Does Makhachev NEED to fight Ilia? Absolutely NOT. He has earned his right to move up to WW. But, IF HE STAYS at 155, the Ilia Fight would be MASSIVE for his legacy.
I KEEP SAYING WHY NOT DO AN ARMAN VS TOPURIA FIGHT !!! since dana says arman has to climb back, its a chance for both to prove they're worth a shot at 155
Wtf is the P4P #1 fighter in the world supposed to do for the next 5 months though if Tsarukyan and Topuria fight each other? So Islam just sits on his ass wasting his prime for half of the year? Rematch someone who he already beat definitively? Give another low ranked guy a chance he doesn't deserve? There are no other interesting or competitive matchups to take for Islam besides Ilia or Arman, and if the UFC insists on punishing Arman for pulling out last minute then it's gotta be Topuria vs Makhachev next.
I agree do in the begining of march and then in International fight weeks or July 4 month later the winer against Islam as Khabib said Topuria needs a top LW victory to get a title shot with only 1 defense + if he beats Arman the hater would have nothing to say like oh Islam is taking another 145er , and even if usually Ilia takes time between fights , here he will not have the same weight cut issue as his coach is saying and even for Arman it's been a year he didn't fight , now he must feel the urge to do fights
@@ragingpotpie4487no ilia has not. He beat holloway. Thats not it. He beat Volk comming off 2 losses & a KO. Illia fans are projecting. They want to avoid lightweight threaths like Arman. They wanna avoid Featherweight threats like Evloev. But they want the Makhachev fight. I say do it. But i have a feeling that 70% of illia fans are just sour-connor fans wanting to hate on Makhachev. I have already seem the videos where its explained how makhachev has bad titledefences and people pull out (charles/arman). Facing Porier & Moicano instead. Conveniently downplaying Porier's quality.
And who gaf about that? It's about making the best fights, not caring about what Dana and casuals think. All the not dumb people now that Volk is the best Islam win
@@EG-mw8kp its abt legacy dumbass. there are more dumbasses then not dumb people who create the narratives. this win would objectively do very little for islam bc casuals love to spread narratives. blame the casuals not the islam fans.
14:27 is the real reason Flukas wants this fight. If Ilia moves up to fight Islam then Volk and Diego fight for the interim. He doesn’t want Ilia to sleep Volk again 😭 I’m on to you Flukas
No fear of ilia whatsoever, everyone downgraded his wins against featherweights including Dana, even though Volk was the p4p and had 4 title defenses, let’s compare ilia to Volk, ilia is 4th on p4p list, and he has one title defense, he wouldn’t lose his belt if he loses, whereas Islam would gain nothing from this fight. We would hear the same cries, he fought a featherweight, he’s a weight bully, Islam earned his chance to fight for the second belt, if ilia reaches Volk’s numbers, then you could argue.
But does beating a guy with 0 knockdowns who has publicly admitted islam is better than him in every aspect of mma really a compelling fight that the fans would rather see? No
@ get your facts straight, he did have tko wins, you never know who would win, maybe Shavkat and that’s the fight everyone would be interested in. Let ilia do his job in his weight division 3 or 4 defenses, and then move up, or just vacate the belt fight Arman or Charles before fighting Islam, I got no problem with that.
@@isa_ibn_Muhammed Yes he has standing tko wins but Belal doesn’t have a single knockdown in the UFC. And he’s booked to fight Shavkat next so Islam is gonna have to fight Charles or Topuria now that Arman isn’t allowed an immediate shot after pulling out
@ watch his fight with Gilbert, you gave Islam only two options, ilia and Charles, ilia got deserving contenders in his division waiting for their chance , don’t brush them off like they’re nothing.
If Islam fights Topuria & wins, Lucas Tracy makes a vid detailing how Islam's legacy cant be compared to other legends cuz most of his title defences r with FWs
I am an Islam Makachev fan..I been hearing these arguments of us fans trembling since the Olivera fight…it never gets old..the reason why I personally don’t want Islam to fight Toporia, because Islam haters will be one of the first people commenting if Islam wins about how Tuporia was too small for the division , he does not have the experience at 155 and waive off any credit for Islam winning..I rather see islam move up and get rewarded for his efforts.
