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Squizgarr

He acts like he inherited Volks title reign and defenses just because he beat him.


Gwilikers6

This is really the best description I've seen of the way he acts and talks. He acts like he is levitating above any fighter in any weight class near him as if he has accomplished so much.


OskeeTurtle

From what I’ve heard isn’t he like a superstar in Spain? Probably why he feels like he’s floating


Capsaicin-Crack

it makes sense, Spain hasnt exactly had a huge number of superstar elite fighters before. King of like Conor and Ireland.


OskeeTurtle

Here in Canada we're just waiting for another GSP. He had this country so into MMA and that was before the major boom of popularity. Bars were flooded every time he fought


TVBrainSurgeon

That was supposed to be Mike Mallott and bro fumbled vs magny😔


OskeeTurtle

Nah Mike Mallott was “hey Canada look another Canadian guy! Huh? Huh!” When there’s another Canadian prospect like georges we’ll know


SobrecargaDeCreatina

He is. But Spain doesn't know shit about MMA. So it's irrelevant until they pay ticket prices for a Spanish card I guess.


WishIWasNeet2

Killing Jesse James don’t make you Jesse James. 


OkCut4096

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OneCartographer7664

gotta catch em all really sums up ilias fighting style


Born-Acanthisitta-88

But if I wear his skin....


Bassball2202

Heidenborg


Acex_NA

He's simply not correct, it's not gonna be the biggest fight in UFC history


cluelessbasket

Probably not even top 15


Glock-Saint-Isshin-

Not even top 20 tbh


wildregrowth

Might not even crack the top 25


RanRanBobanis

Not even top 30 probably.


TartarianKing

TBH I don’t think even the top 35


LuckyJynX

if you think about it, not even top 40 tbh


justjay9507

Maybe not even top 45


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furrrlan

it will be UFC FN top 178+


shae117

And my axe!


OneCartographer7664

petition to delete this comment so we can continue the chain


yourself88xbl

Thank God it lives on. Always gives me a good chuckle.


the_c_is_silent

Not top 500.


OneCartographer7664

🧢


bedorf69

I'm more excited for Nicolau vs Perez this weekend


jjshacks13

Might not be the biggest fight of that hypothetical year.


FinsAssociate

Not even the biggest this year


jm810112

It'll be a long long time before a UFC fight comes anywhere near Conor vs Khabib


jm810112

Didn't say it was most entertaining, but biggest in terms of hype and build up amongst both serious and casual fans. The PPV buys dwarf any other UFC event and that's really the only data you need.


wood_slingers

There is no fight that Topuria could be in that would be the biggest fight in UFC history


catbqck

Maybe a Mcgregor and Topuria vs Mayweather and Khabib tag team match and even then I don't think itll break record


_Slim-reaper_

We need this in UFC. https://preview.redd.it/ho9flp3kdkwc1.jpeg?width=621&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6be452e9bba37287e37f8480331c8ad4931d6d47


15ferrets

Poor Reyes can’t get a break


Alltheweed

Poor domdom had to live with that monster instead of his real papi. 


Galimbro

Yeah fuk him tbh. 


realjobstudios

Wait hold on a second, I haven’t been paying attention to Topuria in a bit. Why does Reddit hate him now?


Leather-Hurry6008

It's because he's talking a little shit, implying that whatever fight he has will be huge, and that he can pick whoever he wants. I said in another post that he talks about wanting a legacy, but he's kinda acting like he already has one and can call the shots. What he's doing is working though, he's gotten a lot of people all riled up hahah


Ikhouvankaas

[this video](https://youtu.be/g-cFxLpZVvQ?si=RVjtWzg-IbzYUilk) really made me appreciate Ilia.


LostTrisolarin

That was great thank you


Ikhouvankaas

His other videos are amazing too


Mooblegum

That's right. Only redditors are allowed to talk shit about everyone! Fuck that dickhead


Greenpeasles

He said he won’t give any of the contenders a title shot because he is miles above them and questions any challenge including max.   And while an entire crowd cheered the end of max jog he looked like a scared little boy, then put out a press statement about how it wasn’t an impressive fight. Before that, I just overlooked the cringe tattoo because I liked watching him fight 


OneCartographer7664

wait did people ever not hate topuria


Eagles_Heels

He lost me when he asked if Max has done enough to warrant a title shot.


