Media Joe Rogan Wants Ilia Topuria to Fight Islam Makhachev Next

[Bobby Boulders]

I had that CD back in the day blasting

It slapped. Definitely a product of the times

 

[kingmob6]

It slapped. Definitely a product of the times

yup. harmony house was popular.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

yup. harmony house was popular.

We never had them here, but when they rebranded to FYE we did. Wherehouse Music ran shit until Blockbuster bought it. By that time I was going to Music Dimensions, locally owned by a punk dude who never wanted a real job, who got all of the bootlegs and crazy shit you couldn't find at other stores. I miss those days, I haven't been in a music shop in like 15 years, at least

 

[Dr Fong]

Does Topuria making bantamweight twice, 7 years ago, really mean anything today?

Yes, it does, in the context of discussing his size relative to somebody who has never fought below 155 and who has fought at catchweights of 165 and 160. Quite simply, one is a significantly larger man.

While Topuria has only one fight at 155, in a fight he was extremely close to getting knocked out in against an unranked opponent.

Islam has fought enough midgets and should be defending against LWs or fighting WWs.

 

[MrBlackheart]

The fight would 100% happen if Islam haters didn’t labeled #1 p4p Volk as “just a FW”.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Islam has fought enough midgets and should be defending against LWs or fighting WWs.

I agree, and he can do that after getting slumped by Ilia.

 

[kingmob6]

We never had them here, but when they rebranded to FYE we did. Wherehouse Music ran shit until Blockbuster bought it. By that time I was going to Music Dimensions, locally owned by a punk dude who never wanted a real job, who got all of the bootlegs and crazy shit you couldn't find at other stores. I miss those days, I haven't been in a music shop in like 15 years, at least

I do remember FYEs too, you knew the decline was close. music shops are extinct, unless you going in and buying vinyls to spin at some underground store. It's definitely a feeling that you don't get just browsing amazon music playlist, something about waiting for releases and going to the store and buying a CD right there.

 

[Joinho10]

Topuria has even fought at bantamweight. A guy who can easily fight at WW should not be fighting a guy who can fight at BW.

Here is Topuria trying to make 145 a weight he has had trouble making to the point UFC had to stop his weightcut and you think Topuria can make 135 in 2025? lool. There's a reason his coach said he's done at 145 after just one title defense. Topuria is huge for FW and walks around 190.

 

[_manhattan]

You can't 'meh' reality. Size is an actual thing. It's not a statement, or an opinion or a feeling.

I know that this may be a difficult concept for many Shitdoggers to grasp.

What is his walking around weight? Cause that's a fact, too.

Another fact for you, BJ Penn fought at featherweight, and middleweight.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

I do remember FYEs too, you knew the decline was close. music shops are extinct, unless you going in and buying vinyls to spin at some underground store. It's definitely a feeling that you don't get just browsing amazon music playlist, something about waiting for releases and going to the store and buying a CD right there.

Was having a random conversation with someone who called in at work the other day (bc I'd rather do that than what they actually called in for). People who were around back then apparently really miss doing those kinds of things. It's convenient, of course, to just pull up Spotify or YouTube, or, in the case of movies, Netflix and the like. Napster changed my life, for a time, but I figured out very quickly that I didn't fall in love with anything as easily as I used to. I didn't give songs that didn't grab me immediately as much of a chance, and if the album wasn't what I expected, it was OK, bc I could just download another one. I had stacks of burned CDs, and some I'd never really listen to. Same with movies, once I found torrents, I might watch them, but if it didn't grab me within 15 mins I'd just throw in a new one. Same once Netlix and Hulu took off. It wasn't the case back then. You didn't have those avenues to just listen to or watch whatever you wanted. If you were spending $20 on a CD, you'd better be sure, bc that was a lot of money back then. And if you didn't really like it, initially, it would probably grow on you bc it was either listen to something new, or to the same records you'd already been listening to. If you rented a movie from Blockbuster and could tell it was gonna suck, five mins in, tough shit, you were about to watch it lol. Bc media wasn't as accessible I came to enjoy "bad" shit, bc I made a ton of decisions based on the covers of things. If it looked cool, I was getting it, and if it didn't turn out, initially, I'd watch it again, or listen again, and learn to understand it and enjoy it.

I really miss the browsing aspect of going to the record store or a video store. I'd go to rent movies every Friday, from the time I was like 3, until high school. It was always an event. The digital age may make it accessible, and easier for you to find what you're looking for in the moment, but it doesn't necessarily help you broaden your horizons in the same way. That lady on the call at work agreed, felt kinda good knowing that I wasn't alone.

