he have never been disrespectful, you maybe can say arrogant if you are weak mind (for me was confident). Max was disrespectful laughing of Ilia bad english.
Hats of to Ilia for the nice words about Max. Sometimes when I watch Ilia's interviews, I wish someone will shut him up, but this interview here makes me to give a lot of respect to Ilia.
thats because you dont speak spanish. If you could watch any other spanish interviews its all about hard work, dedication, passion and giving your 100%. The english ones are for selling PPV and make people "hate him" so the revenue is higher.
he has to sell the fights, sadly talent is not enough in this sport, and him not speaking english as his first language makes him a little cringe maybe, but when he is out of camp, speaking in spanish interviews he is extremely respectful.
Ahahaha don't be fooled by his words. He's just trying to be nice and likable cz his fanbase is not like Max's and people gonna turn hate on him for this. He's not sorry for anything he's not that sweet guy
Ilia broke my heart today & regardless if he talks a lil shi u can tell he’s a solid dude. Much respect to him. He’s gotta good career ahead of him & I can’t wait to witness greatness
@@kidnamedfinger2840 Best fighter ? Khabib best of the best fighter then. Ilia is right that Mcgregor's opinion unreliable. Mcgregor vs Superlek in standing fight will be like Hatton vs Pac Man. . . . clown
I'm Georgian and I'm very happy today that Ilia Topuria won. Also I want to give respect to Max and all Hawaiian people and American people. Peace all of you❤️
@@abugonapugonamugonarug1653 not anymore, no one gives af about him anymore because everyone knows he's done. He's an alcohol and drug addict, imagine that guy fighting someone like ilia, it would just be a gimmick fight
For those who missed watching Conor's journey towards becoming the double champ, this is the second closest thing. Gotta appreciate all the entertainment and exciting fights from Illia now.
Conors got NOTHING to do with this let alone the sport anymore. Quit yappin about him, he knocked out Aldo in 13 seconds, cool, it's not that crazy anymore quit putting conor on the pedestal, he's overrated.
It is arrogance, you can’t deny that. But more importantly he’s humble in victory or defeat. Arrogance pre-fight, humbleness after. Perfectly marketable. Builds the hype.
@@ikhan2181Maybe im crazy but i feel like Topuria's next fight should be Islam, the ufc knows it would be a banger. Sounds weird but they maybe put both belts on the table and the one who wins that fight becomes double champ so islam would be interested.
I said the same exact thing today when I saw them bring in Volk for a faceoff. He already destroyed Volk. Why have them fight again? I think Ilia vs Islam is the fight to make next.
@@significantstrike-nd8cs you need to realise that English is his third language. and he is a fighter, who spent most of his time in working out. and he still knows three languages. just give him his props. stop hating
Wow to me it looked more like he wanted to be like Mcgregor, I respect what Topuria said in this clip, stay respectful and keep your own identity...great fighter, congrats with the win enjoy it ! That being said, team Max Holloway always !!!!
Pereira is great and i love him, but considering on who Ilia knocked out, and the fact that he did it in one year.. yeah that’s very impressive.. i’d say they both are the best of the year.
Now I Respect El Matador ! Before he used to get on my nerves about the way he carried himself but now that he clearly explained it I’m a fan . He tried to find something to hate about Max but couldn’t. Respect El Matador 💯
Not gonna happen unless Topuria moves up to 155 to fight a contender. Islam already gave two shots to Volk who was a 145er. There's nothing for Islam to gain doing that again, maybe Islam might move up to welterweight. Topuria barely just began being featherweight champ.
@@francoisnaufahu30 in your dreams, thats what all of you said about him with volk and max, but it turned out different ;) ilia is a good wrestler and a knockouter islam cant out wrestle him and he will get knocked out georgians are different animals remember ;)) 🇬🇪🌹
Exactly. So unnecessary. Conor is not even an active fighter, not even in the same division and just has nothing to do with this event. What was that all about.
Best fighter for the sport right now. Puts his reputation on the line each fight, arrogant in buildup, but humble after the fight. Perfectly marketable yet still respectful. Need more fighters like this. People not scared, people confident enough to put their reputations on the line. Topuria has done it twice to two of the best FWs of all time.
