Topuria ascended several levels in this fight. He's never looked this good before and might actually be a good contender for Volk and Yair.

@LeftLaneMMA

Жыл бұрын

Hey weasle What were your thoughts on the Jenkins vs emmers fight I rewatched it and still think it was clear 2-1 emmers with an argument for 3-0

@stinkmeaner6969

Жыл бұрын

Very impressive a young hungry up and coming fighter beat a 40 year old man.

@MMAEnjoyer1890

Жыл бұрын

​@@stinkmeaner6969Horrible Horrible logic, Emmett is still 100% a top contender. How many times has he lost?

@ElGuatequero

Жыл бұрын

@@stinkmeaner6969 Yeah, he should have fought you, a 15 year old keyboard warrior championship belt winner, you probably would koed Topuria with your dumb comments

@ArseneBorz

Жыл бұрын

​@@stinkmeaner6969Yeah, because that always happens, nevermind Yair vs Penn and Yanez vs Font

And some people legitimately think Paddy would beat Ilia lol

@hotfunyunsop6196

Жыл бұрын

People only thought that because not many knew of Ilia at the time

@gged664

Жыл бұрын

No they don't

@MrBeetsGaming

Жыл бұрын

​@@gged664Oh I guarantee there are still people that think that, you're underestimating how dumb people can be

@Joedirt32

Жыл бұрын

Only people that actually think that are diehard paddy fans, especially after the Gordon fight

@tyrionmannister8763

Жыл бұрын

It's the conor fans who think striking and a little bit of bjj will win any fight and that hate russians..Islam and topuria walk thru them

When you are an MMA fighter and everyone calls you "tough" you know you got your ass kicked.

@donnydogpiss4533

Жыл бұрын

Slightly disagree: When you being tough is ALL they talk about, that's when you know you got your ass kicked. or When the only notable thing about you in the fight is how tough you were, that's not a great sign.

@eheeb79

Жыл бұрын

Ok? But it’s a credit to him. He could’ve shelled up and been stopped from the second round which is also getting his ass kicked

@Blackhaze3000

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Marvin was very "tough" in his fight against Jared last week as well 😂

@galaxyvulture6649

Жыл бұрын

​@@eheeb79Id rather just get knocked out tbh cause the damage adds up way more and emmet definitely had a broken orbital. Being tough just seems like a good way to get cte. I would rather have a decent chin, but superior other parts about myself than a god tier chin and lacking other areas. Besides having good defense and being hard to hit clean makes up for the chin also recovery. Charles has a trash tier chin, but recovers fast.

@jcvp2493

Жыл бұрын

@@galaxyvulture6649 Even Ilia looked disgusted with the idea of keep punching Josh in the fifth round.

If Josh Emmet changed his name to Paddy, he would’ve won by 50-45 decision.

@WheyofTheDragon

Жыл бұрын

Lol that's a massive stretch, idk about that tbh😬

@theawesomest2850

Жыл бұрын

Lol he would’ve got knocked out still got the W

@thefreshprinceofnohair9703

Жыл бұрын

That’s funny but poodles shouldn’t mess with wolves…..no commission would allow that fight to happen.

@woahblackbettybamalam

Жыл бұрын

Emmett in a Paddy wig 💀

@traphomebaby

Жыл бұрын

Nah not even funny paddy gets a draw maybe lol

After seeing what he did to Bryce Mitchell, I knew Topuria was the real deal. I was picking him to win tonight but I honestly didn't think he'd do it that dominantly, that performance was unreal

@katser5023

Жыл бұрын

That jai Herbert fight is what coughs my eye. That was a brutal comeback knock out. And that bryce fight is what made me think he is the real deal. Specially after what bryce did to Barbosa.

