Topuria & Islam resume comparison

[RichardHarrow]

Ilia’s rise was besting Islams leftovers.

 

[markg171]

Topuria would have beaten him if he didnt move up. Thats why he moved up. Its not even complicated he ran away

TS is really shitting on Ilia for having a supposedly "poorer" resume when Ilia isn't even allowed to try to have a "better" resume because Islam ran away from their division they could've fought each other in.

Make it make sense. The game is rigged.

 

[joy2day]

Islam hasn't beaten Garry yet. He may not able to.

 

[HNIC215]

 

[ClinchmasterEdwards93291]

If it's a resume comparison they why limit to the only fights that fit some gay narrative? I'd like to have seen how Islam handles Max, who is incredibly hard to take down or keep down. Or khabib for that matter. Try that clumsy standup with Max and get pieced up

youre calling his standup clumsy when he outstruck charles, volk twice, DP, and JDM. someone hates dagestanis. however youre right that lw max would be a very hard fight for islam

 

[Simple Southerner]

Ilias ducking Arman too if thats the way we're playing it, right?

Guy announced his sabbatical a week after Arman ran through Hooker

No one who's vacated to move up has any room to bitch about anyone else doing it unless they can deal with the same level of criticism when it comes back around.

 

[DapperDave]

Thread title lacks details.

They resumed comparison of what? Favorite dessert?

Did not read thread.

 

[moosaev]

Islam hasn't beaten Garry yet. He may not able to.

Garry is not gonna point fight to a W versus Islam and he has no finishing skills. People should be prepared for a boring fight that islam clearly wins on the cards. IMO it's not the best match up they could've made, UFC did islam no favors. The style matchup is bound to produce a let down and a raft of fans calling Islam boring.

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

Neither one of these guys takes prime McGreGOAT.

Most of the two of them lose to paddy

 

[joy2day]

Garry is not gonna point fight to a W versus Islam and he has no finishing skills. People should be prepared for a boring fight that islam clearly wins on the cards. IMO it's not the best match up they could've made, UFC did islam no favors. The style matchup is bound to produce a let down and a raft of fans calling Islam boring.

I think Garry continues to improve and stymies his game. I would love to see that fight.

 

[HuskySamoan]

Can lil Ilia even reach Islams head? I don't think so

Volk certainly did.

 

[RichardHarrow]

Volk certainly did.

And lost twice…

 

[13Seconds]

Garry is not gonna point fight to a W versus Islam and he has no finishing skills. People should be prepared for a boring fight that islam clearly wins on the cards. IMO it's not the best match up they could've made, UFC did islam no favors. The style matchup is bound to produce a let down and a raft of fans calling Islam boring.

What kind of bitch shit is this? Islam is supposed to fight the next in line no matter what "style matchup" on paper. If he's so worried about a boring fight then he should just swang and bang then? Or drop the belt and go after fun styles only. Good thing he isn't worried about that. Just this weird fanboy.

 

[YourBoss]

By end of year its looking VERY likely that their resumes at their new weight class will be:

Topuria:

LW Title fight: Charles Oliveira, 35 yrs old, 10 losses
LW Title defense: Justin Gaethje, 38 yrs old, 5 losses


Islam:

WW Title fight: JDM, 29 yrs old, Undefeated in UFC, Lineal Champion
WW Title defense: Ian Garry, 28 yrs old, 1 loss


Could u imagine the daily meltdown on here if these resumes were reversed lol.

well the common opponents both had Ilia dealt with far more impressive. Also Charles Oliveira at 35 is probably still a better win than Garry or JDM.

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

During Islam’s 16 fight win streak, he beat Arman who was on a 12 fight win streak, Olivera 11, Volk 22, JDM 18. His combined opponent win streak was 87 during this. I dont see anything like that on Topuria resume.

Toppy KO'ing Max and Volk is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[moosaev]

What kind of bitch shit is this? Islam is supposed to fight the next in line no matter what "style matchup" on paper. If he's so worried about a boring fight then he should just swang and bang then? Or drop the belt and go after fun styles only. Good thing he isn't worried about that. Just this weird fanboy.

When there is a clear #1 contender fighting styles shouldn't matter, in the situation WW is currently in there are multiple plausible candidates for Islam, so fighting style and entertainment value should matter. And if you weren't retarded you'd realize that I think Ian Garry is one of the easier match ups for Islam, I'm lobbying for a potentially more difficult fight for him so that fans don't end up disappointed, Michael Morales creates more anticipation.

 

[moosaev]

well the common opponents both had Ilia dealt with far more impressive. Also Charles Oliveira at 35 is probably still a better win than Garry or JDM.

Islam beating championship level Charles at 33 is better than anything Topuria has ever done. The most impressive parts of Ilia's resume are beating Islam's sloppy seconds.