Dominick Cruz UFC 298 Breakdown: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria | ESPN MMA

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Dominick Cruz UFC 298 Breakdown: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria | ESPN MMA
Dominick Cruz breaks down the upcoming matchup between Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria at UFC 298.
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  • @tuffneggah
    @tuffneggah3 ай бұрын

    glad to see cruz taking time off from bullying dc

  • @closinginonclosure

    @closinginonclosure

    3 ай бұрын

    He just banters with DC. He seems to like and respect DC. I wouldn't say he bullies him. Now Bisping on the other hand. Lol. He definitely bullies Bisping.

  • @lailaniecasanares1059

    @lailaniecasanares1059

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@closinginonclosureBisping deserves it. He is a lug nut 🔩.

  • @paragon1782

    @paragon1782

    3 ай бұрын

    Hahaha

  • @pinocleen

    @pinocleen

    3 ай бұрын

    😁😁

  • @tonyspoetry

    @tonyspoetry

    3 ай бұрын

    Love Doms Breakdowns

  • @chasejb03
    @chasejb033 ай бұрын

    Cruz should just retire and become a head coach, really got an IQ for the game, I think his injuries have really caught up to him nowadays

  • @InsulinPokachev

    @InsulinPokachev

    3 ай бұрын

    100% even on commentary you can tell he's really smart

  • @MimiPipoo

    @MimiPipoo

    3 ай бұрын

    Then his fighters gon wave/bob his head into another headkick like his coach.

  • @redlizerad8268

    @redlizerad8268

    3 ай бұрын

    @@MimiPipooin his decades of fighting he’s only been koed by a head kick once. And that was when he was like 36 years old. But I doubt anyone can learn his style and use it since Cruz is a freak athlete.

  • @kobelee5289

    @kobelee5289

    3 ай бұрын

    @@MimiPipoo😂😂

  • @MimiPipoo

    @MimiPipoo

    3 ай бұрын

    @@redlizerad8268 his style is outdated and even if he was in his prime it will be completely shut down by today’s fighters. If he fought more after that he’d be headkick KO’d much more. His style is awful in today’s game

  • @chikish
    @chikish3 ай бұрын

    I'm so impressed by Dom's ability to explain these nuances of the sport so clearly and effortlessly. That takes talent. He covered a lot of ground in less than ten minutes. Great mind for fighting!

  • @SFCBEITZ
    @SFCBEITZ3 ай бұрын

    No one breaks down tactics like Dom.

  • @MrSagarcool14
    @MrSagarcool143 ай бұрын

    Dominick looks like if Topuria went to school everyday 😂

  • @poatan187

    @poatan187

    3 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @BadManCrixalis

    @BadManCrixalis

    3 ай бұрын

    What makes Volkanovski so different because he can move forward and back all the time. Hahaha illia can do that too lool😆

  • @deepakreddychada5217
    @deepakreddychada52173 ай бұрын

    I wanna see Cruz and Sandhagen to have a show where they analyze fights and talk strategy!

  • @KingIvanGil

    @KingIvanGil

    3 ай бұрын

    I would pay for that

  • @FoutsBoxingTheory

    @FoutsBoxingTheory

    3 ай бұрын

    Both of thoses clowns steal my theory and my teachings.

  • @aitnobetafaq

    @aitnobetafaq

    3 ай бұрын

    Sandhagen has still a lot to learn tough...

  • @Kancerru

    @Kancerru

    3 ай бұрын

    That'd be sick.

  • @vascogonzalez2572
    @vascogonzalez25723 ай бұрын

    Dominic Cruz killed it with this one

  • @MusabXD3000

    @MusabXD3000

    3 ай бұрын

    Agree but he said topuria throws calf kicks 😂5:00

  • @mtcuppers

    @mtcuppers

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@MusabXD3000He does but only against opponents that ask for it with squatting wide stances.