@theawesomest2850

Жыл бұрын

I knew he was the real deal when he shot j Herbert with his fist

@boss2329

Жыл бұрын

​@@katser5023 yeah that fight really showed his toughness, his will to win and his insane power but I'm honestly not that familiar with Jai Herbert whereas I know how good Bryce is and was surprised by how easily Topuria dealt with him. I had the exact same thoughts, Bryce was fresh off of dominating Barboza for 3 rounds and Topuria went out and made him look like an amateur

@OutspokenInsights

Жыл бұрын

Facts

@eliasrosebud1745

Жыл бұрын

What caught your eye*

What impressed me the most about Ilia performance was how poised and patient he was . Even when he had Josh hurt he didn't rush. The finish and leave himself open to a big emmitt counter shot if it doesn't happen the first time around if he stays focus Ilia is destined for gold

@reigns1902

Жыл бұрын

Spot on. His patience shows maturity in his style and approach

This guy is special, him vs Volkanovski in the future is an unreal matchup, both very well rounded, technical and skilled fighters. Both are hammers, it would be a war.

@mr5timewcwchamp

Жыл бұрын

Might have to fight Max first 😂. Max doesn’t like letting Volk get new competition. Max beat Yair, but unfortunately Max has lost 3 times to Volk.

@drewjenn9819

Жыл бұрын

​@@mr5timewcwchampMax can't fight every top contender. Ilila punched his ticket with Emmett.

@moneytrees3109

Жыл бұрын

Volk and Yair beat him easy

@Lonestar1017

Жыл бұрын

Volk would literally kill this guy

@drewjenn9819

Жыл бұрын

@@moneytrees3109 No featherweight in any organization beats him easily.

I think the one thing Ilia does best is "improving fight to fight", his defense in this fight was night and day compared to his last fights, his striking in ufc is night and day compared to his fights outside the ufc. Every single time he's changing, improving, combining things better. That can only happen if you take someone talented, put him through a good camp and sorround him with good people who tell him the right things. He's got the age, the talent, the team and the mentality and it shows

@CoolnessOver-vf4mm

Жыл бұрын

Yea but u gotta mention ilia had no respect for Mitchell's power. This fight he had to respect it cause Josh has a ton of power

@stephenr80

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. As of now he wouldnt do volk. But give him some bones and time.

@Ramble55

Жыл бұрын

@@stephenr80 Agreed. I think it's also fair to point out that Volk is another fighter that improves fight to fight like no-one else. The guy has had some of the best martial artists in the world in his camps between Craig Jones, Carl Van Roon and Izzy to name a few. Ilia definitely has time on his side though, Volk is 34.

@liamdoes8580

Жыл бұрын

Honestly af this point if anyone can beat volk (which is unlikely) I think it'd be ilia. He's great everywhere

@AegonTamzarian

Жыл бұрын

Just like Volk.

I literally opened KZread only to check for this. thanks Weasle. What a masterclass by this young man. It's really scary that he's so young. I'd love to see Ilia vs Max

@Z_Rodriguez13

Жыл бұрын

No keep him away from max I hate to say it but you can’t have max fight these prospects they need title contenders

@tyrionmannister8763

Жыл бұрын

​@@Z_Rodriguez13beating max is instant title shot and max is going to 55 anyway

@Z_Rodriguez13

Жыл бұрын

@@tyrionmannister8763 but it doesn’t make sense they don’t want Holloway Volk 4 why would you take a 50/50 shot of your new budding contender because if he lose he has to build back up

@therealclp7488

Жыл бұрын

@@tyrionmannister8763Max has been “going to 55” for most of his time in the UFC but it just never happens. I think he just didn’t like the power of Poirier up there.

@Pandemomium4Life

Жыл бұрын

@@therealclp7488Looking at how big Max gets off camp it’s interesting why he doesn’t fight there. The only losses in his career are to Volk who fought well at lightweight and to 2 great fighters that are now lightweights

Ilia demonstrated a great evolution in boxing since the beginning of his career similar to Kamaru Usman. At first he only used grappling and his wrestling background but now he's making great performances in base of his striking!!! Incredible!!! Greetings from Spain I love your vids!!!

