Illa wins this. If he's getting hurt on the feet. Here comes his better ground game. And thats crazy to think about. And illa should do exactly that. Mix up the wrestling with the striking. Look what happened to suga..great striker got out classes on the mat...But it will be one of the best fights no doubt.
It's not really a scary fight tbh. It's very scary for Max. But Max doesn't have power at 145, and Ilia will be stepping on the gas from the first second. He will make Max fight on the back foot, and he literally can't do it. Go watch Dustin vs Max 2 and you will see what's going to happen.
Man , just do the math ! Ilia doesn't just tag you because he catches you slipping . He tags you because he is that good in the pocket . He is brave , strong and gifted as a MMA fighter for his boxing abilities . He is like no other MMA fighter . Because he's just as good on the ground ! History has proven the Matador is real . So , i see Max giving a good fight but it'll take great to beat Ilia . Max doesn't possess that gear . Ilia ... K.O. ! 3 rounds . Islam where you at my Brother ? Speak up and get some ! Mi dos-centavos .
I don't think why people talk that max won this fight. ilia have so much option for beat max. If max defeat in striking then ilia use wrestling. ILIA is one of the best All round fighter after islam.
Your video is valid, as a Max fan myself I am worried for this fight. With that being said, Max is currently preparing for this fight.. he has much more to lose, much more to prove as a veteran fighting this hot shot challenger. As a mere human being, I’ll say that there’s nothing more satisfying than humbling someone that’s young, skilled, cocky, and just outright disrespectful. I understand Topuria is playing the game to stir media response, but it’s simply uncalled for. Max will show up with purpose, a clear mind, and be physically/mentally ready for this challenge. Topuria will not take him lightly either, he knows what’s on the line. They’ll present each other with unique challenges in the ring.. Topuria hasn’t faced a challenger like Max, who free flows between stances, moves in and out, likes to feel out his opponent while peppering them with shots. The opposite is true for Max, he has not faced a tougher boxer or grappler with a fight IQ this high. With his counter ability, power, and accuracy.. he will challenge Max with a very real shot at winning. If Max can survive through the first 3 rounds, I believe he maybe able to gas Topuria. Max is the most exhausting person to fight in the UFC, and if Topuria is unable to take him down early on. He’s in unfamiliar territory, with someone that only performs better as each round passes.
Tbh I personally don’t like Topuria, he kinda has a cringe personality, but I love his fights. But Max’s fights are more entertaining and I like his character. Even though I’m cheering for Max, I am worried as well just like u, but I want him to win. I respect ur opinion.
I would not say ilia KO’d Volk easily, he won 2 striking exchanges, his power was just different, especially into a Volk with less of a camp and a diminished chin
this kind a talk should be opened with "anything can happen" so lets do the math , toporia have knockout power but max have the chin , max have gas tank but also toporia , so one last deciding factor is the grappling , & i think you know the answer , but still like i said : "anything can happen"
Amazing video, conversely speaking, I disagree since Topuria doesn’t move his head in the pocket at all and one of the best things about Max is his close ranges exchanges aka (the phone booth) Also Volk fought ilia on short notice after getting head kicked by Makhachev which is an obvious indicator that he haven’t recovered enough in order to fight Topuria And Max has a Vibranium chin and Volk’s prime is over, also if Volk fought Max again he will lose at the moment since he had been aging and getting KOed twice in a row (also their 2nd fight was debatable) Also Holloway fought a bjj black belt one of the best grapplers today Ortega ,whom was trained by Rener Gracie, got outstriked very badly and also max taught him some 1,2 Defence (Literally) Im not counting out Topuria but Max’s style is superior against a guy who doesn’t move his head into the pocket like Ilia Max is just entering his prime If im being honest max’s defense is slightly off so ilia has a chance if he throws the fire
I respect your opinion. But first, Topuria is not Brian Ortega, second, brian ortega is a good grappler yes but all they did throughout most of the fight was kickboxing, it’s practically a kickboxing match. And ilia is going to be a tough one, because he’s just way stronger than Brian. Max can’t use the same style, backing up and throwing jabs, his jabs are effective but not against someone like ilia, as you can see from Ilia’s fights, he bobs and weaves a lot. He keeps his elbows locked to his body, it fits with someone with crazy punching power and technique. You can’t keep doing the same thing against ilia just like what you do with other opponents, because Ilia has too much power, you just can’t. And it doesn’t matter if Volk had an injury in his head, the man still has power and still outclassed him, he wasn’t lucky, he beat him purely because of skill, and don’t forget that KO he did to Herbert. Max has a good chin, but I don’t think anyone in the featherweight division can survive anything like that, and even if Volk didn’t have that head injury, he still would’ve been hurt either way because that’s the same punch he knocks everyone out with. And despite all what you said, you can’t ignore the fact that Max has trouble with shorter fighters, yes his spinning back kick is one of his greatest assets, yes he’s got good low kicks, but the low-mid kick don’t do much damage. I honestly don’t see ilia getting beaten up by max, no way, he has insanely good boxing, the timing and technique is too great, he has better grappling than every opponent max has fought, this is basically the second TOUGHEST fight of Max’s whole career, and he has a good chin too, the fact that he recovered from Herbert is a huge feat itself.