So you ain’t watched the video huh? Where he addresses that exact point? Islam haters are few and far between too, hes one of the most popular fighters lmao
@ no you are right I didn’t watch it ..but his click bait title would be blamed for that…how you expect calling people cowards and then expect them to give you the respect to sit there and listen to your video?
@@Sheriff1977 neither the title or thumbnail calls anyone "cowards". people like you are why so many fans want these dagestan fighters to lose, y'all are so insecure about fighters who don't know you and are always so quick to "protect" their image. you literally just regurgitated the same point addressed in the video
@MrNiceGuy8922 don't compare Umar to Islam right now. Islam is on a 15 fight win streak hence a lot of fans put confidence in his ability. Of course MMA is a sport where anything can happen but the record and skillset of a fighter demand respect which unfortunately some do not give Islam enough of.
@@BrunnerCoWhat are you even on about? You're laying down a statement like fighting a scrub lightweight is the only alternative Islam has. Islam can rematch Arman or Oliveira and I don't think either are scrubs. He could also move up to welterweight if Shavkat beats belal. There are options and don't just act like fighting Topuria is the only way forward.
@@Paty1-k4t Islam has said that he's all for it iirc, and besides, if you're Islam, which one should you pick, Does Topuria deserve it, or what benefits Islam the most
Islam beat a prime Volk twice and everyone including the 'experts' are still bitching about Islam's two title defences being against a featherweight. Beating Ilia does nothing for Islam. He needs to go up to 170.
But does beating a guy with 0 knockdowns who has publicly admitted islam is better than him in every aspect of mma really a compelling fight that the fans would rather see? No
He beat Volk the 1st time in a very close fight and in the second Volk basically wasn't the same (unlike what dead-brain Islam fanboys will say, Ilia beat undefeated Volk at 145 and the first person to KO Max. Islam's resume is overrated
@@mvttzyes. After five years what will stay in people’s memory is that Islam moved to WW and beat the WW champion. Ilia has hype now but we don’t know what will happen with his career. And beating WW champ at WW >>>> beating yet another FW champ at LW.
Ilia hasnt earned it wtf is everyone on about, he has 1 title defense. If any other champion does this we shit on them but the ilia glaze is rampant rn
@@KhabibsJacuzziright? It would be like if someone slept prime Jon jones and prime DC back to back and then someone said “he hasn’t done anything to prove himself”
@AaronRevord you're missing the point entirely, it's not about who's done what. It's about division state. Volk, izzy, DC, and cejudo both got their shots because they had cleaned out their division, therefore they had no more contenders. Ilia has not cleaned out his division. In fact there are more than 4 matchups I can think of. Evloev, Lopes, Yair, Volk rematch. It doesn't matter if we think Ilia can win them or not, what matters is that there ARE contenders for him to face. Therefore it makes 0 sense for him to try for double champ status. Furthermore, even if someone did chin prime DC and prime Jones they still wouldn't be given a chance to get double champ status either because they still haven't cleared out lhw which had contenders. (It's worth noting that volk was coming off a really bad ko loss when he fought ilia to Islam barely 3 months earlier) If ilia gets 2 more title defense we'll talk, but islam doesn't need it. Islam has more than earned his right to challenge for a 2nd belt far more than Ilia has.
@@Divinemakyr it is annoying to hear that take but i just can't take them serious. I think most MMA Fans respect the volk win more than any other win aside from the oliveira one but that's it
Who? fckin evloev? really? you want to miss out on one of the biggest fights in the history cause, Topuria didn't knock out evloev yet? bruv just be real at this point
I'm a Makhachev fan, and I want him to break Silva's record and become the GOAT. I hate the thought of him fighting Ilia man, that MF is scary + Everyone would say: " He foUghT a fEaTheRwEiGhT" if he was to win, and if he lost, then Boy Oh Boy 😂😂 They having a holiday 😂
@@EG-mw8kp The point is, Flukas glazed all over Charles before the Makhachev fight and coped hard after the fight. I can see the same thing happening here with Ilia if he loses.