@forwardmoving8252

Жыл бұрын

He is already a much better striker than usman lol

@manavbhalla2861

Жыл бұрын

Its like he doesn’t even wrestle until he’s bored or its too logical to not! Too good

@Treyski4410

Жыл бұрын

bro its josh emmet jhe doesnt have good boxing he wings punches

For someone who came into the ufc as a bjj artist his striking is insane. I love his stance and movement he uses. He just needs to stay more discipline. He does drop his defence a lot and swings wild when he gets into brawls

@nmdc93

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see topuria vs kattar before he gets a title shot

@galaxyvulture6649

Жыл бұрын

Kattar would just get exposed again besides there's no reason for him to fight down in rankings when he just won his fight. If anything topuria should fight allen if he doesn't get a title shot.

@CoulierCuts

Жыл бұрын

Needs more kicks too

@draco2xx

Жыл бұрын

​@@nmdc93fck kattar, ilia is ready for a title shot in spain

@fernandoish9194

Жыл бұрын

Ilia’s background is mostly Greco-Roman wrestling, that’s where he started as a kid and competed in Georgia. He’s also a black belt in bjj, but he’s more a wrestler than a bjj artist. That’s why he could stuff Bruce's TDs and that’s why he has that wrestling strength to ragdoll people.

A judge actually gave Topuria a 10-7 score in R4😮

@TheWeasleMMA

Жыл бұрын

That judge got it right lol

@theawesomest2850

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWeasleMMAabout damn time!

@hush-615

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWeasleMMA The biggest praise ever given to Chris Lee haha

@huricanethreeonesix

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheWeasleMMAnah 10-7 is crazy!

@draqon8094

Жыл бұрын

@@hush-615Chris lee is usually a donkey to

he has time on his side and is only getting better. he’s so technical it makes it entertaining to watch.

@TheWeasleMMA

Жыл бұрын

I'm so excited about his potential because he's only going to get better for the next several years

The same guy that gave Emmet the round was the same guy that scored the kai fight

@TheWeasleMMA

Жыл бұрын

Insane

Weasle, you break down fights like nobody else. You are levels above any other mma content creators. Please keep doing what you're doing. You help me understand the sport at a much higher level.

@TheWeasleMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much man. That's what I try my best to do, help educate on what is going on with these techniques.

another thing i noticed as part of Ilia’s game plan was to put his foot on the gas midday through rounds, never at the start. very impressive how strategic his corner is 💯

@TheWeasleMMA

Жыл бұрын

Completely different than how he fought before

Emmett paid for being confident in his wins through power. He used to be movement and counters, and although he's near the end of his career, we may see him go back to that.

Ilias boxing is so crisp in terms of offense. I'm not expecting a roster full of lomachenkos and gervontas, but as far as MMA goes, this is it. Just great punching mechanics. The way he switches between the right and left hook to the body and head is fundamentals taking to the highest level, just like when the threw and connected that short left hook after the overhand, when he dropped emmet. Beautiful way to sneak that shot on the inside. It's interesting how good a lot of these guys at FW are at throwing hands. Volk, Max, Ilia, Arnold, just beautiful stuff.

Dominant performance by Topuria. Super impressive. Excited to see what's next for him

Can we get Arnold Allen vs Topuria??

@draco2xx

Жыл бұрын

hell no, ilia vs volks in spain. allen is trash, so as ortega

@luchomcmenu564

Жыл бұрын

Ilia is way over Allen

Chris Lee giving a 50-42 decision didn't make sense since because the only big gap in strikes was round 4 but based upon overall damage and Emmett never having a defense, superb performance.

@user-yb9dg4xm4d

Жыл бұрын

Round 4 was a 10-7 round. It makes sense actually.

