Volk was in fact too old

[Motivated BJ Penn]

Looks like Old Man Volk should be heading to the retirement home, he fought a good fight but his chin has been finally cracked sadly, he should hang em up before he gets more CTE.

 

[modulus]

Fuuuuuuuuuuucck!!!! - in the words of Metallica:
"Sad but True"

 

[BonesWinckleJones]

jumping between weight classes after your chin got ko`d is not a great idea

 

[MigitAs]

Bro he got deaded.

 

[OldBoy91]

It's a damning stat.

Nobody aged 35 or over has won a UFC title fight at 155 pounds or under. Ever.

(Not accounting for WMMA.)

 

[jeff7b9]

Hard to keep up with these damn kids and their internets and ticktocks

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Volk is an overachiever by nature. Is normal.

 

[ipowerslapmywife]

He came back too soon

 

[Jinx_AA]

Don’t take it away from topuria …. He’s douchey - but fuck is he ever dangerous

Legit as fuck

15-0 with 13 finishes at 145 is insane

 

[Gilday]

Was nothing to do with age, it was him leaving his chin up when he goes back (like he always has) and getting caught by the better boxer

 

[NumeroUno]

I’m 35 too . Are you saying I should just give up at my job ?

 

[Bret 'The Hitman' Hart]

35 is very old at lower weight classes.

The reflexes aren't there anymore, everything's happening too fast

 

[BeastDanSevern]

I thought he was fighting pretty good then he got caught. I don't think his career is over at all. He could definitely use a lengthy break.

 

[BKMMAFAN]

He looked better than I thought he would. His jab was effective and doing damage, he seemed to counter the low calf kick as well. Though he could've tried to create some scrambles.

Otherwise, Topuria is just better at this point. Feel for Volk.

 

[MMAFanCal]

Volk was very salty about Ilia being disrespectful and claimed he would teach him a lesson and humble him. That was, Ilia was only showing confidence in his own abilities and believed in himself in terms of being able to knockout Volk. Volk was the person who was all over the place claiming Ilia was disrespectful when he showed nothing, but respect to Volk. His only trash talking was his confidence in his ability to win and he was absolutely right. Ilia was patient in the fight and did not rush at any point. His showed his true power and speed only when he knew he was going in for the kill and got it.

 

[BluntForceTrama]

The guy seingpy hit a wall overnight


He did not look comfortable in this one from the ppening second. Looked totally out of sorts

 

[JustBreed]

He looked kinda slower against Rodriguez toi. At the time Id just put it down to him deliberately staying a bit bigger (he looked that way) to execute a wrestling heavy game plan, but maybe he'd already started falling off speed wize.

Max will have his way with him if they fight again. I wonder if UFC will make that right for a no. 1 contender spot. Would be a good way to sort out who's who at the top of 145

 

[Milenkovic]

What bothers me the most is Anik saying he’s the best FW ever and Max, like Aldo never existed

Like they kept saying Usman was the best Ww

 

[Gamer2k4]

I’m 35 too . Are you saying I should just give up at my job ?

Does your job require top-tier physical attributes, like strength, agility, quick reflexes, and the ability to take a punch?

If so, yes. If not, you can probably keep working.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

Age must have been a factor, plus he got knocked out recently. Hes still my fuckin boy though don’t worry about that!