Islam Makhachev or Ilia Topuria - Who do you rank higher on the all-time greatest MMA fighters?

[michaelmichaelmichael90]

Would be incredible to see someone accomplish more than Islam even if Islam stopped fighting now. I just can't see anyone manage to beat Islam unless his name is Shavkat perhaps.

Shavkat vs Islam makes me tingle inside. That's the match I've wanted to happen for along time. Morales vs Islam is f'n banana's also

Make it happen DANA

 

[MMACro]

Topuria KO’ed Islam’s best wins while being way smaller. And Islam arguably lost vs Volk while Topuria Ko’ed him.

Wow lol
Ilia beat Islam's leftovers

 

[humdizzle]

Topuria needs more defenses and activity. The problem is that islam already beat the good guys at LW, so he's getting his leftovers. So the only way he is going to surpass him is continuing to 1 round KO guys and beat is 4x defense record.

 

[fries in the bag]

my all-time:

1. fedor
2. jones
3. gsp
4. islam
5. pereira
6. topuria

 

[HNIC215]

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

How is Khabib above Islam at this point?
Only thing Khabib has in undefeated but Islam has one fluke loss.
Islam has out done Khabib in All areas

I would argue that khabib had better striking defense and was better at evading strikes which is why he was never caught like that. At 28-1 and 29-0 it’s splitting hairs, but even a “fluke” loss has to count when there’s so little to critique about either fighter.

 

[bjjwar]

Wow lol
Ilia beat Islam's leftovers

Leftovers? Volk beat the living crap out of Islam while being much smaller

 

[Oscar Madison]

Ilia "KTFO" Topuria

 

[pamirec]

Fans are overrating Ilia when comparing with Islam. Two of Ilia’s best wins are against Alex and Charles. Alex got ko’d by Islam four months before the Ilia fight and Charles lost to Islam by sub. Islam beat them when they were on a great win streak too.

 

[Substance Abuse]

This is a stupid question.

 

[xhaydenx]

Islam is a fair bit behind Topuria at the moment.

Islam's 2 best wins were against a guy Top KOd in under 2 rounds. Islam needed Volk to come in on short notice to look dominant against him. He got his title shot off beating an old washed bum that came in on short notice, and one of his other defenses was another guy on like 2 days notice.

Islam got KOd. Topuria has never been finished.

 

[JoeRowe]

For now Islams resume is better. I think its very possible Ilia will rank higher when its all said and done though.

Nah, Topuria isnt active enough to make up the distance between him and Islam.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

Nah, Topuria isnt active enough to make up the distance between him and Islam.

Hes still in his 20s and knocked out Volk, Max and Charles within the last 2 years.....

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

Both of their careers are still ongoing, but so far who is higher up on the totem pole of the greatest fighters.

And where do you rank them overall?

Here's my top 10.

Fedor Emelianenko
George St-Pierre
Jon Jones
Anderson Silva
Jose Aldo
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Demetrious Johnson
Islam Makhachev
Ilia Topuria
Dan Henderson

ilia hasn't done anything, and he doesn't want to either, he wants to avoid fights.

 

[NicholasJBasile]

Right now I gotta go Islam, but I feel Toiuria has a chance to surpass him with time.

 

[NadaRekowski]

ilia hasn't done anything, and he doesn't want to either, he wants to avoid fights.

Hasn't done anything?!

I actually give him credit for choosing who and where he wants to fight.

He already has some money so no need to be a submissive corporate bitch which will fuck you over the moment you wont generate any money like they did to DJ.

On topic; easily Islam, no contest.

 

[MMACro]

Leftovers? Volk beat the living crap out of Islam while being much smaller

Islam won twice,including KO'ing him and prepping him to get ko'd again by Ilia
And he is not much smaller,he is shorter
Guy had 97kg sth like that in rugby,educate yourself

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

 

[DumpsterBaby]

1. JBJ
2. GSP
3. Fedor
4. Silva
5. Fedor Emilianegro (DC)
6. Mighty Mouse
7. Dan Henderson
8. Khabib
9. Jose Aldo
10. Islam

Islam and Aldo are interchangeable to me… as well as DC and Anderson.

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

Topuria is nowhere even close to being on the list, he only has 9 fights in the UFC. Sure he has a couple impressive wins but that's not enough. Still way behind Max and Volk despite beating them.