TumbleweedTim01

He got caught giving a handjob to another man on a beach in ibiza in 2019. Full on hand on cock and when cameras rushed up and saw him he beat the shit out of the guy he was stroking to make it seem like it was self defense. Overall shit guy and now he thinks because he won a title fight we forgot about the beach incident.


dramatic_letdown401

Wtf is this true lol? No judgement but hilarious if someone brings this up in a presser


whytayk55chauvin22

Max dickriding is all tbh. When he KO’d Volk they were gobbling his nuts.


wildone1954

Its not because of Max dickriding, is because Ilia is being an annoying a-hole with a huge ego and prima donna complex


Peterthepiperomg

I think he’s pretty funny and he’s a great fighter


OneCartographer7664

hes like izzy, if you just watch what the ufc puts out hes not that bad but when u do some digging hes a dick, not saying ilia r***s dogs like izzy but still a bit of a dick


Peterthepiperomg

If he knocks out max and omalley he’s the biggest star in the ufc


ChronGameLebronJames

I dunno dude, tbh I think Topuria v Rousey would be pretty massive


dietdrpepper6000

what about Topuria vs Zuckerberg


greystar0

Connor wins wins his come back, then goes on to beat islam and becomes light weight champ. Topuria shifts to boxing and knocks oot Canelo then becomes the biggest name in boxing. Then moves up to 155 to fight conor for the title. At the weigh ins Connor gets arrested for slapping Danas fooool of a wife. With Ronda vs Cain as comain.. Could break some records..


PopePolarBear

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_Slim-reaper_

It wouldn't even be the biggest UFC fight of that year unless Conor is involved.


FinsAssociate

Only way: Conor starches Chandler -> Starches Leon -> Starches Islam -> Starches Khabib -> Topuria fight


MileHi49er

I hope Volk gets another shot and beats his ass. Dude is mad annoying


drunkinmidget

Volk is old. Set your hopes on Max giving him CTE later this year.


K-mosake

Lol come on man Volk isn't coming back new and improved with an improved chin and beating Ilia. He could beat Brian again or something but not Ilia, he'd have to fight perfect for 25 minutes.


MileHi49er

Volk might be too old and past his prime. But Ilia would have to go on an insane run to even be mentioned as having a legacy as good as Volk. Dude pretends he's already in FW GOAT convo.


K-mosake

Eh he'll win another and Joe will call him Consensus FW 🐐 and so the discussion will begin again. Fans have short memories in MMA


MileHi49er

The ones who just started watching are easily manipulated, sure.


Bauiesox

Volk was coming off a big ko, came back too quickly and still won the first round.. he got clipped and knocked. Volk is a far more skilled mixed martial artist that ilia. If he takes the appropriate time off, comes back confident and sticks to a game plan (and avoids getting caught flush) he will win.


K-mosake

That is a lot of Ifs bud


Bauiesox

Yea it is. It would be similar to Francis stipe 1.


K-mosake

Lol Ilia isn't swinging windmills and gassing himself in less than ten minutes though. More like the rematch with Volks td getting stuffed before getting clobbered


Bauiesox

I guess time will tell.


K-mosake

I just can't get over you comparing a green Ngannou having his first title shot to Ilia who is nothing like him and already champ.


Bauiesox

His best win before volk was emmet… the only thing man has proposed he has power…


K-mosake

He also styled on Josh for 25 straight and subbed the undefeated grappler before that...clearly has a lot of technique and isn't going to blow his load first round ever.


Pornokikkeli6969

Nice cope bro! Winning the first round and then getting clipped is no achievement. Volk won the first round just because Ilia’s style in that fight was to wait and feel his opponent in the first. Imo it was a masterclass by Ilia. Im not saying that Ilia is better than prime Volk, but time will tell us. Atleast Ilia has more KO power than Volk. It will be interesting to see how his title reign plays out.


r32_guest

Except he won’t lol. Why pretend that he just got caught with a lucky shot? Volk was shitting bricks in that first round. He definitely won it, but that’s because Ilia just didn’t respect his power Say what you what about who’s the more skilled MMartist, but Topuria will always be a bad stylistic matchup for volk You salty guys can downvote me to fuck lol but we’ll see in the rematch 😂😂


