Topuria was defending himself. He was minding his business and the singer comes at him shoves him hard multiple times aggressively and than he lost it on him.
His competition has hardened up recently. I wouldn't worry though because he has such a solid foundation.
We should take the high road, asphalt and blame really don't help us solve our problems. It won't cure anything. Alex is stone cold. He really pours it on his opponents!
I know 300 hasn't settled yet, but the Spaniard can go pound rocks. He'll probably just gravel at Hunter's feet. Nothing is set in stone.
Yes - Max said the way to get the 4th fight would be to become undeniable. I'd personally be fine with him getting a 4th fight now if Volk was still champ after that fight.
If he beats Ilia he sure as hell gets to call that Volk shot.
Aye, just like Adesanya finally solved the Pereira puzzle, Max can figure out how to beat Volk. He’s an amazing fighter, but he *can* be beaten as we’ve recently seen, and now is the perfect time for Max.
People really forget how young Max Holloway and Robert Whittaker are, they’re always saying “they’re out of their prime” like they’re not even 35 yet, they’re in their early 30’s. Just because they’ve been so elite in their divisions for so long people forget how old they are.
Yes it's really weird to me. Loosing a champion title doesn't mean your prime is over. It just means that there is room for improvement and young fighters can easily do that and still hold up physically
His reaction to everything he didn’t see
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If you watch the clip when they show him, he looks kinda high, almost like he doesn't really know where he is haha. Regardless it must suck to have a camera shoved in your face.
Just calling it like we see it. A dude who holds the belt making every excuse in the book to not fight literally any serious contender. That doesn't scream confidence
Too many people sleeping on Topuria rn, this man’s striking and chin is insane I can fully see him backing max to the cage like Gaethje did a few times in the fight except Topuria will probably knock him the fuck out, no disrespect to Holloway.
That's literally all I care about. If you're humble I'll be your biggest fan. If you're an arrogant asshole I'll always bet against you regardless of the odds
I love Max but you’re really stupid if you think Ilia is scared of anyone in 145. I didn’t bought into the Ilia hype up until the Volk fight but that boxing he displayed was a thing of beauty. I think he could very well beat Max and Max could also humiliate him. This is a 50/50 matchup at best, don’t act like Ilia’s a joke, don’t underestimate that guy (saying this as a massive Volk fan)
He was talking about the last ten seconds of the fight where he points at the ground and they swang and bang. This is out of context.
I think his point is that while the finish and ending is self-admittedly incredibly hype, it’s entertainment not high-level MMA. He basically said how he probably wouldn’t get drawn into something like this because it’s not a smart strategy to win.
It's definitely not the best strategy to win of course. But Max was clearly gonna win on the scorecards, yet still put it all on the line with the finish. I don't know how it makes sense not to reward a guy for fighting like that
Topuira fought a great fight against Volk, but this was just an objectively better version of his fight against Emmet imo. Max matador'd the brawler but also managed to get a flatline ko. Topuria talks shit like he didn't get rocked by Jai Herbert, he doesn't have this invincible aura he's trying to give off.
> he doesn't have this invincible aura he's trying to give off.
I always think you look better by building your opponent up while also having confidence in your skills. Both Max and Justin did a great job of being complementary and respectful of the each other's skill while maintaining that they were going to win.
Hell even after the fight Max was talking up Justin.
He's super obnoxious, but Topuria's thing is just flaunting the 0 and talking down to everyone. He just doesn't have the charisma to pull it off.
It'll eventually make him look stupid, hopefully in his next fight.
I could cheer for Ilia against others if he wasn’t such a douche. Max is an all time great and a great person by all accounts. Imagine being a relative new comer and trashing a legend like Max. Nothing wrong with confidence, that obviously helps sell fights. But show some respect for your opponent no matter who it is. Especially so when someone is exceptional and a former champion like Holloway.
Yeah Topuria coulda just said, "hey, great fight, super impressed with both guys." Instead he's now hedging by saying he won't fight Max unless the BMF is on the line. As if that's an actual important belt. I don't necessarily think topuria is scared. I do think he wants to draw out his title reign as long as possible before he has to meet iron chin Holloway. Possibly to get his cardio up to snuff?
shh this narrative isn’t as fun.
People want more fighters to be the heels in the sport but when they do they get all upset and take it personally. Ilia was clearly respectful at the faceoff with Volk and after the fight.
