

Wasn't saying it was you, i said in general.

I don't think anyone has ever suggested Poatan is a more complete MMA fighter than Ilia. At least not in the last year or two. An argument can be made Poatan is a better striker for sure.

The thread is disingenuous anyway. Thread starter hates Poatan lol

 

[Neck&Neck]

Paddy is probably the guy right now though
UFC about to go all in on the Paddy wagon

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

Topuria is a goof who bought a bunch of bot followers to appear more popular. Most his followers on ig are bots. 7.2m my left nut lol

 

[Wormwood]

Hmmm.. good question. Hard to say if Top has surpassed Alex. The easier conclusion is Top has surpassed ex champs like Izzy and Usman.

 

[Young Calf Kick]

Poatan lives rent free in Gaydra3000’s head, it’s getting almost as bad as Khabib’s mansion inside D1 Wrestler’s cranium.

 

[nostradumbass]

What guy? Are we talking about hype jobs?

 

[Thy]

I'm not interested anymore, he's not even in a weight division anymore.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

It will depend, if Paddy can get the belt he'll be the guy for sure. But yeah right now Topuria will do, he proves you can be a smart and technical fighter and also exciting to watch, it's not a pub brawl.

 

[TITS]

It will depend, if Paddy can get the belt he'll be the guy for sure.

If Paddy can get the belt? IF PADDY CAN GET THE BELT. Let that sink in for a minute. Paddy is good enough to beat Islam now I suppose. This is the guy who almost lost to Jared Gordon, and all of his best wins are over shot fighters in the 37-40 years old range. But let's talk about him doing something much better fighters couldn't do in the last few years.

 

[gentel]

Imo Topuria was "the guy" at featherweight, now he's gone from "the guy" to "the guy who's gonna get subbed by Islam"

 

[Simple Southerner]