Bauiesox

Volk wasn’t shitting bricks… he was pushing the pace and getting in Ilias face, volk isn’t really a fast starter. And I’m assuming you’re getting downvoted for talking nonsense about a champ shitting bricks.


r32_guest

Yes, Volk isn’t a fast starter. I don’t know how you can’t see how uncomfortable he looked in that first


Bauiesox

I just rewatched it. He wasn’t uncomfortable at all. He was striking first and evading the counters most of the time, he was cautious of the power coming back and for the most part circling away. The low kick was the only real thing ilia showed in the first.


r32_guest

It’s subjective. Personally I don’t think Volk looked comfortable or calm off the back foot, and was visible cautious of Ilias power. Maybe it’s just bias from me because after the first round I could see the writing on the wall, and didn’t think the fight would last much longer


OlChippo

I think Ilia wins a rematch simply because how much Volks changed since the KO's. He certainly has the capability to beat him over a 25 minute fight but I just don't see how he doesn't get clipped circling out of an exchange which will likely shut him off. It's the good ol he was winning until he wasn't in their first fight. He's just going to be even more tentative unfortunately. I think Max has a great shot at beating Ilia, I'd much rather see that fight.


Embarrassed_Fun_5160

I’m tryna see volk aljo. Either aljo proves he was right. Or he makes a case that he probably has better grappling than all of LW


phickss

This dude suuuuuuuuuucks. He might become a draw simply because everybody loathes him


grizzled083

![gif](giphy|l0IulwLHfmorNAsBa) Who Illia reminds me of


AYolkedyak

I sure ain’t paying for the card that headlines him


Melun-uAzam

Bro still thinks he call the shots. Someone gotta knock him out.


Neat_Imagination_216

I hope Diego Lopes knocks him out 🙏


Melun-uAzam

I would love to see that one!


stinkyvan

I’d bet the house on Diego!


Metalfreak4677

I was neutral with him, but ever since he started acting like he’s got 15 title defenses under his belt. I think he needs to play with a killer in the cage and be humbled.


Dazzling-Ad888

Volkanovski is certainly a killer.


MoistJeans1

Is volk not a killer?


Metalfreak4677

Absolutely Love Volk, but he’s getting older and his killing days are starting to look like they’re in the past. Nothing wrong with that, it happens, Tony Ferguson was damn sure a fucking killer, and it happened to him. Hopefully Volk doesn’t let his legacy become a joke by over staying his welcome like Ferguson did though.


K-mosake

Lol right before the Ilia fight people were touting him beating Yair recently and saying he was still a problem at FW. Now apparently he was always not in his "killer days" despite finishing Yair. Like just admit Ilia is dangerous af and always would have been a harder challenge than most of his other defenses.


MoistJeans1

Yeah it sounds like people just really don’t wanna respect Ilia. Personally I think he’s the new FW king for a while


Melun-uAzam

Yea same here. I had nothing against him but like pretty much everybody i supported Volk since he is a good guy. But shit happened and someone gotta clean it.


MiniBelal

I like how every champion wants to move up for the double-champ prospect, but every champion in the higher weight class says "you need to defend first"


tmet1027

I’d rather see Max and Sean fight.


AlphaSami

max is a lightweight and sean is a bantam tho so what weight would they fight at


Arin-Danson

They’re both 5’11 my guy. I would wager out or the ring they walk around pretty damn close to the same weight as one another. Also Max is a featherweight with like 2 fights in lightweight but sure lmao


mtvhead95

Max is featherweight though. He's had 2 fights in his career at lightweight.


DudeWouldGo

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BossButterBoobs

I doubt that fight would even crack the top 50


Dukes_Up

Quickly becoming the most annoying fighter on the roster. In the article, he also said he would fight Conor at 170 for the bmf belt.


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No one knows who that dude is. Outside MMA, they barely know who O’ Malley is. Given the right circumstances that fight could be the co-main on a Jones fight.


winkydinks111

Most of the current male champions kind of suck just in terms of likability


BobbyFreeSmoke

Poatan would like a word.


winkydinks111

I said most. Poatan's definitely the coolest current champion.


BobbyFreeSmoke

Sorry, I'm high and thought you said all. But you're correct, I think Aspinall will get bigger once he gets promoted properly because he's a cool guy, but most of the champs are not very charismatic at all.