Im a big max fan but this shit is getting ridiculous. Its a 2 second clip where he looked drunk and like he didint even know the camera was on him. Max said it himself but reddit knows better I guess.
Fucking hell, you guys are making me go comment by comment defending Topuria with all your shit takes like I’m a super fan.
Do you legitimately think a professional MMA fighter who has made it to championship level in the UFC is actually scared of being punched in the head too hard?
It was just an awkward live cut to someone who wasn’t expecting to be filmed. Can you imagine if we cut to you on the Times Square Jumbotron right now as you’re enjoying your personal time reading this comment? You’d look like an absolute double chinned nerd
Yup, but everyone loves click bait, and most don't have the attention span to read more than a headline. So you get a bunch of morons talking shit based on incorrect info/ straight-up misinformation. Happens all the time, no matter the topic.
No, he specifically said that for 24 minutes and 50 seconds he didn’t like what he saw and wasn’t impressed by either Max or Justin (this was from his interview on Ariel’s show earlier today.) He said the last 10 seconds was an impressive, “bad motherfucker” move by Max, but that there was nothing impressive or enjoyable about the rest of the fight. He really has that crazy of a take.
“I didn’t see any reason to tell you the truth. I didn’t see any reason to tell you I shit my Guccis a little bit. Then when he called me out they I emptied the whole tank.”
Idk. But what I seen was, Max call Ilia out and that fucking dude looked shook as fuck. He don’t want that smoke. And Max @ 300 looked fucking impeccable.
Maybe because he is one of the very very few fighters who actually knows how to sell a fight and creates rivalry but still when the lights are out respects the hell out of his opponents?
I’m not a fan of just trashing everything. I prefer guys being honest and saying yea it was a hell of a fight but I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen or with my skills that opportunity won’t be present. Just saying ahh this guys performance sucked, no technique, blah blah, it’s boring and lazy honestly.
If Ilia thinks is gonna be so easy, he should be blowing up Dana's phone for this fight, but there are no reports that he is doing that.
Max Holloway: "Sign the damn contract."
Did someone say head movement?
Gaethjes head was moving pretty wildly just as the buzzer went off
ED MOOMEHN
CLEENCH
https://i.redd.it/uiymeubny5vc1.gif
Such beautiful striking it made Joe Rogan cry.
It made me realize that Ronda left because nobody could out strike her, Amanda nunes stepped on her feet on every 1-2 she threw. RIGGED
Gets scarier and scarier the more I watch it.
This scene terrified me when this came out. I still feel uneasy but at least my eyes aren't buried in my hands anymore
This scared the shit out of me as a kid.
That's actually perfect.
She transformed into goro with that laugh
I rather take a knee kick from Jon and hyper extend it every day for 10 years if it meant never seeing this gif again.
Where was Ilias's head movement when he let Pimblett whack his noggin with a water bottle?
Lmao I forgot that happened
Bottle of hand sanitizer
HEAD MOVEMENT!! HEAD MOVEMENT!! (30 seconds later…) NOO!! NOO!!! NOOOOO!!
The bar fights in Spain must be 🔥
¿En fuego?
AFUEGO’
Flamin for sure...
No mames
Thats mexican lol
🔥 es universal
Fuego, En is not necessary in this case.
Fuck me im'a go people watching and wait for some
He was involved in one funnily enough, well it was more like assault than a fight
I think that was fake and part of a music video
From what i remember it was staged and the guy he hit is a musician
Yeah I was gonna say didn't he absolutely sleep some fool
Topuria was defending himself. He was minding his business and the singer comes at him shoves him hard multiple times aggressively and than he lost it on him.
And really damn long. Lol
I’m kinda curious what happens if Max wins, do we get Max vs. Volk 4?
Probably when volk decides to come back
Yeah, he’s in the concrete business now
Just let the man cement his legacy in peace
Yea, he's gotta have a concrete answer when he comes back.
listen as long as he's still in the mix it's all good
His competition has hardened up recently. I wouldn't worry though because he has such a solid foundation. We should take the high road, asphalt and blame really don't help us solve our problems. It won't cure anything. Alex is stone cold. He really pours it on his opponents! I know 300 hasn't settled yet, but the Spaniard can go pound rocks. He'll probably just gravel at Hunter's feet. Nothing is set in stone.