  • @potasiodelbueno710

    @potasiodelbueno710

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@MusabXD3000he did, and make volk cold to

  • @untitled8005
    @untitled80053 ай бұрын

    Dominick Cruz is one of the greatest minds to have been applied to mixed martial arts.

  • @mattshifu
    @mattshifu3 ай бұрын

    Doms the best. He cracks me up

  • @Casteeyo...

    @Casteeyo...

    3 ай бұрын

    He's just tryna gassed you out 💨💨

  • @ULHgP21

    @ULHgP21

    3 ай бұрын

    Totally he’s hilarious

  • @gtm9996
    @gtm99963 ай бұрын

    This is the greatest fight preview video ever made. Showing everything in the ring drives everything home for the layman fan.

  • @averagebro413
    @averagebro4133 ай бұрын

    Dom moves so smoothly

  • @michzar1978
    @michzar19783 ай бұрын

    Cruz's understanding of the game is just another level. Chapeau!

  • @J3p0
    @J3p03 ай бұрын

    This has to be so far the best breakdown of Topurias style that I've seen. Cruz is amazing at analysing styles & techniques and explaining them in a very easy to understand ways.

  • @bencera6067
    @bencera60673 ай бұрын

    This is the kind of content I wanna see thanks

  • @A._.A._.
    @A._.A._.3 ай бұрын

    This was awesome, wish Cruz did many more vids of breakdowns and fighting techniques

  • @watchmanonthewall14
    @watchmanonthewall143 ай бұрын

    Fantastic breakdown.

  • @SpitForge
    @SpitForge3 ай бұрын

    Best breakdown I’ve seen. Amazing content

  • @beng7613
    @beng76133 ай бұрын

    This was great to watch. Thank you gentlemen.

  • @user-df8pp9nx3p
    @user-df8pp9nx3p3 ай бұрын

    Awesome analysis. Thank you!

  • @Robert399
    @Robert3993 ай бұрын

    Cruz is by far the best technical commentator the UFC has

  • @dazcorupt
    @dazcorupt3 ай бұрын

    Love the breakdown, cheers!

  • @Trabajoecu
    @Trabajoecu3 ай бұрын

    Nice explanation about technique in UFC

  • @robertnapolitano9256
    @robertnapolitano92563 ай бұрын

    Dominick's Top Fight IQ

  • @rowan6207
    @rowan62073 ай бұрын

    Really grateful for this video thanks dom and Carl

  • @jc1006
    @jc10063 ай бұрын

    Amazing breakdown! Thank you

  • @itswrongtokillanimalsifyou2837
    @itswrongtokillanimalsifyou28373 ай бұрын

    The highest quality pre-fight analysis I've seen. Not surprising, given who's doing the analyzing.

  • @marcosibiza
    @marcosibiza3 ай бұрын

    Great Video

  • @WCO3
    @WCO33 ай бұрын

    Dom Giving another masterclass.

  • @bymilliebphotography8249
    @bymilliebphotography82493 ай бұрын

    That was one of the BEST breakdowns that I have ever seen!!! Keep them coming Cruz. I LOVED it! That was sooooo educational!! I can't wait for this fight!

  • @MrParsnips07
    @MrParsnips073 ай бұрын

    Dom's partner today made him look even better. What a great video!

  • @jamesd2491

    @jamesd2491

    3 ай бұрын

    I was just thinking that, fantastic work from that guy!

  • @pinocleen

    @pinocleen

    3 ай бұрын

    I thought it was Veritasium at first.

  • @woneticc
    @woneticc3 ай бұрын

    Great breakdown!

  • @babahias
    @babahias3 ай бұрын

    Great breakdown there! 🙏

  • @JebediahSpringfield
    @JebediahSpringfield3 ай бұрын

    Cruz really has all the fighters styles well analysed in his head

  • @maxmelser35
    @maxmelser353 ай бұрын

    very clean presentation!

