@@GGS348I don’t agree w him being a goat but maybe he’s a fan favorite cause he’s been in all out wars over the course of his career ? He’s given us amazing fights and has been a very very good feather weight. So to say he’s only a fan favorite cause he’s a vet is kinda disrespectful
@GGS348 brother you are the type of fan I like..your realistic...max is good he's not elite ...he use to want to fight khabib..its a blessing he didn't...Islam made volk look weak topuria beat volk now he beats max who by the way volk beat a legit 2 times so what does Islam do to max...I know styles make fights my point isn't Islam is better than ilia they are different weight my point is topuria is beating old men that others are beating now
I think that if ilia had been fighting ANYONE else but our favorite fighters, he would be bigger than Alex Pereira rn. He’s just knocked out max and volk back to back. Like how volk beat max the first 2 times and had a lot of haters.
Yeah, stylistically, I agree. The only way I could see him losing is he's put up against someone who has a vast physical advantage over him (though even then, it won't be a walk in the park) but as far as matching him skill for skill, I don't think anyone can do it right now.
Ilja Topuria is the most skilled fighter in the UFC rn . Great boxing , Good wrestling, Great jui jitsu, Good cardio and excellent fight IQ, truly a special fighter 💯🌹
Jiri, Hill, Rountree don’t touch any goat list. Volk and Holloway are both top ten fighters of all time arguably and top 2 all time in their division. This easily makes Ilia FOTY
volk was already coming from a loss.. holloway lost many times also.. Jiri got destroyed, Hil dint survive 1 rounds.. Rountree was his thirdt figjt in a year..
@@unknownunknown3692 volk was coming off a loss to Islam… pfp #1, Holloway was still well in his prime and is a top 10-15 fighter ever regardless of his losses.
Its still Poatan for fighter of the year.He broke records for fastest 3 title defenses in UFC history and has 3 highlight reel knockouts plus saved the UFC on 3 different cards last minute.
Beating Volk and Max gives Ilia 2 ALL TIME wins and he knocked them both out back to back. Beating Volk alone and max alone is better than all 3 of Poatan’s wins.
The issue with Alex is that he has faced three stand up guys. We have to ask the question on whether he would win against a wrestler like Ankalaev. I am not saying he won't but you can't deny that Ankalaev is Alex's biggest challenge. Topuria meanwhile defeated two of the undisputed goats of featherweight division.
@@unitedstatesmarinecorps7.62 Ilia is too good for its competition. you need an elite and ferocious thai boxer to stop him(saenchai, buakaw, superlek...), there are none in his ufc division or the division above. ilia will defeat Lopez, Umar, Makachev...
Here's why ...first off islam made Volks look like a very pedestrian fighter...max also lost to many fighters 8 now ..those same fighters lost to men that Islam mauls
@@Mufes-hv5cz you must be new. Total losses means nothing. The reason max and volk fought 3 times is because they've both cleared the division multiple times over. Them two were dominantly ahead of anyone else in the division and Ilia slept both in a year.
@@8perdonal I know now it means Whittaker,but if you mean Ilia,he is cringe but just the best featherweight by a mile,don't believe even Lopes can or would catch him, Ilia would catch him
Ilia Topuria knocked out Volk and Holloway in sequence, you are aware of how gigantic this guy's achievement is, he has already entered UFC history at just 27 years old.
Out of all champs, Ilia and Poatan are tied for FOTY. Alex had more fights this year, but quality of Ilia's opponents were out of this world. As a Georguan i want Ilia to get that, but wouldn't be mad if they give it to Pereira
@@matcho23 well, i agree, thus i want Ilia to receive it, but realistically company will give it to Alex to reward him. Was on vacation and after receiving the call packed up, got back, and fought on basically a short notice as a champ. That's 1. something that fans should admire and 2. UFC benefits from, thus i think he'll receive it. But if you ask me, Ilia achieved more this past year.