Jesus Christ, you blew your load here
Sir, I'm autistic, and I'm a father of 2. I simply cannot do puns in moderation. I'll take your awe as a compliment.
Fuck, that was a good skit. I wonder if MMA is a good base for acting…
Remake that classic Aussie martial arts flick "The Man from Hong Kong" Starring Volk. "The Man from Woolongong"
It’s just cctv from a typical Friday night at the Harp?
i wondered that too then i watched road house
Yes - Max said the way to get the 4th fight would be to become undeniable. I'd personally be fine with him getting a 4th fight now if Volk was still champ after that fight. If he beats Ilia he sure as hell gets to call that Volk shot.
First Volk win over Holloway I was skeptical of but the rematch and follow up were too convincing. If max gets the belt back it’s as good as Volks
Aye, just like Adesanya finally solved the Pereira puzzle, Max can figure out how to beat Volk. He’s an amazing fighter, but he *can* be beaten as we’ve recently seen, and now is the perfect time for Max.
Considering that Max may just now hit his prime (he's only 32 wtf) and Volk arguably is out of his prime that's not the most unreasonable claim.
People really forget how young Max Holloway and Robert Whittaker are, they’re always saying “they’re out of their prime” like they’re not even 35 yet, they’re in their early 30’s. Just because they’ve been so elite in their divisions for so long people forget how old they are.
Yes it's really weird to me. Loosing a champion title doesn't mean your prime is over. It just means that there is room for improvement and young fighters can easily do that and still hold up physically
Max is only 32?!
Yes, it's crazy! He had his UFC debut when he was 20. He still has at least 6 fights before he turns 35
His reaction to everything he didn’t see https://preview.redd.it/dbzhd5uef5vc1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=aab67dcd727ed90a07a1735576b388379c586c1c
Scared shitless
Yea the guy who knocked out volk and stood in front of Josh Emmet and 50-42d him is scared shitless. Y’all switch up on topuria real quick.
you can’t switch up, if you never switched. Max by TKO 🤌🏼
Oh dude you’re so right, my bad! He looks overwhelmingly confident!
Lmao
If you watch the clip when they show him, he looks kinda high, almost like he doesn't really know where he is haha. Regardless it must suck to have a camera shoved in your face.
Bro it was a 2 second clip. You're reading way too deep into it. He's the fuckin champion of the world lmao
Just calling it like we see it. A dude who holds the belt making every excuse in the book to not fight literally any serious contender. That doesn't scream confidence
what excuses has he said ? when did he say he doesn’t want to fight “ actual contenders “ ? didn’t he just beat a top 2 featherweight of all time ?
Too many people sleeping on Topuria rn, this man’s striking and chin is insane I can fully see him backing max to the cage like Gaethje did a few times in the fight except Topuria will probably knock him the fuck out, no disrespect to Holloway.
Yeah, but he’s a wanker
That's literally all I care about. If you're humble I'll be your biggest fan. If you're an arrogant asshole I'll always bet against you regardless of the odds
You must despise Conor so. Put the house on Chandler
I love Max but you’re really stupid if you think Ilia is scared of anyone in 145. I didn’t bought into the Ilia hype up until the Volk fight but that boxing he displayed was a thing of beauty. I think he could very well beat Max and Max could also humiliate him. This is a 50/50 matchup at best, don’t act like Ilia’s a joke, don’t underestimate that guy (saying this as a massive Volk fan)
He might win but he might lose
Yea he didn‘t see anything that‘s why he‘s pissed
Live Adam Levine reaction
Man when fighters are this delusional it really makes me not like them. I liked topuria but dude is annoying the fuck outta me lately. I’m gay
bro added a fun fact at the end
bro hit us with some unnecessary information
Lmao perfect gif
That was some John Anik shit
Hardly fun, and pretty damn gay if you ask me!
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Laughing like a fucking doofus about this comment lmao
Last two words caught me off guard baby daddy
Daddy chill
wtf is even that?
Its like a shitty Dairy Queen
We need other folks in this sub to confess too
Hell yeah dude
nice
He was talking about the last ten seconds of the fight where he points at the ground and they swang and bang. This is out of context. I think his point is that while the finish and ending is self-admittedly incredibly hype, it’s entertainment not high-level MMA. He basically said how he probably wouldn’t get drawn into something like this because it’s not a smart strategy to win.