Ilia kos 2 of the greatest not only featherweights but fighters in history in 1 year if he doesn’t win fighter of the year and Alex does cause he had 1 more fight that’ll actually be tragic
@@billyin4c514 Any other year I’d agree, but Alex has fought 3 times this year and gave us a show in all 3. He beat two former champs and dismantled Khalil in a very good fight; more entertaining than the two fights Ilia gave in my opinion. He’s fought and defended his belt more too. It’s Alex Pereira year for sure. He’s the biggest star of 2024.
@@billyin4c514 That’s a fair point. I believe he suffered a bad leg injury right? I don’t fully remember, but yeah he didn’t defend the belt or have a chance to do so.
Holloways BMF belt means nothing now . Ilia Topuria proved that he is definitely the Baddest Mother F@ker in that octagon . How can any body disagree ?
Glad Illia is giving credit Max always said he looked up to Aldo and Zombie and Pettis. And he beat all those guys. When it’s your time it’s your time and paying respect to the greats that came before you. Congrats Illia. Max you always my guy win or lose. I been waiting for you to go to 155 let’s go
ilias 2 wins agsint Volk and Max are better than pereiras entire lhw title wins (Jiri x2, hill, khalil) so he's defo fighter of the year purely based on merit and resume, if you wanna talk about quantity and popularity and what Alex has done for the ufc (saving cards, etc) then he's the fighter of the year
@@ghostaccountlmao he fought 1 more time, and he didn't get quicker wins, also ilias is facing like 9.5/10 fighters whilst Alex is facing ppl who aren't even 7/10s so like yeah
@not_kiri20 that's a good point. Based on performance in MMA, illia is fighter of the year. Based on impact to the sport, Alex is fighter of the year.
Phenomenal KO win by IIia Tuporia, man he’s just an incredible athlete. He had the immense self belief he would get the KO win over Max and he got it done! Getting back to back finish wins over featherweight legends Volk and Max Holloway is stuff of legend, IIia Tupoira is the next big UFC superstar. Amazing.👏👏👏👏👏⭐️
Ilia is cool af! Man Okamoto couldn't wait to fire that IRRELEVANT Conor tweet just to stir something up, who cares what Conor tweeted, like Ilia said, he's a fake fighter pretends like he's fighting everyone just to stay in the news, it's pathetic dude either fight with the last couple decent years you got left, which us fans don't think you even have, or go away. He's not fighting Topuria at 145 either, so WHY even bring up a Conor tweet, the guy coke tweets every day all day.. I hate how he had to try to take Ilias moment reading that embaressing disrespectful tweet right to his face "cuz Conor tweeted it".. Conor is nothing in MMA right now.. who cares what he has to say? Just to get a Conor McGregor who hasnt fought or won in 10 years headline... Okomoto is a clown for that..
Alex Peria still deserves fighter of the year, he was more active and he saved multiple cards are they would have sucked. It was a great win and he was very classy in victory. But i think Alex still deserves fighter of the year..
@@eramossomosyseremosespana9899yes he did, and Alex made multiple pay per views watchable when they were about to be dogshit. Illia had an all time great year that’s going to cement his legacy and Alex made the ufc a good product each time it was about to majorly disappoint all year long. I vote Illia but I can see both sides
What Topuria did is the equivalent of knocking out prime Cormier and prime Jones back to backk. Sorry but wins against Cannonier and other journeymen just cant compare.
@@gf7392 Illia se preparó en España, es donde crió a su familia, ama y defiende España y dice que es español. No es que "viva y nada mas" . Simplemente es español
Well max backed down on the first 10 second call and he was worried for reason and it showed at end but we don’t wanna see him anymore to pinpoint in the center .. he clearly scared ilia
Ilia talking about respect, about god, about family and values. That's what we need now.
zzzzzz
what respect? he constantly disrespected Volk and Max.
@@johndb1218lol cry harder
@@johndb1218 not a single bit of disrespect from him to either one in the build up or afterwards, keep hating
Absolutely!
Love seeing this respectful and more humble side to Topuria.