@alcottdevalte7440

Жыл бұрын

@@user-yb9dg4xm4d Not really. Chris Lee scored round 4 as a 10-7, which was wrong. It took Illia 40 seconds getting started, then he dropped Emmett around 3 times, and almost finished him but didn't get the rear naked choke at the end. If he had gotten it and not lost the first 40 seconds of the round, a 10-7 would have made more sense. In round 2 between Khabib vs Conor; Khabib knocked him down, got a takedown, went for the kimura and could have won by ground and pound tko but still didn't get a 10-7 round in addition to Conor cheating with fence grab and illegal strikes...

@ProbablyLast

Жыл бұрын

@@alcottdevalte7440previous fights being judged incorrectly should not affect judging of current fights. Both rounds should be 10-7s. Unfortunately only one was scored as such.

@alcottdevalte7440

Жыл бұрын

@@ProbablyLast I agree. The judges certainly have to be better overall. But Chris Lee isn't a reliable judge at all. He was the reason Kai France lost a decision two weeks ago. The judging was all over the place. Eric Colon gave Emmett the first round. A 49-45, 50-44 and 50-42 decision isn't good. The correct scoring should have been a 50-44 decision, which was given by Sal d'Mato, but he isn't reliable at all.

@thenedsmmachannel8970

Жыл бұрын

​@@alcottdevalte7440a 10-7 round in the 4th is completely justifiable. It's a 10 point system... use all the points. A 10-7 should be given when rounds are so dominate a stoppage is acceptable. Giving a 10-8 isn't enough like the 4th round of this fight or round 4 of Max vs Kattar or R1 of Edgar vs Maynard 2.

I wouldn't have known about Illia Topuria and Arman if it wasn't for you're channel, love the content!

145, 155, whatever.. Paddy was wise to deflect that heat.

@Humanimal117

Жыл бұрын

Paddy don't want that Matador smoke

That was a great flight even though josh lost every round. I can't believe how tough that guy is. Trying to win that fight to the very last second. Even though he lost comma he should keep his head up.

@FlaminggMoe

Жыл бұрын

,

You know it’s a dominant win when some of Topuria’s exchanges looked like choreography from an action movie. Very impressive win, but I feel like Volk still has this one.

@bendover7841

Жыл бұрын

I dont know. His boxing seemed on par with Volk. Plus he has KO power which Volk does not. The only thing he doesnt have is Volks Cardio.

@truthoverlies6434

Жыл бұрын

@@bendover7841 Volk is faster, has more variety to his output, he has a higher output, he leads instead of countering/following, and he's probably the stronger guy. Max is better than Topuria. I can see Volk doing the same thing to Topuria that he did to Max.

@rickjones5399

Жыл бұрын

​@@truthoverlies6434mmmm no

@stephenr80

Жыл бұрын

​@@bendover7841ilia would need to go altitude and train cardio only. I think he has the genetics. But volk would be a hard hard night. After seeing this performance though, how he adapted, prepared and trained I think he can be champ in the next 3-4 years.

@deadingu

Жыл бұрын

@@bendover7841 Volk almost purely boxed Holloway in their 3rd fight. Topuria is obviously very good, but Emmet is extremely one dimensional

Dude is 100% future champ, next evolution of the featherweight division

Emmett is tough as hell. He's always reminded me of an early 2000s UFC fighter. Hits hard, swings for the fences. As tough as he was, he didnt have the skill in the striking to defeat Topuria. His only chance was just catching him with a wild shot. It's kind of crazy that he made it into the top 5 which such limited standup.

@seattleryan5721

Жыл бұрын

Its because he caught people slipping while they were having a bad night, I think he is a top 10-15, but not top 5.

@anekinoo7

Жыл бұрын

Emmett is pretty much one dimensional. Old school fighting style. No change throughout the fight. No plan b gameplan.

Personal Timestamps 2:15 only elite level strikers 4:20 Stiff jabs 7:45 perfect defense 7:55 goes back and stands his ground 10:55 lean back to side 11:18 Josh parries 11:40 used to distance 12:25 SMART 13:15 ducking with left hand down 14:25 short left hook that drops 15:10 His weakness?! Left body hook while right hand down 16:35 best boxer with Max and Allen mention 8:40 Pull counter left hook

@Real_uMMActually

Жыл бұрын

What?