@ Because Islam will smoke Topuria, that's why. Ilia's only path to victory is through a fluke KO. Ilia will not be walking down Islam like he did with zero ground game Holloway. One takedown by Islam and it's bye, bye Ilia. Ilia's ground game is nowhere near Islam's. Islam will make it look easy.
I don’t think it’s fair to keep giving Islam rematches and featherweights when he wants fresh match ups and double champ status. So Topuria gets a shot at the LW title and p4p1 for what?
Ilia will do nothing for Makhachev's legacy. Before the fight, the haters will call it the greatest fight in history and whatnot. After he wins, he just beat yet another FW because he is 'ducking' LWs. You know this is what will happen. He needs to go for the WW title, fuck Belal, he's just part of Khabibs camp to diplomatically avoid the Makhachev fight. That's the only legit threat to Belal there. Islam can be a dominant champ in WW now. Talent pool isn't as stacked as LW.
Imagine if Pereira skipped Ankalaev to fight Tom Aspinall at HW the outrage would be insane, that is the same situation with Ilia and Makhachev. Ilia has volk, lopes, evloev as contenders still in his divsion. Ilia has 1 title defense and simply just doesn't deserve to move up. Islam also has Arman or Charles to deal with at LW or a WW title fight. This fight makes no sense in any way whatsoever. The only people pushing for this fight are Ilia super fans or Islam haters. It's a lose lose for Islam but a win win for Ilia. I usually like your takes Lucas but this one is just terrible.
Exactly... I don't understand all this fuss about Ilia. It seems like he some kind of invincible god just because he knocked out Max (a guy who Islam would probably beat comfortably too). He's a champion who defended his belt only once and needs to keep defending his belt, it's that simple. If he really wants to move up to lightweight now, ok, then he needs to vacate his belt, so that the featherweight division doesn't get stuck and guys like Evloev and Lopes don't have their careers affected, and fight a contender in lightweight. Him going up as a champion with one belt defense to fight for the belt of a champion with four defenses doesn't make any sense, and a title fight shouldn't happen just because some delusional fans want to see it so badly... it has to make sense
That makes no sense, it would be like they wanted Pereira to fight Jiri again, like the ufc wants Volk to fight Topuria again. So if it's between fighting Aspinall or fighting Jiri again, I would totally prefer Aspinall
Illia has defended his belt one time, that's it! He needs to defend his belt a couple more times before he goes up to 155! Dana is working out a deal that is much bigger than the Islam vs Illia fight - Whom ever is the winner of the UFC 312 middle weight title will fight Islam! If Islam fights Illia, he will obliterate Illia on the ground, and submit him. Islam doesn't need to fight Illia for his legacy...he needs to fight Gaethje and or Max Holloway!
Illia vs Makachev is like Conor vs Khabib, except Conor has world class wrestling and Khabib has world class striking. Honestly would be one of the best fights of all time. Illia and Islam would both beat Khabib and Conor think about it.
@@iggybrando3636 lol UFC fans are so dumb, Islam got knocked out once 10 years ago, he’s taken shots from Poirier, Volk and Charles bros gotta chin tf you on
As an Islam fan, I want him to be the goat but Ilia does get me nervous, he’s just so damn good on the feet and his power is incredible, if they fight I would pray that Islam takes it to the ground immediately
If you are a Makhachev fan you want what’s best for him. Ilia would be the most dangerous fight for him but not the overall best for his legacy. Double champ status is what’s best for him and his legacy.
I agree with double champ status being better for his legacy but this Topuria fight is one of the most exciting fight since McGregor vs Khabib so I wouldn't want to miss out on it.
@@lucastracymma8764 yeah, we know its the most exciting fight and arguably the most challenging depending on how you look at the Arman match up, Islam is my favorite fighter but idk if he's going to be active enough to fight topuria, arman, and then go to 170 to cement his legacy. IMO ilia is the scariest fight for ISLAM and will really put him as goat for me, but not everyone else. imagine ilia loses to islam and then goes back to 145 and has a volk like reign only to go back up to 155 after islam is gone and become double champ, that would be the best aged win of all time. We can only dream tho
Islam is my favorite fighter of all time and I can confidently say anyone saying this fight does nothing for him is just scared of what could happen. It's a scary matchup forsure.