Siempre lo fue Bro, solo que se mal interpreta la seguridad y confianza con la soberbia.
he's chill bro he just talks smack to sell fights
@@basiliocoronel7219he’s arrogant dude lol. No other way about it
@@usuariobendecido😂😂 his a good champion but he is rude ASF and cocky
he have never been disrespectful, you maybe can say arrogant if you are weak mind (for me was confident). Max was disrespectful laughing of Ilia bad english.
Hats of to Ilia for the nice words about Max.
Sometimes when I watch Ilia's interviews, I wish someone will shut him up, but this interview here makes me to give a lot of respect to Ilia.
Ve tú y cállalo 😂😂😂
thats because you dont speak spanish. If you could watch any other spanish interviews its all about hard work, dedication, passion and giving your 100%. The english ones are for selling PPV and make people "hate him" so the revenue is higher.
he has to sell the fights, sadly talent is not enough in this sport, and him not speaking english as his first language makes him a little cringe maybe, but when he is out of camp, speaking in spanish interviews he is extremely respectful.
He's just selling the fight. He always has respect for his opponents
Ahahaha don't be fooled by his words. He's just trying to be nice and likable cz his fanbase is not like Max's and people gonna turn hate on him for this. He's not sorry for anything he's not that sweet guy
Watching this reminds me when he was beefing with paddy when paddy had the bigger hype back then. Crazy how things turn out in only a few years.
yh, the crazy thing is he only joined the ufc in 2020
Imagine what he would do to paddy if they fought😂
@@goodxd701 with how paddy keeps his chin up 😂😂 goodnight
Paddy would get tossed around the cage like a newborn baby, although he doesnt deserve this fight, i want to see it 😂😂
@@ratmcratty5033that would be a ko nastier than Bryce vs emmet
5'7 Like the conquerors of history
Except for Ghengis, who was taller.
@@RyanG0899bout 5’9
@@mustafaahmad1755 but he was massive just like big guys in Mongolia. Pride of Asia
only they didnt flee their country like a dirty immigrant
This is a highly underestimated fact!
Meanwhile Paddy couldn’t finish Tony Ferguson and is still fighting the Bobby greens of the world 😂
And I have no doubt he'll stay at that level for the rest of his career
Bobby Green catching a stray😂😅
'Bobby greens of the world'😭😭
Bobby is a legit fighter. Paddy will eventually face high level competition but you know the company is protectin him
Illia should move to 55 just to knock paddy out
The Ilia fanbase is getting bigger and bigger.
1 loss and the bandwagon fans are gone
@legendtoni1094
That's how it always works. Gotta keep the train running
@@legendtoni1094but Hes not Gona lost, cus nobody can defeat him..
I stay fans of fighters who finish. A couple losses wouldn’t put me off.
Fuc*ing casual. Atleast wait a day before you hop on the next bandwagon.
1:28 him giving max his due respect.. Gotta Love Topuria ❤
great interview, honestly, all respect to him
Ilia broke my heart today & regardless if he talks a lil shi u can tell he’s a solid dude. Much respect to him. He’s gotta good career ahead of him & I can’t wait to witness greatness
Ilia broke my ass hole 🥺😭
@@NEOGEONEO sorry to hear. Hope u recover soon🙏
@@NEOGEONEOTake it like A man
@@smerkishjay503 thanks 🥺
Congratulations to Topuria from Uzbekistan! 🇺🇿🇬🇪🇪🇸🥳
Best analysis of McGregor at the end.
McGregor can evaluate himself......
@@najnagirat5079 according to his evaluation he would say he's the best fighter in the world
@@kidnamedfinger2840 Best fighter ? Khabib best of the best fighter then. Ilia is right that Mcgregor's opinion unreliable. Mcgregor vs Superlek in standing fight will be like Hatton vs Pac Man. . . . clown
interviewer knew what he was doing sharing that garbage commentary from mcgregror
@@najnagirat5079 i don't think he can....
I'm Georgian and I'm very happy today that Ilia Topuria won. Also I want to give respect to Max and all Hawaiian people and American people. Peace all of you❤️
🫡 congrats to the defending champ. I remember how happy I was when Max beat Aldo. Enjoy this one Georgia
Enjoy the win my christian brother from your muslim brother. Georgians are very very good fighters with big hearts!