@bigsmall2842

Жыл бұрын

He might have the best boxing,but yair, max, and volk are kickboxers that can stifle him at range. Ilia’s gonna have to shoot on these folks and use his superior grappling.

@elijahbryant8893

Жыл бұрын

​@@Real_uMMActuallyHe's giving the times for topics that the Weasle walked about. Kind of like giving a summary for the breakdown.

@Real_uMMActually

Жыл бұрын

@@elijahbryant8893 Ah

@ytisfulloffreaks4189

Жыл бұрын

Wtf

Topurias patients pressure, heavy jab, and hooks gave me prime GGG nostalgia

@HEWILLRISE93

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

Yes love it when you post great work love your analysis

This is a video I'll rewatch for ages

@Rizzbulla

Жыл бұрын

Why?

@damelillardfan

Жыл бұрын

@@Rizzbulla weasle's breakdowns are pretty bingewatchable

@damelillardfan

Жыл бұрын

That sounded really wrong

He’s next in line without a doubt, with all that being said, he’s not beating volk. All props to topuria and he’s so well rounded for only being 26. He will def be a champ in the coming years.

@draco2xx

Жыл бұрын

big facts, ilia vs volks in spain. ilia only ufc fighter who can sell tickets in spain

@mr5timewcwchamp

Жыл бұрын

@@draco2xxI love that fight and scenario. But I doubt that could happen this year. Seems like they have up to November venues booked already. If Volk comes out of Yair alright, I could see him wanting one more fight this year.

@Holisync

11 ай бұрын

Never judge a fight until it happens.

Guess y'all remember, Ilia is actually a grappler 🙌🏻

@TheWeasleMMA

Жыл бұрын

Before the 5th round, I forgot he's a BJJ guy lol

@rakshith878

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWeasleMMA now we gotta imagine what it's gonna be once he start mixing those up 🙌🏻

Weasle you are the absolute best analyst, the absolute best! Keep doing what you're doing to educate the masses!

Seeing the speed of his improvements makes me think we still haven’t even seen his ceiling yet. He’s only 26, still plenty of time to improve. That’s a scary thought seeing how good he’s looked already. Incredibly technical yet still has devastating power. Was really impressed by his boxing defense but want to see him against someone who uses kicks more before he gets a title shot

Tbh this was not what Ilia had projected during press confs but it went better than I had expected. I had expected a brawl where he may have gotten rocked. He was never in danger, he delivered a great boxing performance and only lacked some cardio to finish with a submission at the end. As expected Emmet was harder than anybody he had faced previously which would mean, Ilia is ready to at least try to go for the title. I would love to see him fight in Spain. Wth I would pay to see it live.🎉

I wanted a first round KO, but I got something even better. Confirmation of 5 round cardio, great fight IQ, and a confirmation that Arnold Allen and Bryan Ortega are dead men.

@Pandemomium4Life

Жыл бұрын

Yeah ufc please leave Arnold alone. Keep that chin away from Tuporia

@aaronrubalcava7810

Жыл бұрын

​@@Pandemomium4LifeArnold would do pretty well against Illia

@Pandemomium4Life

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronrubalcava7810 No he wouldn’t. Arnold would get into a fire fight with Topuria and risk get knocked out since he has a really suspect chin

@aaronrubalcava7810

Жыл бұрын

@@Pandemomium4Life Arnold is more technical than that.

@Pandemomium4Life

Жыл бұрын

@@aaronrubalcava7810 wasn’t that technical w Dan Hooker or Holloway in the last seconds of the fifth round. I’m trying to say Allen is technical to a fault just like Tuporia. And I trust Ilia’s chin over his if it comes to the point

Amazing performance. He went into the fire just enough without getting burned. He ate some solid shots too so having a good chin was mandatory for that win.