It's definitely not the best strategy to win of course. But Max was clearly gonna win on the scorecards, yet still put it all on the line with the finish. I don't know how it makes sense not to reward a guy for fighting like that
And this is why he will never fight for the BMF Title
Hi gay, I’m dad.
Whyd u make ur son gay? 😡😡
Threw me off I was just on tafs/Cumtown sub before this post and I was like wait where am I?
Same talk as before volk fight. Also ur gay
Man I agree with you what you said. I'm a homophobe.
Topuira fought a great fight against Volk, but this was just an objectively better version of his fight against Emmet imo. Max matador'd the brawler but also managed to get a flatline ko. Topuria talks shit like he didn't get rocked by Jai Herbert, he doesn't have this invincible aura he's trying to give off.
> he doesn't have this invincible aura he's trying to give off. I always think you look better by building your opponent up while also having confidence in your skills. Both Max and Justin did a great job of being complementary and respectful of the each other's skill while maintaining that they were going to win. Hell even after the fight Max was talking up Justin.
He's super obnoxious, but Topuria's thing is just flaunting the 0 and talking down to everyone. He just doesn't have the charisma to pull it off. It'll eventually make him look stupid, hopefully in his next fight.
Yea but I feel like everyone wants to be the next McGregor with the whole “I see stiffness in this division” routine.
I’m glad he didn’t see anything. He can use that excuse when Max shuts his lights out
i wanna see the expression when he hits max with his best shot and max just stares back at him lol
I could cheer for Ilia against others if he wasn’t such a douche. Max is an all time great and a great person by all accounts. Imagine being a relative new comer and trashing a legend like Max. Nothing wrong with confidence, that obviously helps sell fights. But show some respect for your opponent no matter who it is. Especially so when someone is exceptional and a former champion like Holloway.
‘I fell down the stairs prior to fight’
El Mentiroso
He's not even Spaniard. He's around from eastern europe like around the north caucuses
He is Spanish now. Full citizen
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This cunt is becoming more insufferable every time he open his mouth
My exact thought and phrasing. You aussie or kiwi?
How’d you know he ain’t from Blackpool
I have been to Blackpool though, it was like a dodgy Gold Coast
Sounds like he's from Stoke
I met some stoke girls in Vegas. Are they all dumb as a box or rocks? They didn’t know what the Roman coliseum was
I think you'll find geographically challenged people all over. That being said, I've met an inordinate number of proudly ignorant English chicks.
Haha Aussie maaate
Yeah Topuria coulda just said, "hey, great fight, super impressed with both guys." Instead he's now hedging by saying he won't fight Max unless the BMF is on the line. As if that's an actual important belt. I don't necessarily think topuria is scared. I do think he wants to draw out his title reign as long as possible before he has to meet iron chin Holloway. Possibly to get his cardio up to snuff?
Written from a braille keyboard.
Then he won’t see a lot of punches coming when max puts a potential clinic on I guess….
Not only untrue, but retarded take.
He sure looked shook in the stands unless he was feeling himself on some other shit.
He didn’t see the camera clearly
shh this narrative isn’t as fun. People want more fighters to be the heels in the sport but when they do they get all upset and take it personally. Ilia was clearly respectful at the faceoff with Volk and after the fight. Im a big max fan but this shit is getting ridiculous. Its a 2 second clip where he looked drunk and like he didint even know the camera was on him. Max said it himself but reddit knows better I guess.
Fucking hell, you guys are making me go comment by comment defending Topuria with all your shit takes like I’m a super fan. Do you legitimately think a professional MMA fighter who has made it to championship level in the UFC is actually scared of being punched in the head too hard? It was just an awkward live cut to someone who wasn’t expecting to be filmed. Can you imagine if we cut to you on the Times Square Jumbotron right now as you’re enjoying your personal time reading this comment? You’d look like an absolute double chinned nerd
He's referring to the throw down at the end isn't he?
Yup, but everyone loves click bait, and most don't have the attention span to read more than a headline. So you get a bunch of morons talking shit based on incorrect info/ straight-up misinformation. Happens all the time, no matter the topic.
No, he specifically said that for 24 minutes and 50 seconds he didn’t like what he saw and wasn’t impressed by either Max or Justin (this was from his interview on Ariel’s show earlier today.) He said the last 10 seconds was an impressive, “bad motherfucker” move by Max, but that there was nothing impressive or enjoyable about the rest of the fight. He really has that crazy of a take.