Yair vs Lopez apparently got cancelled and the new main event of that card is Moreno vs erceg. I think that fight fell apart because Volk is fighting Lopez for an interim title in Miami. Then, they would book Topuria vs makhachev
It would be hilarious if Islam KOs him. But I just feel like Islam is going to be too much for him grappling wise. Dude's strength is godly. Easy takedown, easy submission!
A lot of fans now are diminishing islam resume because he beat a featherweight Twice , which is crazy because it was the fucking number one pound for pound , and now people say ilia is going to beat him, and then when islam is gonna win people will start doing it again, just because of hate
What hurt Islam was fighting volk on short notice. We all saw the 1st fight which should of been a draw. Islam wanted the Money. He should of fought the back up fighter in Gamrot but volk was the bigger name and money fight. Had he beat volk with a camp his reputation would of sky rocketed even more. Has nothing to do with volk being a featherweight.
@ JOHN-zl5kw Topuria needs to defend his own title first. Stop talking about respect for the sport when you want to give a free double champ chance to Topuria without he has done half the work which Islam already did.
The only reason I don’t want to see this fight is because it’s lose lose for Islam. If he wins everyone’s gonna say he beat another fw, if he loses they’ll say he’s overrated because he lost to a fw. I would however be okay with it if ilia beats a contender at 155 first.
@@ljw758 it’s playing out very similarly to the build to the first volk fight. It was the pfp#1 and pfp #2 fighting and people thought that volk would be the one to beat Islam. People then tried to discredit Islam by claiming robbery and saying he only defended against a fw.
All I know is Topuria does not deserve the fight. This guy needs atleast 3 title defenses before he moves. Have an active 2025 with two more defenses then he should move but before that is just pure delusion and setting a wrong precedent. Also Arman deserves a rematch. Oliveira rematch with Makhachev is also not fully deserved when he is on one fight win against chandler.
I dissagre, especially comparing both of them currently. When’s the last time Justin flatlined someone like how illia flattened volk and max? He’s always been a TKO guy
@ I see where you’re coming from but when gaethje does ko someone it’s rarely like a super clean shot he can catch you with a slapping hook or something like that when ilia lands it’s perfect technique with perfect shot placement he doesn’t just ko people with slapping hooks If gaethje is able to get those kos with significantly worse technique I would say he makes up for it with power
@@gamergamer7508 he did ko poirier 2 fights ago and he dropped max with a cuffing hook to the side of the head ilia could hit harder and it is close but almost every time gaethje connects does connect cleanly with his right hand it either stuns or wobbles his opponent even though his technique isn’t the best Ilia lands way more technical shots and doesn’t just rely on raw power like gaethje seems to
No way I just heard Lucas say Islam beating toporia does a lot for his legacy than moving up and fighting shavkat or Bilal for a double champ status, brother you must be high or something.
shavkat holds cans against the fence belal has 1 finish.. and their will be 0 build up to those fights no trash talk or nothing because shavkat cant speak english and belal is his friend
Ilia is too small for Islam tbh, I don’t see him holding off Islam’s wrestling. Ilia’s only chance is on the feet with a crazy ko like volk. I don’t think Islam is gonna be dumb enough to try to stand with Ilia for very long
@ bigger by like 1 inch? In the cage volk didn’t look smaller than ilia, they looked the same size. Islam is naturally the bigger guy regardless of what weight ilia cuts down. In the cage, Islam will be noticeably bigger than ilia.
@ Ilia's bigger than Volk weighted more than Volk and Islam wouldn't be noticeably bigger. Islam ain't big 155. He was smaller former 145 Moicano and struggled with Volk and Poirier
@ the difference between Islam and volk, would be the same as Islam and ilia. They both have to weigh in 155, they’re both max gonna put on like 20-30 lbs. So weight doesn’t matter, in the cage ilia’s still gonna be the smaller guy. Islam is noticeably taller and a bigger guy than ilia. On fight night, ilia weighed 1lb more than volk, that and the inch in height are barely a difference.