What a breakdown of a fight, Excellent commentary.

Excellent analysis, as usual. Thanks.

@TheWeasleMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother

A thing people forget on Jon jones dominance isn’t his listening ability he has a great one but so do most fighters, what separates jones was his good coaches who always gave him the right answers

@hunterhunter5998

Жыл бұрын

in that case, every fighter with Jon's coaches would be world champions. most of the big mma gyms have fantastic coaches so it's mainly the athlete's personal qualities that separate them

@forwardmoving8252

Жыл бұрын

And his years of cheating**

Gotta give the Weasle credit here ..he put me on to ilia like three fights ago ..been a please watching him work since

Dude can seriously strike and Not to mention his grappling is insane. He can grappled as good as anybody in 145/155, So yess he’ll be the next champ real soon 👌🏻

Surprised you didn't touch on how well he mixed it up in the 5th. Beautifully timed takedown and ground control. Great option and fight IQ IMO

i love how young and innocent illia sounds on the mic too lol he made me an even bigger fan after the fight

Weasle, it’s astounding how quickly you break down these fights, as soon as they’ve ended. Informative, speedy and thorough, for sure. Much respect! 🥊🥊🥊JC - from Chandler, AZ 🇺🇸

@TheWeasleMMA

Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother. Analyzing boxing technique specifically is something I love

Glad weasel reminded me of the whole emmet corner telling him ilia has a "lazy jab" and that they want him to keep throwin big overhands. I remember thinking that sounded crazy watching midfight and something you would expect from coaches from a good team.

Josh is starting to remind me of Woodley. Powerful wrestler who doesn't use his wrestling and relies on the big shot.

@motorcyclesdream6921

Жыл бұрын

He want to entertain fans

@bendover7841

Жыл бұрын

Romero

@midnyte1230

Жыл бұрын

@@motorcyclesdream6921 at some point, getting the win is more important.

@lowlowseesee

Жыл бұрын

At least Woolley would gameplan

@gamessportsandmore3371

Жыл бұрын

Topuria is better at wrestling and grappling.

Topuria is legit. I was impressed how he finished the madman Mitchell, but though a decision this was even more impressive.

I can't wait to see that head movement at work with Rodriguez throwing all types of crazy stuff.. That's a fun matchup

Halfway thru this video... amazing breakdown dude.

the next featherweight champ. The dude's mentality is unbreakable.

I was incredibly impressed by Topuria's composure

Great analysis brother! Good vid

Emmett out here spamming haymakers again 😂

Last two fight nights were better better then last two PPV's

The first and third rounds were very close, after I rewatched in slow motion, I still scored every round for Topuria, 50--44, but those two rounds were legitimately very close..

@nathandust

Жыл бұрын

I thought Emmet took the first round.

@draco2xx

Жыл бұрын

none of the rounds were close, josh only got a few hits in thats it

@draco2xx

Жыл бұрын

​@@nathandusthe was connecting with his shots

@dagoatdavid7

Жыл бұрын

@@nathandusti disagree i think the damage done and the leg kicks won ilia that round

@kg356

Жыл бұрын

I also thought round 3 was close and didn't understand how one of the judges scored it 10-8 for Ilia

"I am impressed by your perfomance"

It was like a 5 round version of McGregor vs Alverez

When an imperial meets a falmer

I hope Josh doesn't end up like Tony after this fight

@DanteArisen

Жыл бұрын

He was never on Tony's level to end up like Tony. The "fall" would be no where near the same, just Emmett being where he belongs.

@bendover7841

Жыл бұрын

​@@DanteArisenhe's better than Tony ever was.

@DanteArisen

Жыл бұрын

@@bendover7841 blantantly false and delusional lmfao

Love to see the shoulder high and rolling.

