Ilia Topuria says he will submit Islam in front of Khabib

[ShaggyDoyle]

Basically says Islam has 0 chance on the ground or standing against him. Says he is going to purposely submit Islam, the same way Khabib did to people when he was fighting, and he will be talking to Khabib while he is crying/shouting at Islam to get out of it.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

As an Ilia "I told ya so" Topuria fan, I'm gonna have to call for him to pump the brakes on this one. He's solid on the ground, but he ain't finna tap Islam "baby eagle" Nurmagomedovachev!! (not unless he rocks him badly first.)
It'll be a great scrap for sure and I'm already too scared to call it for either Cockassman (that's how you say that, right?)

 

[Ibm]

Thats defintely not happening. His best chance is to stick and move. Islam is like 3 weight classes above him walking in.

 

[NoStoneUnturned]

I love the confidence, because this isn't a sport for individuals with any degree of disbelief (at the highest levels). I can see a knock down to submission finish. For sure that is a possibility.

 

[FriskyRandy]

Topuria is going to find himself a very wealthy man. He's doing and saying all the right things.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

Maybe if he stuns him and drops him then decides in the moment to go for a submission instead of G-n-P.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

GOATpuria is wild

 

[sdpdude9]

Doubt it but that would be something should it ever happen.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

 

[blunttruth]

To be honest, something like that would probably make me an unabashed Ilia fan.

 

[Ramon Antonio]

At some point Islam is going to have to fight him if he keeps talking shit like this lol.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

At some point Islam is going to have to fight him if he keeps talking shit like this lol.

Don't worry, JDM will be sending Islam back to LW, we'll eventually see Topturo vs Mak

 

[FreedomCricket]

I think the odds are less than 50% that this fight even happens at this point.

 

[usernamee]

I believe him. I could see Topuria chaining together like 5-6 different subs fully locked in before releasing just to show everyone how much he's playing with Islam.

 

[wrb]

This guy is flying closer to the sun than people realize, what a crazy badass MF. Once he has to fight real LW and the Islam fight gets put on the shelf I doubt he is dumb enough to keep these career ending predictions going, a big part of his game plan is eating the shot to implement his ko sequence. See Max, Herbert and Josh for examples. The idea he is going to grind it out on the ground for 25 minutes does not track at all and also good luck with that since Islam's only fear is getting flash Ko'd by him. This has got to be trolling, I am actually a fan if he stays at LW and fights Arman or Paddy

 

[Luthien]

Islam will retire long before he fights the rose

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

I'd love to see it

 

[wrb]

I love the confidence, because this isn't a sport for individuals with any degree of disbelief (at the highest levels). I can see a knock down to submission finish. For sure that is a possibility.

Don't you think you should leave yourself a little bit of wiggle room, this guy is wild? I mean his predictions considering his style is just fucking nuts, at this point the branding is set and he won. Now just shut up and fight lol

 

[nostradumbass]

He said this like 3 months ago, and it was silly then too. He'd get ragdolled.

 

[HatKick]

Those are BIG words but he's earned the right to say things like that.