@@TheSn0wFighter i never denied that Ilia is skillful, but when someone’s age and get KOed their chin is gone and it’s pretty obvious that concussions recovery needs a lot of time for it Volk is 36 and ilia is 27 and usually in MMA when someone passes 35 they have a thin chance of winning against people under 32 Also ilia couldn’t knock out Josh emmet who got KOed in his older fights, not taking anything away from him but if you can’t KO a 40 yr old Emmet then i doubt that you would KOed max At the end of the day, it’s a coin flipper
No version of Volk can eat that right hook direct to the chin without being koed. Even if Volk survived that,the left hook was coming.It would have been a tko at best.@@Momo-wk2tf
I dont see nobody in the near future beating Topuria
Illa wins this. If he's getting hurt on the feet. Here comes his better ground game. And thats crazy to think about. And illa should do exactly that. Mix up the wrestling with the striking. Look what happened to suga..great striker got out classes on the mat...But it will be one of the best fights no doubt.
@@Mikah234 it’s true, it is a widely regarded fact that most successful fighters in the UFC are grapplers.
Does Max having a short reach is a factor @TheSn0wFighter
@@TheSn0wFighter interesting they both have the same reach of 69inch
@@peterllwlln looks like I made a mistake there, I honestly didn’t realize ilia had the same reach because max was more of a long range fighter.
Scary fight for Ilia , everything is at stake for him and i hope he beats Max.
It's not really a scary fight tbh. It's very scary for Max. But Max doesn't have power at 145, and Ilia will be stepping on the gas from the first second. He will make Max fight on the back foot, and he literally can't do it. Go watch Dustin vs Max 2 and you will see what's going to happen.
I believe so, this is the fight of the year and ko of the year🎉🎉
Damn straight 🔥🔥
Man , just do the math ! Ilia doesn't just tag you because he catches you slipping . He tags you because he is that good in the pocket . He is brave , strong and gifted as a MMA fighter for his boxing abilities . He is like no other MMA fighter . Because he's just as good on the ground ! History has proven the Matador is real . So , i see Max giving a good fight but it'll take great to beat Ilia . Max doesn't possess that gear . Ilia ... K.O. ! 3 rounds . Islam where you at my Brother ? Speak up and get some ! Mi dos-centavos .
I don't think why people talk that max won this fight. ilia have so much option for beat max. If max defeat in striking then ilia use wrestling. ILIA is one of the best All round fighter after islam.
The sequence at 2:29 is hilarious. "As you guys might already know... He knocked the f*ck out of Volkanovski." 😂
😂😂😂😂
I think what Ilia is going to do is beating Max Holloway in his own game
Your video is valid, as a Max fan myself I am worried for this fight. With that being said, Max is currently preparing for this fight.. he has much more to lose, much more to prove as a veteran fighting this hot shot challenger. As a mere human being, I’ll say that there’s nothing more satisfying than humbling someone that’s young, skilled, cocky, and just outright disrespectful. I understand Topuria is playing the game to stir media response, but it’s simply uncalled for. Max will show up with purpose, a clear mind, and be physically/mentally ready for this challenge. Topuria will not take him lightly either, he knows what’s on the line. They’ll present each other with unique challenges in the ring.. Topuria hasn’t faced a challenger like Max, who free flows between stances, moves in and out, likes to feel out his opponent while peppering them with shots. The opposite is true for Max, he has not faced a tougher boxer or grappler with a fight IQ this high. With his counter ability, power, and accuracy.. he will challenge Max with a very real shot at winning.
If Max can survive through the first 3 rounds, I believe he maybe able to gas Topuria. Max is the most exhausting person to fight in the UFC, and if Topuria is unable to take him down early on. He’s in unfamiliar territory, with someone that only performs better as each round passes.
Tbh I personally don’t like Topuria, he kinda has a cringe personality, but I love his fights. But Max’s fights are more entertaining and I like his character. Even though I’m cheering for Max, I am worried as well just like u, but I want him to win. I respect ur opinion.