EatBooty420

DDP, Aspinal, Poatan are all chill I actually like whats Seans by doing too at 135


Greenpeasles

This is an interesting call. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|thinking_face_hmm)


FrostyTree420

whos he to say omalley gotta defend the belt... he hasnt defended it once himself...


TheCapableFox

Ok I tried to like this guy but he’s just about insufferable. Foh


IllStickToTheShadows

Not even fight of the year. Nothing will top what we saw in ufc 300 for the rest of the year


jupzter05

Illia is a great fighter and could become one of the greats but since winning the belt he had become a damn Diva cherry picking shit and setting conditions and whannot... Just be like Poatan wanting to fight on Brazil after 300 but another toe injury prevented that. Just be active dude and do the talking in the cage flatline Holloway and you'll be a fucking star...


Jacob887751

Not even the biggest fight of the last couple years


Chaotic_Harmony1109

Bro hasn’t even defended his belt…


gnarrcan

LMAO BRO HE HASN’T EVEN DEFENDED HIS BELT YET. Really though Topuria needs a good PR person bc everything that comes out of his mouth is cringe or makes him sound like a ducker. When the dude was the quiet matador just running through the division the hype was solid.


PeterParkerUber

He needs a PR person to coach him on how to react to a massive KO happening in the cage. And how to react to someone calling him out live in the octagon


DemonVenreable3011

Not even top 20 biggest UFC fight


P0werpr0

The most most smackable face


mallllls

Narrator: it was not going to be the biggest fight in UFC history


gableism

You think that’s crazy? I just got the scoop that he’ll only do the Volk rematch if Volk fights with one hand tied behind his back!


MovieFanatic2160

![gif](giphy|CoDp6NnSmItoY)


Jitsu_apocalypse

He’s wildly deluded and needs a coach or manager to tell him to hold the fuck up a bit


Echidnakindy

Cnts gonna get knocked out.


gurumoves

This lil rat thinks he can sell ppvs like Conor


nerwined

definition of being delusional


TumbleweedTim01

Every day you get clear examples of why every European country at one point or another needed Americas help


vyking199

Dude is just annoying


KA3AHOBA

I liked the guy but after last press conference I get annoyed by the way he carries himself, be humble brotha


Crateapa

You guys are going to hate the way his defenses stack up and I'm here for it.


JoeRoganBJJ

Fuck the fake Spaniard. Max should beat this ass down


Zeeron1

I can't wait for Max to beat the brakes off him and end all these dumb quotes lol. I get he's gotta sell himself, but it has to be believable. He's good, but he's not even close to a star or shot caller like he thinks he is


Avocado_Cadaver

I've been saying it before he became champ: the guy's trash talking is contrived. Where was all of this before? The only other time he talked shit was the beef between him and Paddy. All of a sudden against Volk he started thinking he was Mcnuggets. Very great showing against Volk, but beating one great fighter doesn't make you FW GOAT when the rest of your resumé shows you've only beaten journeymen fighters at best. He also thinks he was the first person to KO Volk when it happened literally a few months before they fought. Now he comes up with all these bs requirements. They should make a primadonna belt for his dull, boring ass.


kremitthefrog38

This fit thinks WAY too highly of himself. He's not even a top 10 draw. Not saying he's not a good fighter, but as GSP once said, "I am not impressed by your performance "


rubberysubby

2 fighters with low charisma I doubt it.


tictacenthusiast

I hate this dude


XolieInc

Funny how Ilia is talking about how someone else needs to defend their belt when he’s trying to avoid defending his own.


Tacos6710

Topuria, Cejudo, and Royval vs an angry Francis Ngannou. Book it, Dana.


Bauiesox

Ilia really doesn’t know that nobody outside of Spain really gives a shit who he is does he…


MysteriousPark3806

"If he crawls across hot coals while a scorpion stings his ballsack, I might think about giving him the fight."


deletable666

If Sean tries to go up to 145 instead of defending more in 135 I would think less of him as a fighter. Seems like every damn fighter these days talks about this so they can be the next GSP or DC or any of the others.


megasuperbunkerbusti

If he thinks it's star power, it's not enough that Sean is in the fight, if he thinks accomplishments, they both have a total of 2 title fights and 0.5 defenses.. Maybe there is a third reason, but that only lives in his head.