The left hook the dropped Emmet was a thing of beauty. So in tight, Emmet has his right hand up and still got caught on this chin

11:20 GYATT

That was a wild fight. Emmit would never just lay downX what a beast! But at the same time, Ilia, what a savage. I wonder how he stacks against Allen, kattar, or max. It’s def gonna be one of those dudes unless Volk runs through Yiar.

@kg356

Жыл бұрын

If I'm Topuria I would try to just wait for a title shot. Maybe if there's an immediate rematch between Volk and Yair you consider fighting someone else but even then I would just wait.

I learn as much from these breakdowns as anywhere

Love every once in a while when an mma main event turns into a strait boxing match. Only1 takedown and a small handful of kicks in these 5 rounds. Just the sweet science with the 4oz’s

ilia Topuria is a Real deal

I actually had Emmet winning the 3rd barely. But still 2 10-8s. I had it in dominant fashion 49-44

@nathanielkeane8462

Жыл бұрын

This. Emmett landed several huge shots that the commentators didn’t seem to acknowledge. To be fair, dude just ate them for breakfast so 🤷🏻‍♂️

@CoulierCuts

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanielkeane8462 Topuria blocked almost every shot, he rarely got hit clean

@nathanielkeane8462

Жыл бұрын

@@CoulierCuts not in round 3

@CapEmpire

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanielkeane8462 yah that’s what I saw. Topuria was astronomically faster in there, and his hands were clean. But the left hook for Emmett was landing. Topuria was rolling well, but I think a few got through that I wish was noted by the commentary team.

josh emmett having a son with marvin vettori would be the tuffest block on the spinning earth.

As always, legendary breakdown

The last round reminded me of Aldo X Faber in WEC, where the young, talented boy puts an absolute cold blood performance against a very tough veteran, and after 4 rounds of heavy damage, decides to spare his opponent and simply coast. This fight + his great TD defense against Mitchell are the evidence Topuria is destined to be a champion.

@dannymuzzi3906

Жыл бұрын

I was at that fight. It was in sacramento where I grew up close to

Let's not forget Emmett is a 38 year old featherweight while Topuria is 26.

This was my first live ufc event. It was so awesome

It’s so cute that he held a lil rose at the end of his fight. What a performance!

Ilia would have destroyed Paddy if they fought.

Illia topuria vs Calvin kattar should be next to be honest dor illia to really prove himself he has the fight the best of the best and kattar is in the top 3 of the best boxers at featherweight

@lyont8988

Жыл бұрын

If he fights kattar, he would just wrestle him. He was comfortable striking with Emmett because even though Emmett has crazy power, he’s seemingly predictable and one dimensional only looking for the overhand right or left hook and never establishing a jab to set things up

@theawesomest2850

Жыл бұрын

@@lyont8988i noticed that too. That’s why I knew was gonna beat josh emmit, the guy never uses a jab and ilia was popping him with it the whole night. Really wish josh would use a jab tho he would have so many more kos

@theawesomest2850

Жыл бұрын

It’s not, ilia honestly should get the next title shot. Or at least fight max to get there. Kattar would be a good fight be he’d be fighting down in the ramking

@DanteArisen

Жыл бұрын

I think Allen vs Topuria would be better.

@heassik3088

Жыл бұрын

That fight doesnt make sense, Ilia is one fight away from the title, or he could even go straight for it, why would he fight Kattar when he is on a losing streak

What a fight is was, Ilia beating Josh at his own game, and Maycee pulled Leon Edwards on Amanda. Crazy.

Paddy is keeping quiet and got chicken legs... "Don´t be scared homie"

Doesn't stand a chance against Volkanovski Doesn't even have a chance against Max.

@draco2xx

Жыл бұрын

stop the blasphemy, max is overrated he only got good striking shouldn't even be a featherweight since volks deep fry him 3x, ilia will give volks lot of problems u acting like volks is this invincible titanium robot and the last time i checked volks got tko'd before

@d.n8832

Жыл бұрын

@@draco2xx Tkod in welterweight ages ago.For this guy yes he is a invincible titanium robot to be honest.Its going to be like the zombie fight and nothing more.