Dana knows what he's doing. He sees money signs to where he start building up more of this Dagestan vs Georgian fighters. He saw what happened with Merab and Umar. That would have been a good fight to save as the title fight co main for Islam vs Ilia lol. But yeah hardcore Dagestan fanboys are shivering in their boots right now
I think this match will be rushed for nothing right now. The fight will be huge if Islam beats one-two guys in LW and wins the WW belt and Topuria manages to become the FW goat and beat a Charles Oliveira etc. The stakes will be way higher with these two versions of the fighters. Will be the battle for the GOAT of the sport at that point❤❤❤
Bruh ppl literally try to clown Islam everyday for beating 45ers stop pushing this stupid matchup then if Islam wins I gotta hear “he beat another fw yadda yadda yadda” it’s a built in excuse and Islam doesn’t gain as much if he just fights someone up a weight class and why should Islam even give another chance for a 45er to challenge his belt when they can’t offer theirs he already gave volk a chance why should he give another fw a chance when he hasn’t fought for a second belt
it just isnt right, illia has 1 defense while islam has 4 defenses and the ufc isnt giving him a chance at middle weight, say what you will about his chances in middle weight but the man has earned it thoroughly. now imagine if illia wins against islam and he pulls the "no body deserves to fight me" bull shit BUT IN 2 WEIGHT CLASSES THIS TIME. fuck that shit, earn your shots like the rest of them, even if you dont think islam should fight for the middle weight belt it still isnt right for illia to fight islam. but i do agree that its probably the biggest fight the ufc can make right now.
@ ilia fight is pointless lose lose situation for Islam he wins oh he just bullying featherweights he loses he lost to a featherweight ilia have 1 title defence he needs to defend more or vacate the belt and fight contenders in lightweight
0:37 I think the “special” thing for Makhachev could be the introduction of a new 165lb division to bridge the gap between light weight and welterweight (also making welter weight 175)
People saying it does nothing for Islam just want him to be the goat in the easiest way possible, the real mma fans want to see the fight and know it would be in the top 3 best mma fights of all time.
I don't like islam or ilia but it's ridiculous if you think islam is scared of ilia. Ilia has no chance with islam, he's much bigger than the guys ilia fights.He'll eat those shots and he has decent striking to keep up with ilia. The wrestling will be too much for ilia, islam is way stronger. It's crazy cuz i really don't like islam but here i am defending him. That's how delusional ilia is tho and his fans who think he has a shot to beat islam
Why are you after Ilia's career and pushing him in fighting Islam. He will be beaten up so much that his confidence will be lost. Now, Islam has passed the period to loose against a much smaller fighter. If this happens, never say that he was Feather Weight.
No way he's 2 wins away from passing Jones. The glaze is unreal. PS: I think we need more build up to that fight. Have Islam fight a 55er and Ilia defend Vs Lopes/Evloev and then we can build that fight up better
@@mksgamingclan9520 If you don't consider Jones in your goat conversations ( which is understandable with all the PEDs) then yeah he might be the goat with 2 wins. But if you consider Jones as the goat, he needs way more than 2 wins imo
I mean he ain’t fail every drug test like jones and is fighting better skilled fighters and is doing it by knocking them out instead of decisioning old middleweights who moved up then beating a old stipe and Cyril gane who got out wrestled by Francis with no kneees his legacy overrated
I’m a Makhachev fan and I can confidently say I am in fact aware ilia could knock him out if they fight so I’m trying to avoid that fight by saying “if he beats him they’ll say he beat another featherweight” to pretend I’m not scared 😂
Either way, you only talking for yourself and you May very well be a coward. But Islams fans are generally not like you. When Islam fought Volk, he was P4P nr. 1. Not like Topuria now who is not even in top 3.
i don't think theres a single grappler at FW that even compares to how dominant of a grappler Islam is, mixed in with his clinch game and standup. I think Ilia has a chance, but Islam beat Volk twice, Poirier with Staph, PRIME charles oliveria, and Hooker in a minute who is now on a win streak. Ilia is small for 155, and Islam is HUGE for 155, that only benefits Islam.