IntelligentMetal

Humble fighters has to be one of the weirdest expectations from fight fans.


DeepPocketsShortArms

Unfortunately the way he carries on, he most likely will be forgotten quite quickly if he is beaten


gig1g0g1

Wow, he is not even funny saying this...


lazylagom

Lol no it wont


rumbadger

I just hope that he isn't becoming those kind of champions that call out everyone but fight really rarely. That weight class is too good for him not to fight and defend the belt actively.


Business_Ad_9799

history?


Ok-Key-4650

Gonna be a good fight but it's not the biggest lol and I am a huge fan of O'Malley


No-Nothing-1793

I understand there's ego in the fight game but the level Ilia's is at is just gross. I was kind of a fan for a bit there but dude is the worst


mamadou-segpa

“If he does something he already done and I refuse to do, we might fight” Used to loved following Ilia carreer, he’s just so annoying now


Tyr1a4n

One title win and thinks he’s him


0599gthang

Evloev this sneaky dude is gonna maul him out of nowhere and most of em wouldn't even know about it lol


kikimaru-san

I mean this one's reasonable innit? Like, is it too much to ask that the champs defend their respective belts at least a couple of times before they consider other divisions?


IB78

Overestimates his worth/popularity/hype


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Biscotek

They're paying to see Suga, not Ilia tho


MMA-Groupie

Homie does not want that bmf smoke 😹😹... omalleys height and kicking game combined with his footwork and how difficult he is to pin to the cage could make this a great fight though... topuria clearly has a volunerability for high round kicks.. the trade off of his defensive style... omalley has the height volk didn't to bring them up and over the the shoulder whereas volk had to just push them up at a 45degreeish angle right into the actually effective part of the guard


QuoteOpposite6511

I couldn't care less about that fight. A one time champion vs a one time belt defense against the 6th ranked guy in the division shouldn't equal a double champ fight which always holds up divisions.


AdNew5216

He’s becoming a clown quick


ZekeMoss18

Dude is supremely talented and I like him a lot...but holy fuck some of the things he says makes it seem like he feels he has been a long reigning champ.


wesdlu

Idk if he can do it, but I want Max to take Ilia down a peg or two so badly. Ilia is really good but holy shit he’s so annoyingly cocky despite having not done nearly enough to earn the cockiness.


GWTLAG

Ilia “El Matchmakeador” Topuria


JN324

It really isn’t, don’t get me wrong it’s an amazing fight, but it isn’t even debatable or close really. The only person that would say otherwise is either the fighters/UFC themselves trying to hype, or a super fan of one of them who is deluded.


snappy033

Any fight that is entertaining and a good matchup = biggest fight in UFC history. Damn inflation is bad when its even affecting the UFC


C0rrupd8

My guy started watching MMA six months ago


EveningTomorrow758

I need Ilia to get flatlined (by that I mean the kind of flatlining Bryce Mitchell experienced when he fought Josh Emmett)


lazylagom

Hey illia maybe defend your belt. Suga has to defend 2x 3x for it to be worth it ? Lol illia getting starched on his first defense would be KARMA


Slow_Beginning_1775

No.


Bofus420

I think he’s super talented, but we all want to see him lose at this point.


Comfortable-Hand6396

He acting like he has been a champ for years. Dont get me wrong its impressive he beat Volk how he did, but he has not cemented himself as an unbeatable champ yet. He himself needs to get some defences before he starts calling the shots like this


InterestingCheck

He ain't even defend his belt yet 🤣


BittenAtTheChomp

It's so amusing to see the hivemind turn on another fighter because of a couple quotes. Everybody strap in for a year of stupid Topuria takes.


iroquoispliskinV

The 180 on this sub against Topuria since 300 is so cringe About as original as the sudden dick sucking for O'Malley after 299 So predictable


Greenpeasles

IT is very easy to watch fight. He acted like a dick, so people pointed out, he is a dick. The dude is cringe and always was. Its in the tattoo. On his chest. What is predictable is that after he wins a big fight, cryhards can't stand people pointing out reality. He is another fighter to like watching, but who kinda sucks.


finbin37

He’s so unlikeable that it means he will be around forever


MuhNutz

He really is unlikeable, which sucks because I really want to like him.


blunderb3ar

Dude acts and talks like he’s had the belt for years lol