Ilia looked very beatable today

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He showed a beautiful takedown in the first round but couldn't hold max down for more than 10 seconds.
Great striking but he took a lot of damage and Max was landing at a higher rate as the fight went on up until he got the beautiful ko.

Killer Instinct +1
Power +1
Defense (striking) -1
Grappling -2

Any way Lopes is the most interesting fight for him in the division. Volk will probably get ko'ed again because he has been through a lot of wars and it's already a bad stylistic matchup for him. Max rematch would be interesting down the line but i worry if his chin is compromised.
 
Who has taken Max down?

Lopes doesn’t have a name and he’s not THAT good imo

He has a chin and has power but that’s all imo
 
The best thing about him is his chin. He'd be succesful as long as it holds up.
 
He did pretty good finishing a former champ who doesn't get finished
Sure but max was depleted and he has also has a history of accumulating damage from some of the biggest power punchers in the game. just look at his resume and go and watch those fights .. Aldo x 2, Mcgregor, Gaethje, Poirier x2, yair, arnold allen, jeremy stephens.
 
He looked similar to how he normally does in early rounds. He's got a good enough chin that he can take a few to learn his opponent's tendencies, and then find openings. He's got power that will be difficult for anyone in that division.

I also think Ilia/Lopes is the fight to make.
 
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