He’s from Germany
It seems like Georgian genes and Spanish training is a godly mix. Never in my life I’d imagine this two countries coming together. C’mon!
Yes, they can really pound the schnitzel..... 🌭 🌭 🌭
These reporters are idiots....Topurias biggest win and your reading him insults that another fighter tweeted?
Tbf, Conor Mcgregor is a big win on anyone’s resume…
@@abugonapugonamugonarug1653 not anymore, no one gives af about him anymore because everyone knows he's done. He's an alcohol and drug addict, imagine that guy fighting someone like ilia, it would just be a gimmick fight
@@abugonapugonamugonarug1653 Not many fighters have that name as a win so good point
Conor McGregor needs some help. He’s extremely rich but gambling habits will get him done.
Prime Connor would mauld topuria 🤏 eeezzy
This is how I like my heart break to happen. From a wise and respectful martial artist just playing “the game”
I'm Georgian and of course, I was rooting for Ilia but from the bottom of my heart, only love and respect to Max and all Hawaiians ❤
Ilia just got himself a new fan. I was rooting for Max but this guy has grown on me
Ilia would absolutely smoke McGregor. 🤣🤣🤣
everybody in top 15 would do it
100%
@@arianmartinnunez8816
Tony would probably give Conor a tough time at this point
I love Ilia, but a prime McGregor would be a hard match up for Ilia, McGregor has the power and the accuracy. I guess we would never know.
@kingw3147 the sport has evolved fighters are more complete now, ilia would likely beat prime McGregor
For those who missed watching Conor's journey towards becoming the double champ, this is the second closest thing. Gotta appreciate all the entertainment and exciting fights from Illia now.
Bruh Islam smokes him y'all know that! and then claim that Islam Only beats featherweights
@@khalidmohamed7460 lmao shut up
@@khalidmohamed7460 Ilia submits Islam easy
Conors got NOTHING to do with this let alone the sport anymore. Quit yappin about him, he knocked out Aldo in 13 seconds, cool, it's not that crazy anymore quit putting conor on the pedestal, he's overrated.
@@khalidmohamed7460 smokes? no...wins, yes
Yeah after that performance he deserves the BMF belt because this man truly is the most dangerous, well-rounded fighter at the moment.
Man…Illia a cool guy
Mc Gregor wouldnt last five minutes against this guy .Tell him to drink his liquor and shut up.
5 minutes it's a whole round. He wishes 😂
And that coca cola
Bro knocks out Connor in less than a minute
Knowing Conor called out Topuria for a BKFC fight is hilarious. He’d genuinely get his face rearranged.
Ppl took his pre fight confidence as arrogance when he’s as humble as they come super happy he’s the champ 💯🌹
It is arrogance, you can’t deny that. But more importantly he’s humble in victory or defeat. Arrogance pre-fight, humbleness after. Perfectly marketable. Builds the hype.
Mcchicken gets knocked tf out by Ilia in any weightclass
Not true
It could go both ways specially in 170 get ilias meat out of your mouth
Easily
Look what he did to max, a prime Max Holloway at that. What makes you think a coked up McGregor can do anything substantial?
@@kaeldlr2018 max was like 21 or somthing not even close to prime lmfao
1:55 that’s what it’s all about! Love to see it, fr.
Ilia is a better version of McGregor fight wise and personality..
No, mcGreggor didn’t have that much power and definitely lacked Topuria’s ground game.
@@superfly19751 Didn’t even have a bag either. He’s just now working on his right hook while supposedly being one of the best boxers in the ufc.
Lol Not at striking , prime Connor: best striker in UFC, topuria best boxer in UFC.
@@KemRinget-cw4vg 🤣
@@KemRinget-cw4vg LMAOOO NAHHHHH
Give him Makhachev, don’t want to see a Volk rematch.
He barely just started being a featherweight champ.
And Islam is not going to accept fighting a 145er again. He has nothing to gain.
Rather see ilia va that guy with the mullet, Lopez i think. Islam has work to do at 155 and 170. He gets no credit for fighting smaller guys.
@@ikhan2181Maybe im crazy but i feel like Topuria's next fight should be Islam, the ufc knows it would be a banger. Sounds weird but they maybe put both belts on the table and the one who wins that fight becomes double champ so islam would be interested.
