Ilia Topuria Explains Why Alexander Volkanovski Will Be One of His 'Easier Fights'

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

#RJDBless

Man had gold in his throat!

On topic - I dunno but he jus may be

Well... at least they are wanting to smash and ain't talking about...

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Oh boy, Topuria better hope that Volk has become washed overnight because dude is in for a rude awakening.

It's one thing to say you will beat him, it's another to say he will be the easiest fight of your career.

Honestly, this type of bravado is making me more hype for this fight.

Either this guy arrives on the scene in emphatic fashion, dethroning what many call the FW GOAT while filming his journey, the stuff of dreams.

OR

He goes in there and gets beat by a legend and has to eat his words while the legacy of Volk grows further and Topuria has to leave with no belt and his tail between his legs.

Good scrap.

 

[nonoob]

Excuses galore.

Yeah Yeah Yeah, the good music in here drowns out your babbling. War Volk !

 

[checktheknuckles]

Yeah Yeah Yeah, the good music in here drowns out your babbling. War Volk !

 

[Fedora Millionankles]

He’s right. Volk hasn’t really beat any elite level fighters and is getting up there in age. He’s admittedly been dealing with depression and alcoholism. He’s coming off a devastatingly brutal KO loss to a bigger opponent and hasn’t taken the adequate time to recover from the loss. Topuria should walk through him.

When did Max or Aldo become “not elite?!”

 

[LincolnHawk1]

Yeah, because Volk took a fight during his healing time from surgery with NO Camp... taking on a killer Champion in a weight class above him when no one in the Champs division would step up on 10 days notice - his reason is reasonable.

You forgot that champion above his weight class he fought is the p4p #1 in the world.

 

[BOTTICELLI]

Someone needs a slice of humble pie. Hopefully Volk takes him to school.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

One of the best setups for his own downfall in recent memory.

"Don't count your chickens before they've hatched," is a timeless proverb for a reason ...

Would be hilarious if it turns out this clown paid a documentary team to film him up to his first loss.
He's dangerous for Volk, but I feel that Volk might be at the very top of his game with an opponent motivating him like this.

 

[whocares]

One of these dudes is "capping"

 

[OldBoy91]

LOVE ME SOME DIO!!!

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Yeah Yeah Yeah, the good music in here drowns out your babbling. War Volk !

LOVE ME SOME DIO!!!

Come Saturday Night... One of these warriors will be...

 

[IronGolem007]

Would be hilarious if it turns out this clown paid a documentary team to film him up to his first loss.
He's dangerous for Volk, but I feel that Volk might be at the very top of his game with an opponent motivating him like this.

Word.

People forget Volk nearly beat Makhachev the first time, then decimated Yair Rodriguez.

Rodriguez himself had just finished decimating and finishing Josh Emmett (in 2) — the same Josh Emmett that Ilia Topuria couldn't finish in 5.

Sure, Volk got caught with an awesome, set-up roundhouse kick by Islam Makhachev, the finest LW on the planet.

But Alex Volkanovski's last two fights at FW were complete decimations of two of the top contenders, Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez, both of whom are better than Ilia Topuria (and have beaten better opponents more convincingly).

Sure, Topuria is interesting, and dangerous, but he's really not "all that" yet ... as his 5-round outing with Josh Emmett confirmed.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Word.

People forget Volk nearly beat Makhachev the first time, then decimated Yair Rodriguez.

Rodriguez himself had just finished decimating and finishing Josh Emmett (in 2) — the same Josh Emmett that Ilia Topuria couldn't finish in 5.

Sure, Volk got caught with an awesome, set-up roundhouse kick by Islam Makhachev, the finest LW on the planet.

But Alex Volkanovski's last two fights at FW were complete decimations of two of the top contenders, Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez, both of whom are better than Ilia Topuria (and have beaten better opponents more convincingly).

Sure, Topuria is interesting, and dangerous, but he's really not "all that" yet ... as his 5-round outing with Josh Emmett confirmed.

That's because he's bababad... bad to the

 

[nonoob]

LOVE ME SOME DIO!!!

Likewise! Highly recommend Dio's great vocals (I was lucky enough to hear live 4 decades ago) at the Heaven and Hell tour with the fantastic band Black Sabbath.

 

[checktheknuckles]

Come Saturday Night... One of these warriors will be...

 

[Domitian]

Word.

People forget Volk nearly beat Makhachev the first time, then decimated Yair Rodriguez.

Rodriguez himself had just finished decimating and finishing Josh Emmett (in 2) — the same Josh Emmett that Ilia Topuria couldn't finish in 5.

Sure, Volk got caught with an awesome, set-up roundhouse kick by Islam Makhachev, the finest LW on the planet.

But Alex Volkanovski's last two fights at FW were complete decimations of two of the top contenders, Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez, both of whom are better than Ilia Topuria (and have beaten better opponents more convincingly).

Sure, Topuria is interesting, and dangerous, but he's really not "all that" yet ... as his 5-round outing with Josh Emmett confirmed.

In his fight with Emmett one judge had the final score as 50-42. lmao at trying to use that fight to make that point.

 

[IronGolem007]

In his fight with Emmett one judge had the final score as 50-42. lmao at trying to use that fight to make that point.

Dominating Emmett in a fight isn't finishing.

And Emmett isn't Volkanovsky.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Someone needs a slice of humble pie. Hopefully Volk takes him to school.

I don't know about you... but I am ready for war!!!!!!

 

[AmonTobin]

I’m hoping neither guy is an “easy opponent”. May the best man win. If Topuria doesn’t win with ease as he says he will, then may it be a good and proper humbling to learn and grow from.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Unless Volk has falling off hard since his last fight with islam, I'm not buying it.