Topuria looked unfazed during Max's call out

[maximus__]

Max's finishes aren't that impressive, bro.

Before, Justin, his best one is who? It's a bunch of cans. Pettis looks good on there, but he was past it. Aldo was good but not in his prime. I guess Charles, but that was a weird finish. Still fine enough, I suppose. Other than all those there was a washed Zombie who decided to come out and go out on his shield, and sloppy Gathje who had his eyes poked out, and was goaded into a dumb slug fest right at the end.

I can't imagine Top not finishing all those guys, and I imagine he'd have finished a lot of the ones that Max went to decisions with.

I feel like you're giving Max way too much credit for this performance against Justin. The eye pokes soured it for me. Justin was dealing with that all fight. Justin's best realm is not technical fighting. It never has been. Max was able to make use of a guy who isn't that amazing at fighting technical. Yes, Max took him to "to his best realm and finished him" at the very end, but again, it came on the back of two eye pokes, and what else was Justin going to do? He was about to lose 4-1 at best and Max was offering him a hail mary chance. Of course he took it.

Your own post contradicts what you are saying. Max beat him everywhere and then still went for the finish in the end.

Max has done that to some of the best strikers in the UFC. All of which Ilia somehow avoided except Volk who was returning off a quick knockout from Islam and a major injury prior.

Ilia's performances are worse than Max. He has Damon Jackson, who barely scraped by hernandez in his last fight and was cut, Herbert who also has been finished in 4/7 UFC fights and viral KO'd 2x.

Max's resume is impressive. I never said he was going to finish Ilia and that's why he was a nightmare for him. He didn't finish Kattar either, but either but he destroyed him.

He might not have finished them all, but he has dropped or beaten down half of the guys he went to decision with. Ilia in comparison has Volk only before we got to guys that never have been or will be ranked with Damon Jackson being the closest.

Gaethje has been a perenial top 5 LW, beat guys like Poirer and Fiziev on the feet just before this. As I said Ilia nearly got decapitated by a guy who can't even string together 2 wins at 155.

 

[Hog-train]

Max's finishes aren't that impressive, bro.

Before, Justin, his best one is who? It's a bunch of cans. Pettis looks good on there, but he was past it. Aldo was good but not in his prime. I guess Charles, but that was a weird finish. Still fine enough, I suppose. Other than all those there was a washed Zombie who decided to come out and go out on his shield, and sloppy Gathje who had his eyes poked out, and was goaded into a dumb slug fest right at the end.

I can't imagine Top not finishing all those guys, and I imagine he'd have finished a lot of the ones that Max went to decisions with.

I feel like you're giving Max way too much credit for this performance against Justin. The eye pokes soured it for me. Justin was dealing with that all fight. Justin's best realm is not technical fighting. It never has been. Max was able to make use of a guy who isn't that amazing at fighting technical. Yes, Max took him to "to his best realm and finished him" at the very end, but again, it came on the back of two eye pokes, and what else was Justin going to do? He was about to lose 4-1 at best and Max was offering him a hail mary chance. Of course he took it.

Max resume more impressive.

 

[r-harper-1]

You know whats funny? When ilia dominates max people will say max had hard weight cut bcs he gained weight for LW or some other shit like they did after volk fight ilias haters always will find reason but after ilia defends his belt few times they all will become his fans but toxic ones

100% this

 

[blaseblase]

Gaethje is a high level bar brawler, he was tailor made for Max to destroy him

Gaethje hasn't brawled in years

 

[Hezekiah]

Justin is known for being durable why exactly? Because he got rocked badly by MJ, survived and then won? Is that all?

Most fights he isn't getting hurt, but when he does he gets finished. Eddie and Dustin both KOd him.

Justin Gaethje = not durable. Got it

 

[Blastbeat]

Gaethje hasn't brawled in years

Gaethje would crack Topuria's jaw. dude's too little for The Highlight.
when he moved up to LW he almost got finished. recovered well and won, but ive never seen him hurt so bad since.