Look at that moment in 0:01 A man, proud of himself, after doing something that nobody ever do, with his kid and his wife looking at him with pride and honor to be his wife. Nobody hates him, its just envy
That's stuupid why would Makhachev accept a challenge from Lower division when they don't give him the shot to Welterweight? If Makhachev destroyed Illia, they'll still be hating on Makhachev and call him midget slayer@@same4047
if you know topuria's career then you'll understand how underrated his wrestling and bjj skills are, he used to finish the opponent by submitting them majorly before signing with UFC, on top of that he's got not one of the best but The Best Boxing in UFC right now with one to two touch knock out power consistently. he hunts the opponent (the mind set), first he'll outbox makhachev then if makhachev tries to go ground then he'll Counter and submit makhachev quick, topuria is slight bigger and bulkier than him too.
Thank you Halloway for the memories! He should look to retire next year before further damage as his chin is declining now. Topuria is the real deal, and his time is now!
Why because he Ko'd fake samurai (again), Ko'd loud mouth Hill and stopped 8th ranked Khalil Rountree? Ilia just made history with his two knockouts. I like Alex, but you're the one smoking the good stuff bud.
Ilia es el puto amo, no solo le gano a quien todos daban por uno de los mejores de la historia Volkanoski, le gano por KO en dos asaltos sino que ahora ha nokeado al bmf cuando nadie lo habia nokeado jamas!!!!! Como el dice, Ilia sencillamente esta a otro nivel, es de otro planeta.
I'm Georgian. I was Max fan before Ilia was even if the UFC. So i'm sad for him, but glad that Ilia was the first to do it. P.s. i rooted for Ilia to win
Man UFC 308 was absolutely iconic!! IIia Tuporia with the masterclass performance and KO win over Max Holloway while Khamzat had an unstoppable dominant win against Robert Whittaker, phenomenal. It’s going to be tough to choose the Fighter of the Year between IIia Tuporia and Alex Pereira.
BTW ilia himself said POATAN deserves to be the fighter of the year...Topuria is indeed a badass and humble champ not to mention he backs his words ..he becomes villian to sell the fight which is actually correct in my book..if u wont sell ppl wont watch. Anyways MAX is legend he will forever be legend.
What is DC talking about? Alex defended his title 3 times in a year. It needs guts to put a title on the line that often in one single year. Although i picked ilia to win and hes an undeniably amazing fighter, not FOTY.
His word is bond. This whole time he's not really talking trash just facts lol. Dude put 15-0 and UFC world champ BEFORE he fought Volk and he went out and did just that and didn't have to edit his IG lmao
I knew Illia was great when I saw him walk right through Bryce Mitchell and then when he beat Josh Emmet it was a great fight but then he goes out there and KO’s Volk in the second round! and then he KO’s max in the 3rd round!! Dude… I always felt leading up to this that Ilia was just blowing smoke; he’s the smaller guy in the featherweight division saying he’s gonna KO a guy in Max Holloway who’s never been finished by KO and has ate big shots from the likes of Porier, Gaethje, and Mcgregor… At this point in time I have zero interest in a Volkanovski rematch.. At this time I would only be interested in seeing a Topuria vs Diego Lopez at featherweight and that’s it, If not Lopez I want Topuria to just go up and fight Islam because it’s my opinion I think he puts Islams lights out in the 1st or 2nd round. I thought Max was going to win this fight but after tonight there is little doubt Topuria can be a double champ for a long time. Topuria has the ground game to keep the fight on the feet, he has the submission threat, and the dude has freakish Alex Periera level power in the striking. If Diego Lopez can’t pull a victory over him then I doubt anybody in featherweight stands a chance, the boxing was so tight it put even Max Holloway to sleep.
Agree with you, but believe me Lopez ❤ has nothing to do with Ilia. Did you see his face after the knockout? He was shocked. Ilia will bit him even before the figth.
Alex hasn’t beaten a top 20 lightweight ever except MAYBE Jan (and that’s being generous). Ilia just knocked out the 2️⃣ greatest featherweights ever in one year and made it look easy
@@niallwatts789 Wdym why not? Why do you want us to have short term memory like you. He fought 4 times this year, some on short noticed. Moved up from MW and knocked everyone out and defend his belt multiple times. Thats worthy to me.