If Islam beats ilia literally EVERYONE will say Islam only beats 145ers. They literally did it with volk who was p4p #1. Islam should fight arman or move up. Beating ilia does nothing for him.
@@NobeovYeah it's a shame i feel like most real mma would realise how good of a win beating Ilia is regardless of being a featherweight but unfortunately real mma fans are heavily outweighed by the casuals
not scared they're done with brain dead fans discrediting every wins Islam gets Volk was the featherweight goat in their eyes until Islam win then he became a small guy and not that impressive even though Volk was heavier in the first fight I've seen some morons say that Dustin and Charles because they used to be 145ers lmao
@@EG-mw8kp Justin isn't the No1 contender and no one takes that BMF seriously Ilia should fight Islam if he succeeds in defending his title against movsar then lopes
@@WhiteCollar-n1t It's different because oliveira cleaned the lightweight division he already fought everyone except Islam who was ranked 4 The same thing happened for ilia he only fought josh Emmett
@@adelmetwally8379He was when he fought Holloway, because he just beat Poirier (also Lopes is before movsar, just by checking the ranking of the people they have fought)
Not sure if this is a troll? Illia whos he beaten? Sloppy seconds Volk? Oh he beat Holloway? Didnt Porier beat Holloway? Two names? Gets a chance at double belt for that? Islams given two opportunities and has been given none but has defended multiple times. Big disrespect to the p4p
@@foodb0i to the most elite competition? 💀 dont leave that out either also 5 and 10 in his last fights? you must be a casual because thats simply not true unless you count ilia himself..
@bluegrape1583 Islam has defended the lightweight belt the most of any champion in history, he has given two chances for featherweight champion to take his belt, he has the longest or second longest active winstreak in UFC atm He wants Welterweight or Middleweight opportunity for double champ and just defended his belt in lightweight so wouldnt be holding up the cleared out division to go chase more belts while they find new contenders. You're saying Ilia deserves the opportunity more because he has beaten Volk and Holloway? Off that merit alone? Disrespectful.
@@foodb0i belal won't fight islam.. ilia has beat the 2 featherweight goats and looks unbeatable imo if we don't get this fight now we will never get it at all because by than I'm sure islam will be at welterweight maybe fighting shavkat thats how i see it and if armans not getting the next shot (which i think is ridiculous) than why not ilia who else would it possibly be
*As a die hard Mak fan, its not "delusion," it just doesn't do much for Makhachev.* Mak has a community of very devoted butt hurt haters(for example, MMAFairy *cough, sorry I mean MMAGuru) who if he beats Ilia will just parrot "oh he beat a 145er." By some chance if he loses, even a really close fight, "Mak got exposed"(As they did with Umar) & "See he was never that good". Lets be intellectually honest for one min, Makhachev is held to such a higher & unfair standard. If you don't think so, consider if Porrier or Gaethje had Mak's body or work & think what kind of praise they'd be receiving. It would be round the clock & they wouldn't even get 1/10th the critiques Mak receives.
Does Makhachev NEED to fight Ilia? Absolutely NOT. He has earned his right to move up to WW. But, IF HE STAYS at 155, the Ilia Fight would be MASSIVE for his legacy.
people diminish victory over Volk yet you think they won't do it with a potential Toporio victory?
Isbum won’t get the chance to fight illa topuria after Arman Goatukyan is done with him
Is a huge fight regardless but, the average mma fan will claim he beat another “small guy” moving up
You know what else is MASSIVE
@@joshuaking7835 I've seen people claiming that Dustin and Oliveira are small guys because they're former 145ers lmao
Could be the biggest smirk-off in UFC history
Nobody has better smirk than Islam pfp
@@LB-eh7srThe glaze is crazy
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@@LB-eh7srna man Ilia’s cheeky smirk at volk when seeing him fight week for max holloway was different level bratha
@@LB-eh7sr I bring to you Shamil Gaziev menacing grin. That's a very real thing.
