Paddy DROWNS Topuria

[hbombbisping]

Terrible fight for Topuria. Paddy is way too big and durable for him. This is a fight that would show why Topuria should have stuck to FW.

 

[Jinx_AA]

Stop with this non sense

You do realize chandler stinks right

Topuria is literally better then paddy at everything - including wrestling/grappling

 

[Pointy12-6Elbows]

Let’s see it! I’m hyped for this one!

Paddy has the obvious size advantage but if Top can hit him like Vendramini hit him, Paddy is going to sleep.

 

[nostradumbass]

Topuria's ducking that one hard.

 

[Sean Chowdhury]

no way, he only outgrappled chandler after rocking him with a knee, topuria won't get hurt by paddy on the feet, this is a guy who outboxed and knocked out max holloway

 

[Luthien]

Agreed Paddy would destroy him

 

[Ibm]

Possible for Paddy to buly his way.

 

[mkt]

It would be interesting for sure. I'm quite sure Topuria is the better P4P fighter, but size does matter and Paddy is a huge, durable LW like others have mentioned. It also seems like Paddy is improving quickly. He looked better and more dangerous against Chandler than he did vs. Gordon and the corpse of Ferguson. But he needs to fight someone under age 35 (unless it's maybe Oliveira) to give a better assessment.

 

[JKS]

Paddy will get his light shut off here.

 

[mkt]

Topuria is literally better then paddy at everything - including wrestling/grappling

Maybe, I'm not sure....but Topuria hasn't faced anyone nearly as big and strong as Paddy. You can't ignore size.

 

[kingmob6]

Maybe, I'm not sure....but Topuria hasn't faced anyone nearly as big and strong as Paddy. You can't ignore size.

well Max is pretty big, he just doesn't wrestle. He is however a much better striker than Paddy.

 

[Chagaev]

There's a good amount of tape on Topuria by now and if Paddy doesn't engage him at short distance he may not get KTFO. But 5 rounds is a long time and the Baddy doesn't have the most disciplined defense.

 

[MigitAs]

You act like Topuria doesn’t know how to grapple and knock guys the fuck out both exceptionally well.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

A fight I wouldn't mind seeing.

I've underestimated both guys in the past, so I will try not to do that.

I think Paddy has the strength and size advantage to do decent against Ilia in the grappling exchanges, but the hands accuracy, speed, and power likely favor Topuria.

Would be fun to see who can implement their gameplan and fight range.

 

[AndrewGolota48]

It's 100% true, it will be like Conor where Ilia's power won't translate against the bigger more durable guys like Nate back in the day or Paddy now. Even jacked up Michael Chandler full power bombs didn't even make Paddy have a second thought of concern, one of the truly great things we've ever seen in MMA history.

And with Paddy's overwhelming physicality plus his skill in the ground game.....if Ilia couldn't get up from under Bryce Mitchell, he ain't fuckin going anywhere with Paddy crushing him from top position. We kind of saw Ilia exposed indirectly but seeing how much easier Jean Silva dealt with the grappling of Mitchell than Ilia did, who once he was ok the bottom was virtually helpless until the round ended.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

That little posh boy Ilia. Little mushroom. Paddy will make him look like an absolute sausage.

At some point, hand sanitizer boy is going to have to face the music.

 

[Wreckless]

Topuria's ducking that one hard.

Sure, he's ducking Paddy and wants to fight Islam.

 

[nostradumbass]

Sure, he's ducking Paddy and wants to fight Islam.

Yeah, the same way Islam is "ducking" a former FW champ and wants to fight the WW champ.

 

[Tweak896]

Honestly would be a fun fight to watch, more competitive than most want to admit

 

[RockyLockridge]

Yeah, the same way Islam is "ducking" a former FW champ and wants to fight the WW champ.

yeah, minus the part where thats completely wrong and islam literally WONT fight the WW champ and is hoping for him to lose