@@michaelneilvalencia2205they are not p4p greats,but they would beat 99 percent of humans,when this is weak let them fight max or volk and they would eat them for breakfast even both Cause their are weight classes for reasons
@@paulhenri2000 Exactly Alex move up from Middleweight and get the LHW belt knocks everyone out fought 4 times this year, one on short notice. GTFOH not saying its not debatable but Alex deserves it. Fighting 4 times and fight quality fighters is not easy. People
@@michaelneilvalencia2205 You have to consider the much higher risk of KO's in light heavy compared to Featherweight, Alex is slipping punches, stuffing takedowns, and methodically dismantling extremely dangerous fighters who legitimately don't need as much skill when they have insane reach and power.
I love both but Topuria fought better fighters while Alex was given easier fights and non-wrestlers. Plus he knocked 2 guys who rarely ever get knocked or had not until now, Extra points too for pointing towards the middle and doing what he said he was gonna do
@@SimplyTheBestCSGOyeah my guy dude showed up and saved 3 cards fought 5 times in a span of a year and defended 3 times this calendar year alone. Comes in on short notice injured this isn’t even a debate. This is just a display of recency syndrome
@@User98272-ue no he’s not. And he’s not even a question for fighter of the year. 2 vs 3 this calendar year and 5 in a year so 2v5 and how many cards he save on short notice?
Topuria is awesome. He is the truth. This is his time now. First man to KO Max and dethrone reigning king Volk in devastating fashion. But there's no way he deserves FOTY over Poatan's three title defenses by knockout in a single year. Were it not for Poatan's 2024 performances, I'd give it to Ilia easily, just based on who he beat and how he beat them.
Ilia's opponent's resume: 11 UFC titles and a BMF belt Pereiras opponent's UFC resume: 2 UFC titles a failed drug test and Anthony Smith How is this even a debate?
Hmm.. I'd still give fighter of the year to Pereira due to the circumstances of his fights and coming on short notice. To do what he did in a 6 month span is insane. I agree that a Volk and Halloway are bigger names then Hill, Jiri and Roundtree resume wise but at the same time Hill and Jiri were still former champions and no one as ever put them away as easily standing as Alex did. And the Roundtree fight showed his ability to stay composed and make adjustments when under pressure in the fire. Very rarely do you see a guy come back like that stand up wise. It's usually a different strategy implement like takedowns when they start losing or getting flustered on the feet.
NEver understood the hate for Ilia. He is one of the if not the most complete fighter on the roster. Can’t believe Alex is still being a bit dismissive of him after this performance. He’s never getting that one back 😮
With ilia and khamzat winning, usher's in the new generation. Is it sad to see but I've witnessed it before. I'm only 27 have been watching the UFC since I was 11 and I've seen many generations get replaced by the new
He did say "If you don't meet me in the middle in the first 10 seconds I will catch you anyways"
Thats exactly what happened.
Lmao that’s cold
PERFECTION
Haha what was the alternative? Not like that someone sort of surprise.
@@galacticmaui2Decision? Submission? Dr Stoppage? Disqualification? What are you a fortune teller?
@@galacticmaui20/10 bait
Man, he ko'd two of the GOATS of his division in his first two title fights, that's crazy, this dude is special for sure
max is not a "goat" of the divvvy brother. he is a fan favorite because he is a vet, dont get it twisted
@@GGS348I don’t agree w him being a goat but maybe he’s a fan favorite cause he’s been in all out wars over the course of his career ? He’s given us amazing fights and has been a very very good feather weight. So to say he’s only a fan favorite cause he’s a vet is kinda disrespectful
@GGS348 brother you are the type of fan I like..your realistic...max is good he's not elite ...he use to want to fight khabib..its a blessing he didn't...Islam made volk look weak topuria beat volk now he beats max who by the way volk beat a legit 2 times so what does Islam do to max...I know styles make fights my point isn't Islam is better than ilia they are different weight my point is topuria is beating old men that others are beating now
@@Centermass007 i beleive u read it wrong my guy
@@GGS348you’re trippin. Max is a host of fw. Look at who he has beaten. His kryptonite was volk thats it
Hate him or love him, Ilia is the greatest featherweight on the planet.
Wipe your mouth when you're done.