Flukas Glazy is someone I would go fishing with
I actually think he's not perfect, but he's a good guy
@@EG-mw8kp be mindful of those big meaty hooks he throws at fish
In his prime, Glazier landed 6 million significant strikes.
in my own personal research, not anything you'll hear from brainwashers like mma guru, flukas glazy is honestly a pretty good guy
@@FakeAndTrolledthat's too much, the international committee was there and they said it's 271 301 strikes
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This shit isn't funny
@scarfface4682 don't playa hate
@@scarfface4682 playa hataaa
yea these kind of comments are so old
Calm down I know it's unfunny as hell, was just first on the video so I decided to comment it
Listen kid Islam vs Ilia would be a badass fight
Have you done your homework
Yes
Lucas looking like the unc at the cookout these days
He converted to Islam, Mustache shaved and beard big
@@huthayfaainqawi4348 goated comment
With the "spicy" political takes
Is it unreasonable for Makhachev fans to want him to get his second belt instead of giving a third opportunity for a FW to be double champ?
But since Islam won’t fight Belal, why not make this legendary matchup while you still can?
Not when he doesn’t wanna fight belal
It is, but is because they are scared. Imagine saying he should move to Welter while his friend is the champion, crazy.
That’s his fault for not fighting bumlal
He should move down to featherweight. That way he becomes a double champ and gets the ilia fight
New drinking game: Take a shot every time Flukas Glazy say "Lighter mans skill"
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I KEEP SAYING WHY NOT DO AN ARMAN VS TOPURIA FIGHT !!! since dana says arman has to climb back, its a chance for both to prove they're worth a shot at 155
Ilia has already proven himself
Wtf is the P4P #1 fighter in the world supposed to do for the next 5 months though if Tsarukyan and Topuria fight each other? So Islam just sits on his ass wasting his prime for half of the year? Rematch someone who he already beat definitively? Give another low ranked guy a chance he doesn't deserve? There are no other interesting or competitive matchups to take for Islam besides Ilia or Arman, and if the UFC insists on punishing Arman for pulling out last minute then it's gotta be Topuria vs Makhachev next.
I agree do in the begining of march and then in International fight weeks or July 4 month later the winer against Islam as Khabib said Topuria needs a top LW victory to get a title shot with only 1 defense + if he beats Arman the hater would have nothing to say like oh Islam is taking another 145er , and even if usually Ilia takes time between fights , here he will not have the same weight cut issue as his coach is saying and even for Arman it's been a year he didn't fight , now he must feel the urge to do fights
@@ragingpotpie4487no ilia has not. He beat holloway. Thats not it. He beat Volk comming off 2 losses & a KO. Illia fans are projecting. They want to avoid lightweight threaths like Arman. They wanna avoid Featherweight threats like Evloev. But they want the Makhachev fight. I say do it. But i have a feeling that 70% of illia fans are just sour-connor fans wanting to hate on Makhachev. I have already seem the videos where its explained how makhachev has bad titledefences and people pull out (charles/arman). Facing Porier & Moicano instead. Conveniently downplaying Porier's quality.
@@ragingpotpie4487not at 155. Needs 2 more wins at 145 or should fight Arman for number one contender
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In his prime though
Lighter man skills = hitler
people forget mannn hitler in his prime was a marauder
people forget mann
We're not scared mate we're just tired of the "oh but he only beat a featherweight" talk. He beat volk twice but haters always try to diminish that.
And who gaf about that? It's about making the best fights, not caring about what Dana and casuals think. All the not dumb people now that Volk is the best Islam win
Islam dont want belal, so...
@@EG-mw8kp its abt legacy dumbass. there are more dumbasses then not dumb people who create the narratives. this win would objectively do very little for islam bc casuals love to spread narratives. blame the casuals not the islam fans.
@@EG-mw8kpnobody tryna hear that nonsense
@@LP-wm3ey The most intelligent Dagestani glazer:
Lucas is the only UFC fan I know who will unironically predict a fight off the smirk. AND HE GETS IT RIGHT!!!
14:27 is the real reason Flukas wants this fight. If Ilia moves up to fight Islam then Volk and Diego fight for the interim. He doesn’t want Ilia to sleep Volk again 😭 I’m on to you Flukas
No fear of ilia whatsoever, everyone downgraded his wins against featherweights including Dana, even though Volk was the p4p and had 4 title defenses, let’s compare ilia to Volk, ilia is 4th on p4p list, and he has one title defense, he wouldn’t lose his belt if he loses, whereas Islam would gain nothing from this fight. We would hear the same cries, he fought a featherweight, he’s a weight bully, Islam earned his chance to fight for the second belt, if ilia reaches Volk’s numbers, then you could argue.