@@padreanding2473 do you even understand how the sport works? You cant win a featherweight belt when the fight is at 155 and vice versa
I said the same exact thing today when I saw them bring in Volk for a faceoff. He already destroyed Volk. Why have them fight again? I think Ilia vs Islam is the fight to make next.
Dude is with the BFM on his shoulders hahaha this guy is a legend
It’s amazing how much his English has improved !
What? He just said in this video that he didnt know how to say certain things in english so he said them in spanish instead.
@@significantstrike-nd8cs you need to realise that English is his third language. and he is a fighter, who spent most of his time in working out. and he still knows three languages. just give him his props. stop hating
@@Kenswiftyhe speaks German, Georgian, Spanish, and English as far as I know. He speaks at least 4 languages.
Wow to me it looked more like he wanted to be like Mcgregor, I respect what Topuria said in this clip, stay respectful and keep your own identity...great fighter, congrats with the win enjoy it ! That being said, team Max Holloway always !!!!
Real talk what Ilia said about Conor at the end. Have some respect for yourself and your family
👍
Pereira is great and i love him, but considering on who Ilia knocked out, and the fact that he did it in one year.. yeah that’s very impressive.. i’d say they both are the best of the year.
Now I Respect El Matador ! Before he used to get on my nerves about the way he carried himself but now that he clearly explained it I’m a fan . He tried to find something to hate about Max but couldn’t. Respect El Matador 💯
he doesnt have to do anything to make them bigger the way he fights is enough to make me tune in everytime
Definitely! He’s the fighter of the year no doubt
Perreira has an argument tho too. Although less skilled opponents than Ilia. He saved so many cards.
Him & alex both
Alex has more hype now so they will give it to him but ilia is here to stay next big star behind khamzat
Illa got that in the bag
Alex deserves it based on activity. Ilia might get it next year
Good to see this part of him. True human being
I want Islam vs Ilia In bernabeu stadium
Islam has bussiness to take care of in Arman
Not gonna happen unless Topuria moves up to 155 to fight a contender.
Islam already gave two shots to Volk who was a 145er. There's nothing for Islam to gain doing that again, maybe Islam might move up to welterweight.
Topuria barely just began being featherweight champ.
@@GrubKiller436 Islam will get knocked out by topuria thats why!
@@tuxogfx3610Bro Islam would maul ilia 💀💀
@@francoisnaufahu30 in your dreams, thats what all of you said about him with volk and max, but it turned out different ;) ilia is a good wrestler and a knockouter islam cant out wrestle him and he will get knocked out georgians are different animals remember ;)) 🇬🇪🌹
bro why did you have to read that mcgregor tweet to him? 🤣🤣. just let him enjoy the win
Exactly. So unnecessary. Conor is not even an active fighter, not even in the same division and just has nothing to do with this event. What was that all about.
Ilia seemed cocky and arrogant,but when it comes down to it,he said what he was gonna do,and it came true,except for it not being in the first round.
Knows how to sell a fight and knows how to end one. Respect the confidence 👊🏽
He's really growing on me
Only because he won
Topuria is an animal
animals dont wear sunglasses especially indoors.
@@SedriqMiers cry about it
@@SedriqMierskeep coping
Best fighter for the sport right now. Puts his reputation on the line each fight, arrogant in buildup, but humble after the fight. Perfectly marketable yet still respectful. Need more fighters like this. People not scared, people confident enough to put their reputations on the line. Topuria has done it twice to two of the best FWs of all time.
He takedown max nocked down max and then KO him! 👏👏
He said it: "I can't come around softly. When I'm in the octagon, I need to go all in" "it was hard to me to find bad things to say about Holloway"
ilia haters gon into hiding it's hilarious lmaoooo
The casuals are now on the bandwagon.
they mad cuz ilia is just way better than their favorite fighters
I wanted max to win but big respect to topuria. I hope he stays champ
I hope they like churros 🤣
He gave respect and was humble in victory
This guy is respectful and humble. I like him.