Yoo he is the greatest featherweight of all time
Currently
@Gilgamesh3949 ilia is the best featherweight right now but he's not the best of all time right now 😂. Definitely could be tho
@@kaza_family5950 two goats he’s ko’d. He’s instantly there kiddo.
*LOOKS LIKE MAX HOLLOWAY FOUND OUT SATURDAY NIGHT*
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaah yes thats right
😂
Wasn't Saturday night in the US
Max need to stay in the lightweight division now
@@seaniveroni5579facts
He said he’d be the first to KO max, and he did it. Guy is a menace.
Am I the only one who kinda likes Topuria? He’s pretty badass ngl
I like him too! I know his trash talking can be annoying but I love his style of fighting
I think that if ilia had been fighting ANYONE else but our favorite fighters, he would be bigger than Alex Pereira rn. He’s just knocked out max and volk back to back. Like how volk beat max the first 2 times and had a lot of haters.
He is such a good striker yet he is primarily a wrestler. Crazy how good this guy is.
@@mannymagon1910thats the whole point
No you're not and here comes the bandwagon fans who now like him like FS you are
Didn't see anyone beating ilia soon..dude is scary good.
@@ef3602Diego is going to get murked 💀
@@ef3602lol Diego? I bet he wont pass holloway
Yeah, stylistically, I agree. The only way I could see him losing is he's put up against someone who has a vast physical advantage over him (though even then, it won't be a walk in the park) but as far as matching him skill for skill, I don't think anyone can do it right now.
@@BenyaminLorithe has too many holes in his game that people don’t take advantage of, very dangerous fighter tho
@@daddypfp734be mad hollotard
Ilja Topuria is the most skilled fighter in the UFC rn . Great boxing , Good wrestling, Great jui jitsu, Good cardio and excellent fight IQ, truly a special fighter 💯🌹
All rounder
Islam might disagree but I will agree with you
you don't seem to watch much of the ufc do you mate :P
@@omkarshendge5438 yeah and Islam we be wrong he’s not as complete as Topuria
@@GGS348Islam has better stand up?😂 are you high
Jiri, Hill, Rountree don’t touch any goat list. Volk and Holloway are both top ten fighters of all time arguably and top 2 all time in their division. This easily makes Ilia FOTY
volk was already coming from a loss.. holloway lost many times also.. Jiri got destroyed, Hil dint survive 1 rounds.. Rountree was his thirdt figjt in a year..
@@unknownunknown3692 volk was coming off a loss to Islam… pfp #1, Holloway was still well in his prime and is a top 10-15 fighter ever regardless of his losses.
@@unknownunknown3692 Jiri, Hill, Rountree aren’t even top 20 all time in LHW, Volk and Max are one and two at FW
@@Brickwilliams This dudes can't tell difference in skill between Jiri and Max.
volk yes, max not at all
Its still Poatan for fighter of the year.He broke records for fastest 3 title defenses in UFC history and has 3 highlight reel knockouts plus saved the UFC on 3 different cards last minute.
Against LHW goats top 2?
Beating Volk and Max gives Ilia 2 ALL TIME wins and he knocked them both out back to back. Beating Volk alone and max alone is better than all 3 of Poatan’s wins.
Ilia's wins are over 2 GOAT'S!! Way better than LHW
@@RoundOfApplauseChannel 3 wins is better than 2 wins my guys. Larger sample size. Poatan knocked out 2 of the most recent former champions as well.
The issue with Alex is that he has faced three stand up guys. We have to ask the question on whether he would win against a wrestler like Ankalaev. I am not saying he won't but you can't deny that Ankalaev is Alex's biggest challenge. Topuria meanwhile defeated two of the undisputed goats of featherweight division.
The Spaniard, the best feather weight in the game it is what it is
He might be a little bit more, like he's gonna beat, umar, yan, islam and even belal
@astralseeker you think he can go up and beat Islam? Belal no he's to big for ilia. He would drown him with his wrestling
@@unitedstatesmarinecorps7.62 Ilia is too good for its competition. you need an elite and ferocious thai boxer to stop him(saenchai, buakaw, superlek...), there are none in his ufc division or the division above. ilia will defeat Lopez, Umar, Makachev...