@bendover7841

Жыл бұрын

He stands a good chance against both. Don't be soy.

@deadingu

Жыл бұрын

@@draco2xx Does he? Volk beat Holloway the same way Topuria beat Emmet, there are levels

easily won every single round? the first round was close, but still Ilia finally showed he belong among top 5 fw, remember i got shitted on back in March last year for saying future champ Ilia should not concern himself with a nobody in Paddy

I thought the same think when I heard Emmits corner telling him to take advantage of his lazy jab lol I thought “that’s playing right into Illia’s plan”

Perfect example of "There are levels to this game." I assume.

This might be a hot take but I always kind of saw emmet as the Yoel Romero of featherweight. Dude does not have a ton of technique and just has a ton of power with some good grappling that he does not use. If this is a bad comp just roast me

@MrBeetsGaming

Жыл бұрын

Idk about the Yoel comparison but I agree he isn't that great, the guys coming up now like Topuria are too well rounded for old-school guys that haven't evolved.

@WastedBananas

Жыл бұрын

Romero is a better boxer than Emmett

Topuria seems a solid contender, but in order to show that he was ready for an immediate title fight, he needed a finish. If he got a finish, he would have gotten the title fight to challenge the winner of Yair and Volk. I think he needs one more fight(against Holloway preferably), and if he beats him, then give him the title fight. Btw, Volk smokes Topuria, and Yair does the same.

@Pandemomium4Life

Жыл бұрын

Yair gets taken down and dominated. I agree with the Volk assessment

@draco2xx

Жыл бұрын

bruh wtf are u talking about, the fact that he dominated emmett every round says alot and is better than a finish, ilia deserves title shot in spain since he's the only guy who can sell tickets in spain plus it will be good promotion for ufc organization as a whole

@forwardmoving8252

Жыл бұрын

Lmao Yair gets thrashed by illia

@Holisync

11 ай бұрын

Lol Yair and Volkanovski wont do shit.

Lazy Jabs was my all oboe Ace of Base cover band in college.

That was crazy fight

Became a fan in the leadup to the Ryan Hall fight, glad to see him climbing.

I have a really good idea for a video you should do. Make a video about all or a majority of the major ufc referees and which ones are good for their scores and which ones are bad. And the history of their score cards

That was some very very good mma boxing. So freaking good

Masterclass couldn't put him away

Paddy the Baddy watching the fight: "Damn. Why did I have to call that dude out. I don't want that smoke" 😂😂😂😂

@jacobjandt7216

Жыл бұрын

Paddy is delusional though.

Title shot. Fresh, exciting, young blood

I gotta say, I was also impressed with Topuria’s chin. That youth man, topuria ate some clean shots from Emmett and kept going. GREAT FIGHT

Great use of philly shell defence. That's old school

Ya LITLL wrought ya litll wheezel

I knew Ilia was commited when i saw him sparring in front of a crowd on thanksgiving DAY. I kept my eye on him after he beat Ryan Hall and was a believer after almost getting finished and knocking out Jai.

Props to josh for recovering from those kds. Both the co main and main were killer brutal fights. I think josh gave the best fight he could have. Throwing all power shots was the only way he was going to stop Ilia. He knew he couldnt outpoint Topuria. The game plan was to have faith in power shots landing for 5 rounds, figuring eventually over 25 min, hed catch him. Josh just couldnt touch him though. Like weasle said, Topuria saw everything a mile away. Good video man keep it up!

Nothing more exciting than watching an up and coming prospect beat the shit out of the top of the division

Ilia's so smooth in there and a real pleasure to watch. I think He could be a world champ in boxing as he is and an MMA champ when he starts mixing in grappling and kicks in with his hands. His nickname really fits him. 🐂 Him vs Arnold would be a great headliner for a fight night, or even Max if he wants to lose his 0