  • @domi8242
    @domi82423 ай бұрын

    Cruz is a legend and a top commentator

  • @lazaruscomplexofficial
    @lazaruscomplexofficial3 ай бұрын

    Love Cruz breakdowns

  • @tylercooney
    @tylercooney3 ай бұрын

    I'd love to see a video like this for every headline fight. Dom's got me hyped!

  • @bullet751
    @bullet7513 ай бұрын

    Amazing breakdown 😇

  • @brandonreynolds7320
    @brandonreynolds73203 ай бұрын

    that right hand from volk to brian ortega was one of my fav highlights ever. idk why but maybe it’s because he flowed with it so well

  • @futureaugraphy
    @futureaugraphy3 ай бұрын

    This is an awesome breakdown. I really feel like stuff like this is Dom's calling. I would love for him to do a similar breakdown show to Dan Hardy's war room.

  • @rpnbf8196
    @rpnbf81963 ай бұрын

    Great breakdown

  • @DizGuys
    @DizGuys3 ай бұрын

    This is gold. Thanks Dom

  • @truthtold9084
    @truthtold90843 ай бұрын

    Dominick Cruz is on point.👍🏽

  • @mce32
    @mce323 ай бұрын

    Great showcase. A picture is worth a thousand words indeed.

  • @joemarshall4254
    @joemarshall42543 ай бұрын

    great breakdown

  • @LeonDavis154
    @LeonDavis1543 ай бұрын

    Thank you Dom.

  • @mathew9851
    @mathew98513 ай бұрын

    I'd love to see Dom as a head coach. I think Dom's style is unique and that uniqueness could continue to be expressed in fighters that he coaches, it would be exciting to see his style expressed in a next generation fighter.

  • @lailaniecasanares1059
    @lailaniecasanares10593 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video

  • @AnshulJublisGasStation
    @AnshulJublisGasStation3 ай бұрын

    Love these breakdowns from Cruz. He really is the best technical analyst.

  • @zenondolnyckyj4325
    @zenondolnyckyj43253 ай бұрын

    Thanks Dom... Now we can all enjoy the fight even more.

  • @galactus1111
    @galactus11113 ай бұрын

    tremendous. thanks Cruz!!

  • @frankuhn6434
    @frankuhn64343 ай бұрын

    what a breakdown🙌🏼

  • @DarkPhantomSky
    @DarkPhantomSky3 ай бұрын

    Master level analysis

  • @thedeezler
    @thedeezler3 ай бұрын

    I rarely comment but I had to on this one... Masterclass Dom!!

  • @RockSolitude
    @RockSolitude3 ай бұрын

    It's crazy how Cruz illuminated their techniques. I couldn't see anything at first but as he explained carefully and demonstrated, I begun to see everything that they were doing clear as day.

  • @kianheaney5879
    @kianheaney58793 ай бұрын

    Give us more of this please 🙏😋

  • @thefatalveli1225
    @thefatalveli12253 ай бұрын

    This was a perfect break down

  • @charlesgamble4670
    @charlesgamble46703 ай бұрын

    super good video

  • @atomiccolm1
    @atomiccolm13 ай бұрын

    Great breakdown. I think it will come down to Volk's strength and if he can tie him up and take him down.. He'll use leg kicks to slow Ilia down, and he'll fancy himself to be strong enough to overpower Topuira and get him down. And there are few as nasty as Volk's from the top position. If he gets you on the mat, you're there for the rest of the round and he has great GnP

  • @KrisAdamsTV
    @KrisAdamsTV3 ай бұрын

    Cruz has been great lately on UFC commentary. His personality has been coming through more and more :)

  • @princesamael4902
    @princesamael49023 ай бұрын

    Topuria's boxing isnt only basic... His boxing is on high lvl and also his wrestling too This is the fight where you really cant say what will happens fr

  • @MorgoYT

    @MorgoYT

    3 ай бұрын

    Topuira round 2 finish

  • @BradenTalks

    @BradenTalks

    3 ай бұрын

    @@MorgoYT xD

  • @sexbuffet

    @sexbuffet

    3 ай бұрын

    you're dumb af if you think it was an insult when he said basic

  • @erikbritz8095

    @erikbritz8095

    3 ай бұрын

    Im picking topuria to win but mate cruz just showed his strengths and weaknesses as he is not perfect he is just very good, i think topurias power and defensive wrestling will win him this fight, i see volk sadly getting caught and reversed in wrestling exchanges.