@astralseeker well we will see, dude. He's a beast for sure. I ain't betting against him I'll tell you that
He is not a spaniard dont you see he is represnting georgia?
the ufc actually has the best on-air talent of any sport or esport!
....
Fighter of the year. Knocking out the two champs who have reigned over the past 7 years.
Lmao your joking right
Here's why ...first off islam made Volks look like a very pedestrian fighter...max also lost to many fighters 8 now ..those same fighters lost to men that Islam mauls
@@Mufes-hv5cz ilia kod volk and max back to back
@@Mufes-hv5cz you must be new. Total losses means nothing. The reason max and volk fought 3 times is because they've both cleared the division multiple times over. Them two were dominantly ahead of anyone else in the division and Ilia slept both in a year.
@@Mrillsick He is a good fighter not great.
Usman, izzy, volk, bobby and now max. We're witnessing the end of an new era in the ufc
Bobby Green or what or which Bobby
@@paulhenri2000 yeah...all meet him for being cringe but he had one of the more entertained styles of the ufc
@@8perdonal I know now it means Whittaker,but if you mean Ilia,he is cringe but just the best featherweight by a mile,don't believe even Lopes can or would catch him, Ilia would catch him
@@paulhenri2000whittaker
@@imafrickingbin7612 Gracias Gracias
Max losing ruined my whole year💔but fair play to ilia
😂
Respect to all fighters, they really put on a show..
Ilia Topuria knocked out Volk and Holloway in sequence, you are aware of how gigantic this guy's achievement is, he has already entered UFC history at just 27 years old.
Out of all champs, Ilia and Poatan are tied for FOTY. Alex had more fights this year, but quality of Ilia's opponents were out of this world. As a Georguan i want Ilia to get that, but wouldn't be mad if they give it to Pereira
Ilia knocked out featgerweight goats he definitely deserves it more 🇬🇪
@@matcho23no he doesn’t
@@_keno5100max lost get over it, we told you he was getting slept. 🤣🤣
@@daniel106 I had topuria winning idiot….. I just don’t think he deserves it over poatan
@@matcho23 well, i agree, thus i want Ilia to receive it, but realistically company will give it to Alex to reward him. Was on vacation and after receiving the call packed up, got back, and fought on basically a short notice as a champ. That's 1. something that fans should admire and 2. UFC benefits from, thus i think he'll receive it. But if you ask me, Ilia achieved more this past year.
Greatest fighter in UFC right now. El Matador 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯🥵💯💯
give him makhachev already, makhachev is done for 💀
Felicidades españa 🇪🇸!!!
No. Ilia es georgiano 🇬🇪🇬🇪
@@niconicoo5661 Claro pero es el propio Ilia el que ha decidido representar a España
@@SepiaGP no. Official ilia represnte georgia.
@@SepiaGP Mira el video. Holloway tiene la bandera estadounidense. Ilia tiene la bandera georgiana.
@@niconicoo5661 pues entonces no entiendo su empeño en querer combatir en España, parece que le hace más ilusión que Georgia.
Mind blowing what he’s done to two champions in a calender year no one else has even come close to achieving the same results
Illa, Islam, & DDP are the 3 best well rounded fighters all 3 champs
Aspinall
ddp is not top 3 bro
@@defyblox7268 He did what Topuria did at MW tf you talking about
@@kennyhardcore2755😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Khamzat beats him
Ddp 😂
I wanna see islam vs illia
Me too, ,😉
Feel for max but this was inevitable. Ilia is on another level. I think he gives Islam a run for his money
Look at that moment in 0:01
A man, proud of himself, after doing something that nobody ever do, with his kid and his wife looking at him with pride and honor to be his wife.
Nobody hates him, its just envy
The guy is legit, period.
Alex is man of the year boys never doubt about that.
He beat 2 GOATS in 1 year
Future Hall of Famer and rightful BMF champion as well
You calling max a goat?
Ilia vs Islam next or feed him with Paddy 😂
100% islam makhachev, now everyone is sure that it's islam makhachev next to get Knocked out at round 3rd or 4th or getting submitted at later rounds.
And when makhachev beats ilia people will be saying he beat small guys.