Topuria is the best💪
worst mma math ive ever seen
@@existentiallydead5998 well u have no logic because ur existentially dead 💀💀
This actually is one of the best reviews i have watched
@@tornike_khakhishvili thank you so much man 💙🙏
fym made it look easy when, until that moment volk was starting to pull ahead on the total sig strikes.
@@existentiallydead5998 I meant because he knocked him out in the second round.
FROSTY YOUR BOY ILIA GETTING DA F. KING BEAT DOWN INFACT FROSTY ILIA GETS TKO VOLUME PUNCHES TO ILIA BIG MOUTH . FROSTY SAY NO MORE .
@@lawrencedaos3481 we will see buddy.
@@TheSn0wFighterSNOW FLAKE YOUR BOY ILIA WILL GET A BEATING LIKE HE NEVER HAD BEFORE .
@@TheSn0wFighterSNOW FLAKES YOUR BOY ILIA HYPE TRAIN GETS DERAILED WITH YOU ON IT SAY NO MORE.
I would not say ilia KO’d Volk easily, he won 2 striking exchanges, his power was just different, especially into a Volk with less of a camp and a diminished chin
@@thegipper1215 yeah ur right, my mistake there.
you're wrong
We’ll see 😊
Hope you remember me I will laugh at you when ilia wins
this kind a talk should be opened with "anything can happen" so lets do the math , toporia have knockout power but max have the chin , max have gas tank but also toporia , so one last deciding factor is the grappling , & i think you know the answer , but still like i said : "anything can happen"
Max KOs Ilia.
That's bullshit, Max gonna wipp his ass!!
Amazing video, conversely speaking, I disagree since Topuria doesn’t move his head in the pocket at all and one of the best things about Max is his close ranges exchanges aka (the phone booth)
Also Volk fought ilia on short notice after getting head kicked by Makhachev which is an obvious indicator that he haven’t recovered enough in order to fight Topuria
And Max has a Vibranium chin and Volk’s prime is over, also if Volk fought Max again he will lose at the moment since he had been aging and getting KOed twice in a row (also their 2nd fight was debatable)
Also Holloway fought a bjj black belt one of the best grapplers today Ortega ,whom was trained by Rener Gracie, got outstriked very badly and also max taught him some 1,2 Defence (Literally)
Im not counting out Topuria but Max’s style is superior against a guy who doesn’t move his head into the pocket like Ilia
Max is just entering his prime
If im being honest max’s defense is slightly off so ilia has a chance if he throws the fire
I respect your opinion. But first, Topuria is not Brian Ortega, second, brian ortega is a good grappler yes but all they did throughout most of the fight was kickboxing, it’s practically a kickboxing match. And ilia is going to be a tough one, because he’s just way stronger than Brian. Max can’t use the same style, backing up and throwing jabs, his jabs are effective but not against someone like ilia, as you can see from Ilia’s fights, he bobs and weaves a lot. He keeps his elbows locked to his body, it fits with someone with crazy punching power and technique. You can’t keep doing the same thing against ilia just like what you do with other opponents, because Ilia has too much power, you just can’t. And it doesn’t matter if Volk had an injury in his head, the man still has power and still outclassed him, he wasn’t lucky, he beat him purely because of skill, and don’t forget that KO he did to Herbert. Max has a good chin, but I don’t think anyone in the featherweight division can survive anything like that, and even if Volk didn’t have that head injury, he still would’ve been hurt either way because that’s the same punch he knocks everyone out with. And despite all what you said, you can’t ignore the fact that Max has trouble with shorter fighters, yes his spinning back kick is one of his greatest assets, yes he’s got good low kicks, but the low-mid kick don’t do much damage. I honestly don’t see ilia getting beaten up by max, no way, he has insanely good boxing, the timing and technique is too great, he has better grappling than every opponent max has fought, this is basically the second TOUGHEST fight of Max’s whole career, and he has a good chin too, the fact that he recovered from Herbert is a huge feat itself.
@@TheSn0wFighter i never denied that Ilia is skillful, but when someone’s age and get KOed their chin is gone and it’s pretty obvious that concussions recovery needs a lot of time for it
Volk is 36 and ilia is 27 and usually in MMA when someone passes 35 they have a thin chance of winning against people under 32
Also ilia couldn’t knock out Josh emmet who got KOed in his older fights, not taking anything away from him but if you can’t KO a 40 yr old Emmet then i doubt that you would KOed max
At the end of the day, it’s a coin flipper
@@Momo-wk2tf I respect ur opinion 👍
@@TheSn0wFighter Likewise
No version of Volk can eat that right hook direct to the chin without being koed. Even if Volk survived that,the left hook was coming.It would have been a tko at best.@@Momo-wk2tf
Haha,,