My boy on another level. The best! Love to Georgia from ArmeniA
Ilia kos 2 of the greatest not only featherweights but fighters in history in 1 year if he doesn’t win fighter of the year and Alex does cause he had 1 more fight that’ll actually be tragic
Alex pereira took fight on short notice. You never see a champion took fight on 2 weeks to defend belt. So pereira deserve 100 %
Where's Paddy? 😂
Both Pereira and Topuria deserve the Fighter of the year. Should be an exception for the first time and give it to both.
All that people disrespecting Topuria and sayin Max was going to humble him are hiding now lol
max is better ilia getting ko’d next time they meet
@@tuffhammah813 JJAJAJJAJAJAJJAJ
@@tuffhammah813just stop it bro
@@tuffhammah813 lol thats not happening. Lo siento
@@aintdoit5447 lucky shot ilia ain’t prove nothing
Why wear sunglasses inside?😂
This guy will make even more history in this sport.
Tang Kai from One FC is the best right now. Nobody can match his speed and power!
Exactly Max is a legend and an amazing human being , Ilia fans learn from Ilia
I love Ilia as a person and as a fighter but man it does hurt to watch him KO such nice guys like Max and Volk.
Thanks for the video, ESPN MMA
Fighter of the year! KO'ed 2 pfp fighters in the world!
It's alex pereira not illia
@@Natsu4495lol Alex deserves it too. But you can’t discredit what Ilia has done and Koed two dominant legends and FW Goats.
@@Setofhornsandahalo Alex pereira took fight on short notice as a champion defending belt. Illia will never do this trust me
Hope I wasn’t the only one who saw max shake ilia’s son hand first before the coaches..hats off to both fighters for winning and losing respectfully
Not fighter of year but runner up. Alex been crazy
Unless ilia fights again this year, it’s gotta be Alex. 3 title fights, 3 finishes.
Ilia beat two of the greatest featherweights in UFC history and knocked them out. He is 100% the fighter of the year.
@@billyin4c514 Any other year I’d agree, but Alex has fought 3 times this year and gave us a show in all 3. He beat two former champs and dismantled Khalil in a very good fight; more entertaining than the two fights Ilia gave in my opinion. He’s fought and defended his belt more too. It’s Alex Pereira year for sure. He’s the biggest star of 2024.
@@yungg5703 Jamahal won the belt with no title defenses, and so did Jiri. You're comparing baloney to Kobe beef.
@@billyin4c514 That’s a fair point. I believe he suffered a bad leg injury right? I don’t fully remember, but yeah he didn’t defend the belt or have a chance to do so.
it's crazy how the haters and the max fanboys were saying bs like ilia gonna get knocked out ilia is overhyped
Ilia should act like this more often
Holloways BMF belt means nothing now . Ilia Topuria proved that he is definitely the Baddest Mother F@ker in that octagon . How can any body disagree ?
BMF is just for entertainment. It's not a real belt. The champ is always the true BMF of the division.
@@GrubKiller436 : Agreed
I can agree with you, but partially, belal is not a real bmf but shavkat
Well deserved. Humble about it too. Class act.
Didn’t think this guy was as good as he thought he was but he definitely made a fan and believer of me today 👌🏾
"A billion times four" LOL!!
Glad Illia is giving credit Max always said he looked up to Aldo and Zombie and Pettis. And he beat all those guys. When it’s your time it’s your time and paying respect to the greats that came before you. Congrats Illia. Max you always my guy win or lose. I been waiting for you to go to 155 let’s go
My new favorite fighter. Dude is very respectful
Has to be Periera but Ilia is second with a far third.
ilias 2 wins agsint Volk and Max are better than pereiras entire lhw title wins (Jiri x2, hill, khalil) so he's defo fighter of the year purely based on merit and resume, if you wanna talk about quantity and popularity and what Alex has done for the ufc (saving cards, etc) then he's the fighter of the year
@@not_kiri20Alex fought 2 more times against 1 more champion, got cleaner, quicker wins and did short notice bouts. Bro it's Alex.
@@ghostaccountlmao he fought 1 more time, and he didn't get quicker wins, also ilias is facing like 9.5/10 fighters whilst Alex is facing ppl who aren't even 7/10s so like yeah
@not_kiri20 that's a good point. Based on performance in MMA, illia is fighter of the year. Based on impact to the sport, Alex is fighter of the year.