That's stuupid why would Makhachev accept a challenge from Lower division when they don't give him the shot to Welterweight? If Makhachev destroyed Illia, they'll still be hating on Makhachev and call him midget slayer@@same4047
@@same4047ilia submitting islam?? Bro what are you on?
if you know topuria's career then you'll understand how underrated his wrestling and bjj skills are, he used to finish the opponent by submitting them majorly before signing with UFC, on top of that he's got not one of the best but The Best Boxing in UFC right now with one to two touch knock out power consistently. he hunts the opponent (the mind set), first he'll outbox makhachev then if makhachev tries to go ground then he'll Counter and submit makhachev quick, topuria is slight bigger and bulkier than him too.
Thank you Halloway for the memories! He should look to retire next year before further damage as his chin is declining now. Topuria is the real deal, and his time is now!
DC looking like a movie theater usher in that terrible suit.
Spanish wine color for the event. Al my Love for DC❤.
Why can't they share it that both deserve fighter of the year
DC smoking that good. Alex is the fighter of the year and it's not even close.
Its his old division. He's jealous lol
Why because he Ko'd fake samurai (again), Ko'd loud mouth Hill and stopped 8th ranked Khalil Rountree? Ilia just made history with his two knockouts. I like Alex, but you're the one smoking the good stuff bud.
Max and volk are elite as they come compared to the fighters Alex fought. Max and volk are probably two of the greatest feather weights ever.
Not even close.
Ilia es el puto amo, no solo le gano a quien todos daban por uno de los mejores de la historia Volkanoski, le gano por KO en dos asaltos sino que ahora ha nokeado al bmf cuando nadie lo habia nokeado jamas!!!!! Como el dice, Ilia sencillamente esta a otro nivel, es de otro planeta.
Vamosssssss ❤🇪🇸
Alex Pereira should be the Fighter of the Year
max and volk 2 best fighter in lightweight to and ilia ko them
Featherweight
max fans are crying now😂
I'm Georgian. I was Max fan before Ilia was even if the UFC. So i'm sad for him, but glad that Ilia was the first to do it.
P.s. i rooted for Ilia to win
How much you pay for the Illia bandwagon ticket? 😂
Lopes vs Ilia next
Man UFC 308 was absolutely iconic!! IIia Tuporia with the masterclass performance and KO win over Max Holloway while Khamzat had an unstoppable dominant win against Robert Whittaker, phenomenal.
It’s going to be tough to choose the Fighter of the Year between IIia Tuporia and Alex Pereira.
Fighter of the year over Alex for sure. Beating two goat’s in the same year the way he did is insane.
Alex pereira is the fighter of the year (2024) !
Bravo, Ilya Topuria. Nos traes la felicidad y la épica a los que te seguimos👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Grandes tu hermano y todo tu equipo, ¡enhorabuena!
Topuria should be fighter of the year after beating Volk and Max, shouldn't be any question about that
After Poatan, it’s Matador
BTW ilia himself said POATAN deserves to be the fighter of the year...Topuria is indeed a badass and humble champ not to mention he backs his words ..he becomes villian to sell the fight which is actually correct in my book..if u wont sell ppl wont watch.
Anyways MAX is legend he will forever be legend.
ilia topuria is now #1 p4p, surpassing islam makhachev🥶🔥
No freaking way
Makhachev is done too, give him makhachev next, if he gets Knocked out by topuria(surely will) then It's new dawn for UFC and transition to New Era.
No, it's Jon Jones...
😝
Lol no way
@@same4047why you telling us your wet dreams?
What is DC talking about?
Alex defended his title 3 times in a year. It needs guts to put a title on the line that often in one single year.
Although i picked ilia to win and hes an undeniably amazing fighter, not FOTY.
Quality over Quantity
@@hanakuso1999 Volk stepped in too early after a headkick KO.
I think the quality argument does not really apply here.
Whats this song called?
Quality back to back ko of long reigning champs (to have ko'ed both on your resume leapfrogs a lot on p4p top 10)
Love him,it’s what the sport needs
Ya I'm not a huge topuria fan, but I can't deny, his greatness
His word is bond. This whole time he's not really talking trash just facts lol. Dude put 15-0 and UFC world champ BEFORE he fought Volk and he went out and did just that and didn't have to edit his IG lmao
I knew Illia was great when I saw him walk right through Bryce Mitchell and then when he beat Josh Emmet it was a great fight but then he goes out there and KO’s Volk in the second round! and then he KO’s max in the 3rd round!!