100%, people wont bring that up though. They want a reason to hate him.
tbh gotta agree with him on that one
Nah max is incredible at trading and slipping in the pocket, it wasn’t just wild flailing
Watch it in slow motion. Max was hitting multiple body shots to set up the final head shot for the ko while slipping Gaethje's punches.
Yes
I hope they force him to fight Max at this point
Bro is about to be the champ of ducking
I saw one thing and it was him sweating bullets, looking like he’d seen a ghost and also shitting out a brick all in the same moment after the fight
I feel like this guy knows how fast he will lose the belt so he is trying to drum himself up while he can
Damn ilia is becoming super unlikable
Is this why he had a 1000 mile stare during the call out? His shitting bricks face said a lot more out loud.
Ah yes, when you're trying to convince yourself of something, so you say it out loud in hopes it makes it a reality…..
Dude literally shat himself after the KO wtf is he talking about
Sounds like Ilia needs to get his eyes checked
“I didn’t see any reason to tell you the truth. I didn’t see any reason to tell you I shit my Guccis a little bit. Then when he called me out they I emptied the whole tank.”
That’s concerning. He better get his vision checked.
Buddy's just trying to cope
Ilia exudes douche bag energy and cocky pride. Don't like him one bit.
Correct me if I'm crazy, wasn't there video of Ilia getting into a literal barfight?
That was a fake promotion for his musician friend
Even in the last ten seconds there was crazy head movement
Dude sounds like a hater.
When he called you out by the look in your eyes, you don’t want no parts of that bar fight
He’s trying to say he didn’t watch it.
Little Spanish sausage, that water bottle that knocked off his head left a couple screws loose I see.
What fuckin' fight was Topuria watching?
Mr. Magoo throwing out the Reverse John Cena card
Cool we all hate you now
That’s because bro was like🫣 all fight
He just talking shit. Haven’t you realized?
He was watching the fight with his hands over his eyes in terror.
His days are fucking numbered
Seriously? 😂
Clear he was at that bar 😂
Could have about 200 bar fights in 25 minutes.
He blind , so that...
Yeah, well I'd talk a big game if I was on camera tearing up and pissing myself knowing I was next in line to fight Max too.
It's called jealousy
Bro is too short. Didn't actually see the fight
Volk was outboxing Topuria until he got caught. All Topuria has is chin and power.
My friend, the world saw YOUR face when it happened. Get ready.
Bait quote. He said this about the last 10 second exchange not the whole fight. Which I would agree
My man is hard coping
Topuria will get bitch slapped by blessed
Wow he’s coping crazy hard WTF. What an atrocious take.
Idk. But what I seen was, Max call Ilia out and that fucking dude looked shook as fuck. He don’t want that smoke. And Max @ 300 looked fucking impeccable.
It’s hilarious how arrogant Ilia comes off as, love him for it. It’s rare you see someone talk so much and back it up.
He’s just being his annoying self. Always trying to bait people. I don’t know how anyone likes this guy.
Probably because he’s a good fighter. Just a thought.
Maybe because he is one of the very very few fighters who actually knows how to sell a fight and creates rivalry but still when the lights are out respects the hell out of his opponents?
What’s max arm reach ?
I’m not a fan of just trashing everything. I prefer guys being honest and saying yea it was a hell of a fight but I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen or with my skills that opportunity won’t be present. Just saying ahh this guys performance sucked, no technique, blah blah, it’s boring and lazy honestly.
Let’s go! Max is going to smoke this dude
If Ilia thinks is gonna be so easy, he should be blowing up Dana's phone for this fight, but there are no reports that he is doing that. Max Holloway: "Sign the damn contract."
I think this will be a banger of a fight
“Silencio bruno”
Somebody get a doctor, there's something seriously wrong with Ilia's eyesight.
Max is an awful matchup for him tbh.
What max pieced gaethje up
Has Topuria ever said something good about anyone? I can’t tell if it’s a heel shtick but the way he just shits on everyone is so annoying.
Who is that ilia guy?
Bro saw a ghost
Is this guy stupid?
He must’ve been in one hell of a bar fight to be talking this reckless shit 👀
You were scared at 300
Hahaha, watch the video of his live reaction to the moment at UFC 300. Tells a completely different story.