@@not_kiri20 He beat Volk right after Volk got annihilated by Islam. 9.5/10? He was coming off a loss.
Starting to become an Ilia fan. Respect.
I like new generation champs..showing good attitude n be more respectful..
Phenomenal KO win by IIia Tuporia, man he’s just an incredible athlete. He had the immense self belief he would get the KO win over Max and he got it done! Getting back to back finish wins over featherweight legends Volk and Max Holloway is stuff of legend, IIia Tupoira is the next big UFC superstar. Amazing.👏👏👏👏👏⭐️
He’s a good guy with a good head on his shoulders and very respectful.
That's are people who understand selling a fight and the psychology.
Beast
Thank you 🙏
Cosnisdering the quality of opponents.. Ilia should be the favorite for the fighter of the year.
Top man, absolute beast in the cage. He didn't need to address the McGregor tweet, but it was the appropriate response.
I'm a fan now.. I respect his honesty and his humbleness 🙏🏿
Ilia is cool af! Man Okamoto couldn't wait to fire that IRRELEVANT Conor tweet just to stir something up, who cares what Conor tweeted, like Ilia said, he's a fake fighter pretends like he's fighting everyone just to stay in the news, it's pathetic dude either fight with the last couple decent years you got left, which us fans don't think you even have, or go away. He's not fighting Topuria at 145 either, so WHY even bring up a Conor tweet, the guy coke tweets every day all day.. I hate how he had to try to take Ilias moment reading that embaressing disrespectful tweet right to his face "cuz Conor tweeted it".. Conor is nothing in MMA right now.. who cares what he has to say? Just to get a Conor McGregor who hasnt fought or won in 10 years headline... Okomoto is a clown for that..
The reaction from illia was funny tho 😂
if makhachev is 5'10" then khabib must be 5'9" or something and Conor is an inch shorter than khabib...ilia 5'7" conor 5'8" one inch difference.
I didn't like him before because of all of his copy mcgregor cockiness, but here he actually seems quite likeable
Everyone knew this was gonna happen, the love for Max had people blinded, the guy deserves respect , Topuria is the real deal
sounded like he was getting emotional talking about max, insane performance too
All class and as real as it can get! 🌹
0:40 Brett casually translating Spanish
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ILIAS ATTEMP IN PROMOTING SUCH VALUES!!
Alex Peria still deserves fighter of the year, he was more active and he saved multiple cards are they would have sucked. It was a great win and he was very classy in victory. But i think Alex still deserves fighter of the year..
Ganó a Volk y a Max por K.O. Que mas le pides. Mutiló a dos leyendas. 😄
@@eramossomosyseremosespana9899yes he did, and Alex made multiple pay per views watchable when they were about to be dogshit. Illia had an all time great year that’s going to cement his legacy and Alex made the ufc a good product each time it was about to majorly disappoint all year long. I vote Illia but I can see both sides
What Topuria did is the equivalent of knocking out prime Cormier and prime Jones back to backk. Sorry but wins against Cannonier and other journeymen just cant compare.
Havent had a champion like this since GSP! All class, honor and respect.
PODER ESPAÑOL 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
No tan español, majete
Si, pero Illia no es de España. El vive ahi pero nada mas...
@@gf7392díselo a el a la cara a ver q t dice
@@gf7392 Illia se preparó en España, es donde crió a su familia, ama y defiende España y dice que es español. No es que "viva y nada mas" . Simplemente es español
The way Illia fights is exactly what Conor thinks he is
I'd love to see Topuria vs McGregor next.
Ilia showed much class in victory,,,,,Respect!!
I gotta admit. I didn’t think he was gonna be able to pull it off. Good for him. Hope max is ok.
Fairly low of ESPN and Brett to insert McGregor into the conversation.
Well max backed down on the first 10 second call and he was worried for reason and it showed at end but we don’t wanna see him anymore to pinpoint in the center .. he clearly scared ilia
I got little more respect with this interview from this guy but man it is hard to like a guy whos disrespectful but hes slowly becoming humble
You don't understand nothing
Ilia was a man of words , Big fan💪
Imagine owning every dream car in your garage while being banned from driving in your own country for life.