Dude… I always felt leading up to this that Ilia was just blowing smoke; he’s the smaller guy in the featherweight division saying he’s gonna KO a guy in Max Holloway who’s never been finished by KO and has ate big shots from the likes of Porier, Gaethje, and Mcgregor…
At this point in time I have zero interest in a Volkanovski rematch.. At this time I would only be interested in seeing a Topuria vs Diego Lopez at featherweight and that’s it, If not Lopez I want Topuria to just go up and fight Islam because it’s my opinion I think he puts Islams lights out in the 1st or 2nd round.
I thought Max was going to win this fight but after tonight there is little doubt Topuria can be a double champ for a long time. Topuria has the ground game to keep the fight on the feet, he has the submission threat, and the dude has freakish Alex Periera level power in the striking. If Diego Lopez can’t pull a victory over him then I doubt anybody in featherweight stands a chance, the boxing was so tight it put even Max Holloway to sleep.
Agree with you, but believe me Lopez ❤ has nothing to do with Ilia. Did you see his face after the knockout? He was shocked. Ilia will bit him even before the figth.
Now everybody support Ilia 😆 better for him and Spain mi país
Da igual te da lo mismo , España no sabe ni ganar ni perder, Bravo 👏👏👏
Alex hasn’t beaten a top 20 lightweight ever except MAYBE Jan (and that’s being generous). Ilia just knocked out the 2️⃣ greatest featherweights ever in one year and made it look easy
Despite maybe Max lost his damage punch after dropping weight.. Tuporia got serious heavy hands bra
max really did find out october 26th brudda
Nobody is over Pereira bruh
Why not? Illia has knocked out two of the best ever in quick succession. It's not unreasonable to think he might be over Perreira.
@@niallwatts789 and pereira saved 2 paper views
@@yaboiplank6764 Yep very true. Perreira has had a remarkable year.
@@niallwatts789 Wdym why not? Why do you want us to have short term memory like you. He fought 4 times this year, some on short noticed. Moved up from MW and knocked everyone out and defend his belt multiple times. Thats worthy to me.
Alex 3 knockouts are way more impressive.
He beat weak fighters though
Yeah against the GOAT Jamahal Hill such quality of opposition. Oh and don't forget about Mooey Tai GOAT Roundtree
@@michaelneilvalencia2205they are not p4p greats,but they would beat 99 percent of humans,when this is weak let them fight max or volk and they would eat them for breakfast even both
Cause their are weight classes for reasons
@@paulhenri2000 Exactly Alex move up from Middleweight and get the LHW belt knocks everyone out fought 4 times this year, one on short notice. GTFOH not saying its not debatable but Alex deserves it. Fighting 4 times and fight quality fighters is not easy. People
@@michaelneilvalencia2205 You have to consider the much higher risk of KO's in light heavy compared to Featherweight, Alex is slipping punches, stuffing takedowns, and methodically dismantling extremely dangerous fighters who legitimately don't need as much skill when they have insane reach and power.
K.oing Hill Jiri and Khalil all in the same year is how you win fighter of 2024. Bro stepped up less than month to fight Jir
How is he fighter of the year? Pereira deserves this way more than
I love both but Topuria fought better fighters while Alex was given easier fights and non-wrestlers. Plus he knocked 2 guys who rarely ever get knocked or had not until now,
Extra points too for pointing towards the middle and doing what he said he was gonna do
@@SimplyTheBestCSGOyeah my guy dude showed up and saved 3 cards fought 5 times in a span of a year and defended 3 times this calendar year alone. Comes in on short notice injured this isn’t even a debate. This is just a display of recency syndrome
Either fighter deserve it more than O’Malley
Alex is not better than ilia
@@User98272-ue no he’s not. And he’s not even a question for fighter of the year. 2 vs 3 this calendar year and 5 in a year so 2v5 and how many cards he save on short notice?