 

[Cobra 03]

Topuria-Islam is the biggest fight the UFC can put on, in my opinion. Both guys look unbeatable recently, and both guys have good styles to watch. Both guys are in their prime, and both extremely confident. I would even put this fight ahead of Jones-Aspinall, in fights I would be most excited to see. DO IT!

 

[Cobra 03]

What is his walking around weight? Cause that's a fact, too.

Another fact for you, BJ Penn fought at featherweight, and middleweight.

Penn even fought Lyoto Machida at HW I believe, before their UFC careers!

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

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Joe Rogan Wants Ilia Topuria to Fight Islam Makhachev Next

Joe Rogan doesn’t necessarily want to see Ilia Topuria defend his featherweight title again before moving up to lightweight.

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Joe Rogan doesn’t necessarily want to see Ilia Topuria defend his featherweight title again before moving up to lightweight.

Topuria dethroned Alexander Volkanovski via a vicious knockout at UFC 298 in Februrary 2024. The undefeated Georgian-Spaniard then defended his throne by knocking out Max Holloway for the first time in his career at UFC 308 in October. While rising contenders Diego Lopes and Movsar Evloev are in queue for title shots, Topuria has since been teasing a move up to lightweight while citing a lack of fresh contenders.

Rogan would love to see “El Matador” challenge lightweight champ Islam Makhachev. In that scenario, the UFC color commentator suggests that Volkanovski fight Lopes for the vacant featherweight title.

“I hope Ilia goes up to [lightweight]. I really do,” Rogan told Matt Serra on "The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. “Volkanovski [vs.] Diego Lopes [at featherweight]. Ilia goes up to ’55, I don’t care if you only defended the title one time or didn’t. Who cares. [Ilia vs. Makhachev], let’s go. Let’s f—ing go… Yeah it would be nice, [if Topuria fights a few more times at featherweight]. But who cares, let’s go.”

Makhachev is undefeated since his lone career loss against Adriano Martins in 2015. The Dagestani star is riding a 15-fight winning streak including five title wins, which has seen him walk through a who’s who at 155 pounds. While he’s also eyeing a move to welterweight, the only hurdle is champ Belal Muhammad, who is close to entire Dagestani brigade.

Meanwhile, Topuria has finished 14 of his 16 career wins — including eight UFC outings — and has put on dominant displays throughout his promotional tenure.

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Joe has the same problem as me.
I am just a large piece of upper body with some weird sailor legs and arms.
How does one buy clothes for that?
Joe kinda did it to himself by injecting to much frog serum though.
Joe kinda did it to himself though by injecting himself with frog serums.

 

[kingmob6]

Was having a random conversation with someone who called in at work the other day (bc I'd rather do that than what they actually called in for). People who were around back then apparently really miss doing those kinds of things. It's convenient, of course, to just pull up Spotify or YouTube, or, in the case of movies, Netflix and the like. Napster changed my life, for a time, but I figured out very quickly that I didn't fall in love with anything as easily as I used to. I didn't give songs that didn't grab me immediately as much of a chance, and if the album wasn't what I expected, it was OK, bc I could just download another one. I had stacks of burned CDs, and some I'd never really listen to. Same with movies, once I found torrents, I might watch them, but if it didn't grab me within 15 mins I'd just throw in a new one. Same once Netlix and Hulu took off. It wasn't the case back then. You didn't have those avenues to just listen to or watch whatever you wanted. If you were spending $20 on a CD, you'd better be sure, bc that was a lot of money back then. And if you didn't really like it, initially, it would probably grow on you bc it was either listen to something new, or to the same records you'd already been listening to. If you rented a movie from Blockbuster and could tell it was gonna suck, five mins in, tough shit, you were about to watch it lol. Bc media wasn't as accessible I came to enjoy "bad" shit, bc I made a ton of decisions based on the covers of things. If it looked cool, I was getting it, and if it didn't turn out, initially, I'd watch it again, or listen again, and learn to understand it and enjoy it.

I really miss the browsing aspect of going to the record store or a video store. I'd go to rent movies every Friday, from the time I was like 3, until high school. It was always an event. The digital age may make it accessible, and easier for you to find what you're looking for in the moment, but it doesn't necessarily help you broaden your horizons in the same way. That lady on the call at work agreed, felt kinda good knowing that I wasn't alone.

