Topuria Is Deadly

[rightfight777]

Illia may be the best pound for pound fighter ever! I am going out on a limb after studying his fight history. Bottom line is he fights stylistically like a mini Mike Tyson but he also has similar power in his division just like Mike. His defense is also on par. Superior positioning and head movement. Now add to that a guy who reminds me of George St. Pierre with his takedowns but has better submissions. He will defeat Olivera possibly in the first round or second round and he will defeat Islam Makhachev if Islam has the courage to fight him.

 

[TheUltraCasual]

Illia may be the best pound for pound fighter ever! I am going out on a limb after studying his fight history. Bottom line is he fights stylistically like a mini Mike Tyson but he also has similar power in his division just like Mike. His defense is also on par. Superior positioning and head movement. Now add to that a guy who reminds me of George St. Pierre with his takedowns but has better submissions. He will defeat Olivera possibly in the first round or second round and he will defeat Islam Makhachev if Islam has the courage to fight him.

Best P4P fighter ever is a stretch, that goes to Ali. But Topuria is fantastic nonetheless

 

[BEATDOWNS]

He's good at beating old guys.

-beating guys with lots of fight mileage..

 

[TheUltraCasual]

He's good at beating old guys.

This is such a pathetic narrative

 

[Fedorgasm]

He's good at beating old guys.

So he's like the Jon Jones of the lighter divisions?

 

[TheUltraCasual]

So he's like the Jon Jones of the lighter divisions?

Bold to assume Jones is "good" at beating them. He took Anthony Smith to decision.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

This is such a pathetic narrative

ok beating guys that already have a ton of fight mileage on them.

 

[TheUltraCasual]

ok beating guys that already have a ton of fight mileage on them.

"Beating guys with tons of experience"

 

[Aurelian]

ok beating guys that already have a ton of fight mileage on them.

I don't care what anyone says, knocking out Max Holloway is impressive as fuck.

 

[ElLunico]

He's good at beating old guys.

-beating guys with lots of fight mileage..

Volk just beat a rampaging, in prime, savage in Diego Lopes ans holds the FW belt again. But hes so old lol

The only FW that would be favored beat Max besides Ilia currently is Volk. You sound rtarted.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

I don't care what anyone says, knocking out Max Holloway is impressive as fuck.

dude Max was like 14rs old for his first pro fight. ha ha ha dude has been taking damage for 19 years. Being the one to finally crack that nut ain't impressive.

 

[Aurelian]

dude Max was like 14rs old for his first pro fight. ha ha ha dude has been taking damage for 19 years. Being the one to finally crack that nut ain't impressive.

It really is. He's fought Conor, Poirier x2, Gaethje, Stephens, Pettis, Aldo x2, Yair, TKZ, and none of those guys were able to put him away. I get your point but he's fought a long list of finishers and managed to not get finished for so long.

 

[TheUltraCasual]

Volk just beat a rampaging, in prime, savage in Diego Lopes ans holds the FW belt again. But hes so old lol

The only FW that would be favored beat Max besides Ilia currently is Volk. You sound rtarted.

No, ngl that fight was a layup by the UFC. They gave him Lopes for no reason reason besides it was a stylistic miracle when it should have been Movsar.

Volk is goated for reclaiming the belt tho and a top 5 goat

 

[BEATDOWNS]

It really is. He's fought Conor, Poirier x2, Gaethje, Stephens, Pettis, Aldo x2, Yair, TKZ, and none of those guys were able to put him away. I get your point but he's fought a long list of finishers and managed to not get finished for so long.

It is impressive that it took so long but the longer he continued to fight it was bound to happen at some point is all I am trying to say.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Volk just beat a rampaging, in prime, savage in Diego Lopes ans holds the FW belt again. But hes so old lol

The only FW that would be favored beat Max besides Ilia currently is Volk. You sound rtarted.

Diego is justa brawler lol just closes his eyes and starts swinging anyone with any technical abilities beats that guy. ha ha he's fun to watch but Jean Silva beats him easily.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Prime Arturo Gatti esque
Little dude with dynamite in his fists
I think he would of done the same to Volk and Max if they were in their primes

 

[Gamer007]

He's definitely a joy to watch and is one of the few who approaches the sport with the respect it deserves, it's obvious to see he's put in the work.

But personally, I've seen enough to determine he is not one of the best P4P MMA fighters ever.

 

[wrb]

Illia may be the best pound for pound fighter ever! I am going out on a limb after studying his fight history. Bottom line is he fights stylistically like a mini Mike Tyson but he also has similar power in his division just like Mike. His defense is also on par. Superior positioning and head movement. Now add to that a guy who reminds me of George St. Pierre with his takedowns but has better submissions. He will defeat Olivera possibly in the first round or second round and he will defeat Islam Makhachev if Islam has the courage to fight him.

Why do Ilia fans say such off the wall stuff. I am not saying Ilia is bad but he did not have very good head movement in the Herbert fight and has he even gotten a submission in the UFC? Bryce actually did better against him then he did against Jean and Emmet went 5 rounds and hurt him but obviously got really hurt himself.

His hardest fight in the UFC was Herbert who hurt him really bad twice and that was last time Ilia fought at LW.

My point is he is not Tom.. yet so lets wait and see before declaring him "the best pound for pound fighter ever!"

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

Can't wait for you to disappear, just like the bandwagon fans who were calling Oliveira the LW GOAT, before Islam soned him.


Oliveira, you can do it, save us, please.

 

[TheUltraCasual]

Why do Ilia fans say such off the wall stuff. I am not saying Ilia is bad but he did not have very good head movement in the Herbert fight and has he even gotten a submission in the UFC? Bryce actually did better against him then he did against Jean and Emmet went 5 rounds and hurt him but obviously got really hurt himself.

His hardest fight in the UFC was Herbert who hurt him really bad twice and that was last time Ilia fought at LW.

My point is he is not Tom.. yet so lets wait and see before declaring him "the best pound for pound fighter ever!"

Ilia submitted Bryce who was at the time one of the best grappling prospects in the division, admittedly didn't age well but still he was on a massive win streak with tons of momentum which Ilia totally shut down.

He literally destroyed Herbert, got hit with the headkick and lost R1 sure (but did get a solid takedown on Jai which took about a minute to get up from) but after having a little to recooperate in his corner he went on to dominate Jai.

Ilia R2 KO'd the best featherweight to ever live who is known for his striking which Ilia totally destroyed and then Max Holloway in R3 who has never been KO'd before and is a legendary striker.