  • @Plugitinbby

    @Plugitinbby

    3 ай бұрын

    No respect for the champ. The idea that topuria is a favourite in this is ridiculous.

  • @emanuel81111
    @emanuel811113 ай бұрын

    love this , more of Dominik cruz doing breaks down

  • @Synth2000
    @Synth20003 ай бұрын

    Awesome dom

  • @edm5929
    @edm59293 ай бұрын

    I really hope Cruz sticks around with commentating and breakdowns for the UFC. High IQ mann, a proper smartass too lol

  • @IrishGaucho
    @IrishGaucho3 ай бұрын

    While Dom is a bit of an adquired taste, you have to appreciate his brilliance.

  • @checotey
    @checotey3 ай бұрын

    really interesting fight😄👊🏾

  • @ChristoMac
    @ChristoMac3 ай бұрын

    Dom is a legend for real. Volk will have the cardio advantage for sure but Ilia's ability to return fire while taking damage is a problem for Volk who I believe has only one path for victory which is take Ilia down and ground and pound. However, age 35 and over at featherweight are 2-25 and under Middleweight is 2-28! Father time is undefeated and so is Ilia Topuria, i hope I'm wrong. I would Love, love, love to see Alexander the Great shut this kid up, but everything tells me the end is always swift and nobody sees it coming especially in fighting.

  • @Zach-ge3kj
    @Zach-ge3kj3 ай бұрын

    Great analysis....I think this fight is a big challeng for Volk.....I don't know what going to happen tomorrow

  • @jg3arz
    @jg3arz3 ай бұрын

    Would like to hear KRU Carl’s input too..

  • @user-xv2ht6ox4l
    @user-xv2ht6ox4l3 ай бұрын

    brilliant by cruz

  • @user-em5mr4ke3h
    @user-em5mr4ke3h3 ай бұрын

    Cruz is real lvl 99 kung fu warlord

  • @bil7522
    @bil75223 ай бұрын

    “he trying to gas khabib out”

  • @KrisAdamsTV
    @KrisAdamsTV3 ай бұрын

    Imagine a show with Dan Hardy and Dominic Cruz. I bet that would be amazing to watch.

  • @user-fw8fs9kt6e
    @user-fw8fs9kt6e3 ай бұрын

    🎉amazing!🎉🎉🎉❤🎉

  • @nemes1s_HL
    @nemes1s_HL3 ай бұрын

    Nice analysis abot Volka avoiding right from Ilia. The beginning of the end was precisely a feint right hand: Volka throws left jab, covers his left head side with his right hand, but Ilia goes not up there but down to he body with his right, and then to the uncovered side of the head with his left. Volka had to go step back to the cage, and he was done there.

  • @jvmjunior10
    @jvmjunior103 ай бұрын

    This guy's pretty good, he should try out for the ufc someday

  • @stumodman
    @stumodman3 ай бұрын

    Bruh Topuria is literally just a more grappling 145 version of Cody Garbrant

  • @milesgrant3507
    @milesgrant35073 ай бұрын

    I love DC he is funny but Cruz is a lot better at analyzing fighters he does his research. I don't think DC does any pre-fight analysis I remember some one saying he get people to do it for him

  • @Ike-Mi
    @Ike-Mi3 ай бұрын

    for somne reason i was picturing dom reyes. i was suprised he was doing breakdown

  • @Zacche
    @Zacche3 ай бұрын

    Dom the bantamweight goat

  • @pc3903
    @pc39033 ай бұрын

    Notice how they didn’t feed Iliya to max…definitely strategic fight making by ufc

  • @SamaelVR
    @SamaelVR3 ай бұрын

    This is why Dom's the best at breaking things down. Has the fight IQ to make these reads. Sure, there's been a few bad calls but generally I think he's unbiased and intelligent.