You pretty much nailed it. My experience was pretty close. I was burning CDS and downloading movies/games/music/software from mIRC before torrents were a thing. Napster/limewire etc definitely was an innovation in convenience. I was a pirate then, and still a pirate now, its a lifestyle that I'm not planning on abandoning I guess, let Dana worry about that. I used to have like 50 Netflix accounts hacked when it was somewhat new, and I still don't think I've used it much. Paying for services like that seems fugazzi to me lol, but I gladly rented movies at Blockbuster, it was always so exciting walking around and looking for a flick.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Hate agreeing with Rogan on anything, but I want this too. Anyone else at 145 feels like a gigantic step down from KO'ing Volk and Max back-to-back.

I hope Illia smashes more FW contenders. Establish his legacy then fight for the LW belt.

 

[AmonTobin]

He has (1) title defense... Joe epitomizes mania.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

@Neck&Neck @Bobby Boulders @helax

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

Was having a random conversation with someone who called in at work the other day (bc I'd rather do that than what they actually called in for). People who were around back then apparently really miss doing those kinds of things. It's convenient, of course, to just pull up Spotify or YouTube, or, in the case of movies, Netflix and the like. Napster changed my life, for a time, but I figured out very quickly that I didn't fall in love with anything as easily as I used to. I didn't give songs that didn't grab me immediately as much of a chance, and if the album wasn't what I expected, it was OK, bc I could just download another one. I had stacks of burned CDs, and some I'd never really listen to. Same with movies, once I found torrents, I might watch them, but if it didn't grab me within 15 mins I'd just throw in a new one. Same once Netlix and Hulu took off. It wasn't the case back then. You didn't have those avenues to just listen to or watch whatever you wanted. If you were spending $20 on a CD, you'd better be sure, bc that was a lot of money back then. And if you didn't really like it, initially, it would probably grow on you bc it was either listen to something new, or to the same records you'd already been listening to. If you rented a movie from Blockbuster and could tell it was gonna suck, five mins in, tough shit, you were about to watch it lol. Bc media wasn't as accessible I came to enjoy "bad" shit, bc I made a ton of decisions based on the covers of things. If it looked cool, I was getting it, and if it didn't turn out, initially, I'd watch it again, or listen again, and learn to understand it and enjoy it.

I really miss the browsing aspect of going to the record store or a video store. I'd go to rent movies every Friday, from the time I was like 3, until high school. It was always an event. The digital age may make it accessible, and easier for you to find what you're looking for in the moment, but it doesn't necessarily help you broaden your horizons in the same way. That lady on the call at work agreed, felt kinda good knowing that I wasn't alone.

My father bought our VCR system in the early 90's because he thought it would make us kids weak. Then he used all of our cassettes for sport. Great guy if you ask me!

 

[Bobby Boulders]

You pretty much nailed it. My experience was pretty close. I was burning CDS and downloading movies/games/music/software from mIRC before torrents were a thing. Napster/limewire etc definitely was an innovation in convenience. I was a pirate then, and still a pirate now, its a lifestyle that I'm not planning on abandoning I guess, let Dana worry about that. I used to have like 50 Netflix accounts hacked when it was somewhat new, and I still don't think I've used it much. Paying for services like that seems fugazzi to me lol, but I gladly rented movies at Blockbuster, it was always so exciting walking around and looking for a flick.

It's like, even though browsing through something like Netflix gives you all of the same info as the box at a video store, it isn't the same. I'd always check out the back of the box and read what was there, I don't tend to really do it when I stream, not really sure why.

I've kinda fallen back from piracy, mostly (fuck you, Dana), but it's really due to not having a desktop to make it as practical to store stuff. I'm sure there will come a day when I remedy that (keep up your prices, Netflix). I still do books from time to time, but if I find I'm enjoying them I usually will buy them. I've gotten to the point where, if I'm really enjoying something like music or books, I will try to support the creators. I'm still hesitant to give Warner Media and the like my money for an album, but I will go to the band's site and buy merchandise from them directly. Kinda a thank you for creating something that makes my life enjoyable.

Not sure what I'd do without music, in particular. During a work day, if I'm not at my desk, I can't hear anyone, bc I have buds in my ears at all times. Suffice to say that when I was locked up, my life was in shambles.

 

[ArabicCanadian]

Just for everyone to know.
Islam weighed 178 pounds on fight day against moicano.
Topuria at ufc 298 weighed at 167.5 pounds fight day against volk and that's at the featherweight divison.

The difference is only 10 pounds fight day and I assume it will be closer to 5 pounds or maybe less as topuria would weight more fight day at the 155 divison so I don't get people making it a big deal considering too the reach is about the same at 70 inches.

This fight will be close and can go either way.