What does Topuria do after Oliveira stops him in R1?

[FrankDux]

Does he stick around at LW? Fight someone like Paddy or Hooker? Does he immediatley go back and rematch Volk? Or fight Lopes?

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Fight Max for the BMF

 

[FrankDux]

Fight Max for the BMF

TBH I'm over the whole BMF thing...I'd rather see a Volk-Top rematch than a Max-Top rematch (especially for a meaningless belt).

 

[Blastbeat]

if that does happen, i dont think its a bad idea to stick around at LW.
losing to Charles is no shame at all. i think Topuria could still make some noise in the division.

 

[Skarsgard]

Hard to say. He could be a Thomas Almeida type who crumples once he tastes defeat, or he could be a GSP type who becomes ten times the fighter he was.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

TBH I'm over the whole BMF thing...I'd rather see a Volk-Top rematch than a Max-Top rematch (especially for a meaningless belt).

Lineal Champion of the made up BMF Belt

 

[wolffanghameha]

If it happened, either Volk rematch or try to clear out LW to get another title shot. I think he would want to do the latter. I think he would lose interest in fighting Paddy and want to train for and show he can beat the top guys.

 

[wildchild88]

Olives is my fave fighter.

But he is very chinny now, feels like he is tailor built for Top to KO him.

But, one area of advantage could be the knees, Olives could find openings to crack o Top with those super long knees.

War olives.

 

[KO Shotz]

Many were thinking Max was gonna drop Ilia.

 

[Tweak896]

Topuria has plenty of options. It's not like Olivera is going to be around forever if he actually wins. I actually see Olivera retiring sooner than later.

 

[prime_lobov]

How is Charles going to win after being knocked unconscious?

 

[dog y]

How is Charles going to win after being knocked unconscious?

Matt Hughes did it. Why couldn''t Charles?

 

[mkess101]

Do what Chong Li couldn't and defeat TS to be the Kumite champion.

 

[dog y]

Olives is my fave fighter.

But he is very chinny now, feels like he is tailor built for Top to KO him.

But, one area of advantage could be the knees, Olives could find openings to crack o Top with those super long knees.

War olives.

Oliveira has never had an iron chin, but his great recovery kinda makes up for it. And his aggressiveness. Also, some of his punches look like light taps but carcasses people. A fantastic treat to watch, one of the few that makes me watch mma and cheer nowadays.
Just like Fedor back then.

 

[Ube]

If he gets wrecked he should go back to fighting people his size.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Oliveria wakes up from his dream

 

[Sycho Sid]

I would assume he would go party. Hook up with some lovely ladies.

Then get back and train for Arman

 

[El Fernas]

Hard to say. He could be a Thomas Almeida type who crumples once he tastes defeat, or he could be a GSP type who becomes ten times the fighter he was.

The issue with Topuria at LW i believe its size, the experiment should come to an end and make the move back down to FW the moment he loses, Oliveira or after, or who knows if he is just playing his cards and goes back to FW win or lose, i dont think he has the size for LW, only Tsarukyan is the same height as him with longer reach and most likely a bigger frame, rest of the top 15 are bigger.

 

[CatchnShoot]

This is going to age like fucking milk in the Texas sun.

 

[nostradumbass]

Lineal Champion of the made up BMF Belt

Not even. If there was any lineage for it, it would have followed the WW title since Jorge's next fight was a title shot against Usman, but instead they just made another random matchup in a different division.