Ilia on P4P 1 and on UFC game ASAP bro ASAP
Ilia has been a beast this year no doubt, but even with this phenomenal tko - there's still no way he deserves fighter of the year over Alex Pereira.
Ilia KO'D the two goats of the division. Pereira did well, but against far weaker opponents
@@guilleyo161 casual
@@fgc1850 sure, and DC is too
@@guilleyo161 He also stepped up and saved three ufc cards all within less than 8 months
@@8301TheJMan yeah but Ilia beat Featherweight goats, Alex competition was weaker.
Does anyone know the song playing in the speakers?
Vivir Mi Vida (Live My Life) - Marc Anthony
@@kylenguyen2130 thank you
Topuria should be fighting in Madrid next.
Tupia Is The Goat He Will Be The Next Champ Champ & Then Triple Champ
Topuria is awesome. He is the truth. This is his time now. First man to KO Max and dethrone reigning king Volk in devastating fashion. But there's no way he deserves FOTY over Poatan's three title defenses by knockout in a single year. Were it not for Poatan's 2024 performances, I'd give it to Ilia easily, just based on who he beat and how he beat them.
Time and seasons - once it’s your time, use it well
Max “best boxing baby” Holloway
Fighter of the year is Alex. Won 3 title defence in half year in a division where its much harder to stay on top.
Ilia's opponent's resume: 11 UFC titles and a BMF belt
Pereiras opponent's UFC resume: 2 UFC titles a failed drug test and Anthony Smith
How is this even a debate?
Pereira is the FOTY. Volkanovski is overrated, beating him is not as big of a deal as you think
100% agree
Volka was pfp1# for a long time
Ilia Congrats 🎉🎉🎉
Name of song?
Vivir Mi Vida (Live My Life) - Marc Anthony
Hmm.. I'd still give fighter of the year to Pereira due to the circumstances of his fights and coming on short notice. To do what he did in a 6 month span is insane. I agree that a Volk and Halloway are bigger names then Hill, Jiri and Roundtree resume wise but at the same time Hill and Jiri were still former champions and no one as ever put them away as easily standing as Alex did. And the Roundtree fight showed his ability to stay composed and make adjustments when under pressure in the fire. Very rarely do you see a guy come back like that stand up wise. It's usually a different strategy implement like takedowns when they start losing or getting flustered on the feet.
Anyone know what this song is called?
Vivir mi vida - Marc Anthony
Alex Pereira fighter of the year that carried the ufc as well
NEver understood the hate for Ilia. He is one of the if not the most complete fighter on the roster. Can’t believe Alex is still being a bit dismissive of him after this performance. He’s never getting that one back 😮
I wouldn't say Topuria beat Volk in his prime. It's always rough coming back from a KO.
He would’ve Ko’d him the same regardless
What’s the name of the dude who’s in the middle
Paul felderer
Grande DC ❤
Max, Volk, Dustin, Justin, Rob, Charles....all got sacrificed to the new generation of the sport this year. Dam.
With ilia and khamzat winning, usher's in the new generation. Is it sad to see but I've witnessed it before. I'm only 27 have been watching the UFC since I was 11 and I've seen many generations get replaced by the new
Ilia vs arnold allen next please!
Dethroned Volk and defended against Max, knocked out both... you can't beat that record!
no it doesn’t. Alex Pereira has 3 spectacular finishes this year.
Let's see what Alex Pereira thinks about DC's opinion
Unbelievable
Thank God, Cruz is not on the commentary
future p4p king
POATAN is still Fighter of the year!
It’s not even a question, jiri hill and round tree combined don’t even compare to volk alone let alone volk and max
Ilia is actually both georgian and spanish
llia will be new emperror in this generation n greatest fight of all time
ILIA EL MATADOR IS NEXT LEVEL AND EVERYONE DOUBT IT HIM............ BUT U KNOW WHAT? NOW THEY KNOW !!!!!! 🌹🌹
Would love to see volk win a rematch but I just can’t see him best illia
Now its time for real caucasians 🇬🇪❤️👌
Good to know that its all business, illia looks a good person outside the cage.
Max the Baddest MFer, Tuporia the Brattiest MFer.. Got nothing to do with fighting, but how you carry yourself.