  • @Ryan-ys2bq

    @Ryan-ys2bq

    3 ай бұрын

    Rewatch Justin vs Dustin 1 and tell me Dom is unbiased

  • @thefacelessquestion3333
    @thefacelessquestion33333 ай бұрын

    When Ilia's right cross hits , you know a crushing left hook almost always follows it... Volk's gonna chop dem legs tho, that's for sure.

  • @snipergang3298
    @snipergang32983 ай бұрын

    Topuria wrestling is next level he is saving it for when he need it on an important fight thats why he is been saving it so people could not study his ground game just wait.... VAMOOS ILIA💯☠️

  • @juanjoseo1113

    @juanjoseo1113

    3 ай бұрын

    That is the point. The real figth will Happen on the ground.

  • @AltruisticMystic
    @AltruisticMystic3 ай бұрын

    I would have liked if you talked more about his TD defense and Volks mental state, age and gameplan - coaches. Bet on Volk and lost, his gameplan was to strike with a fast technician with ko power, 8 years younger.

  • @Sunoco77
    @Sunoco773 ай бұрын

    New champion of the world ilia the killer the Matador TOOOOOPURIAA

  • @draco2xx
    @draco2xx3 ай бұрын

    volk vs ilia foty🔥🔥

  • @christianhorcher6038
    @christianhorcher60383 ай бұрын

    Someone dropped Ilia with a headkick in his pre-ufc days. Not sure that Volk has that in his arsenal, but he might want to add it.

  • @conorgilchrist7615

    @conorgilchrist7615

    3 ай бұрын

    Kai Herbert dropped Ilia badly, that was in the UFC.

  • @kylez33

    @kylez33

    3 ай бұрын

    No he's been dropped by headkicks on the regionals too. footage is on youtube@@conorgilchrist7615

  • @jordanthomas9717

    @jordanthomas9717

    3 ай бұрын

    He’s been dropped 2x by two head kicks

  • @christianhorcher6038

    @christianhorcher6038

    3 ай бұрын

    There was also one in Brave FC. Some Dutch guy.@@conorgilchrist7615

  • @user-un6rs8lu9h
    @user-un6rs8lu9h3 ай бұрын

    Dominitor Cruz the best

  • @Pooki2024
    @Pooki20243 ай бұрын

    If only he was as good at commentary as he was with these breakdowns

  • @basiliocoronel7219
    @basiliocoronel72193 ай бұрын

    Esto es oro puero, lo voy a utilizar para usar la guardia de topuria 🇦🇷💪🔥

  • @enkidughom2508
    @enkidughom25083 ай бұрын

    what does t'ing off someone mean?

  • @waynzignordics
    @waynzignordics3 ай бұрын

    Dom sounded a bit gassed after the first segment. Gotta work on that cardio, bud.

  • @dospulgasenunperro
    @dospulgasenunperro3 ай бұрын

    Cruz is a Topuria fan

  • @TalkinSmackTV
    @TalkinSmackTV3 ай бұрын

    He's a brainiac. Great breakdown.

  • @cory4710
    @cory47103 ай бұрын

    I hope dom is getting paid good for these videos

  • @KingIvanGil
    @KingIvanGil3 ай бұрын

    Dom is kakashi he’s got the Sharingan

  • @matgegor9041
    @matgegor90413 ай бұрын

    I can see alex land that head kick when topuria move his head off the center line like that 0:27

  • @eyeversion
    @eyeversion3 ай бұрын

    Amazing insights, Pros have ruined me. Now I don't watch any random breakdowns. It's Dom and Dj or maybe Henry

  • @aaronsmith2719
    @aaronsmith27193 ай бұрын

    Bro. He is doing a henry....they all have hit their heads too many times

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