But does beating a guy with 0 knockdowns who has publicly admitted islam is better than him in every aspect of mma really a compelling fight that the fans would rather see? No
@ get your facts straight, he did have tko wins, you never know who would win, maybe Shavkat and that’s the fight everyone would be interested in. Let ilia do his job in his weight division 3 or 4 defenses, and then move up, or just vacate the belt fight Arman or Charles before fighting Islam, I got no problem with that.
@@isa_ibn_Muhammed Yes he has standing tko wins but Belal doesn’t have a single knockdown in the UFC. And he’s booked to fight Shavkat next so Islam is gonna have to fight Charles or Topuria now that Arman isn’t allowed an immediate shot after pulling out
@ watch his fight with Gilbert, you gave Islam only two options, ilia and Charles, ilia got deserving contenders in his division waiting for their chance , don’t brush them off like they’re nothing.
If dana and UFC didnt acknowledge volks fight then how the F do you think isbum got p4p #1 ranking???🤡
The real question to me is if topurias groundgame is as good as everyone claims it to be
You can check it when he fought Bryce -Hitler- Mitchell. It's decent, like 7-8/10. Enough to not get mauled by Islam
Theres going to be a serious size difference too
@@ragingpotpie4487wouldn’t say serious but Islam is bigger. Not by a ton tho
@@doyouunderstandthis Maybe not weight difference if Ilia's coach said the truth but in term of height for sure
@@Welon9738 yeah crazy 3 inches difference, what an astronomous height advantage 🤣
If Islam fights Topuria & wins, Lucas Tracy makes a vid detailing how Islam's legacy cant be compared to other legends cuz most of his title defences r with FWs
I am an Islam Makachev fan..I been hearing these arguments of us fans trembling since the Olivera fight…it never gets old..the reason why I personally don’t want Islam to fight Toporia, because Islam haters will be one of the first people commenting if Islam wins about how Tuporia was too small for the division , he does not have the experience at 155 and waive off any credit for Islam winning..I rather see islam move up and get rewarded for his efforts.
@@Sheriff1977 very well said
So you ain’t watched the video huh? Where he addresses that exact point? Islam haters are few and far between too, hes one of the most popular fighters lmao
@ no you are right I didn’t watch it ..but his click bait title would be blamed for that…how you expect calling people cowards and then expect them to give you the respect to sit there and listen to your video?
Dude who cares what haters say facts are facts
@@Sheriff1977 neither the title or thumbnail calls anyone "cowards". people like you are why so many fans want these dagestan fighters to lose, y'all are so insecure about fighters who don't know you and are always so quick to "protect" their image. you literally just regurgitated the same point addressed in the video
When he beats Ilia, the same people who are jumping on the Ilia bandwagon will write off Islam's win by claiming he beat a featherweight.
When he beats??just like when all you dagestan fanboys taught umar was gonna run through merab 😂
@MrNiceGuy8922 don't compare Umar to Islam right now. Islam is on a 15 fight win streak hence a lot of fans put confidence in his ability. Of course MMA is a sport where anything can happen but the record and skillset of a fighter demand respect which unfortunately some do not give Islam enough of.
So you think beating one of the scrub contenders at lightweight who can't grapple is better for his resume?
@@BrunnerCoWhat are you even on about? You're laying down a statement like fighting a scrub lightweight is the only alternative Islam has. Islam can rematch Arman or Oliveira and I don't think either are scrubs. He could also move up to welterweight if Shavkat beats belal. There are options and don't just act like fighting Topuria is the only way forward.
Just shut up man @@MrNiceGuy8922
Makhachev vs Topuria at a sold out Bernabeu with 90 000 fans present would be bigger than anything else Islam could ever do.
Illia dont deserve shit to fight for the lightweight belt against pfp1# in his Hometown😂
Why would a contender fight homecourt
@@Paty1-k4t Islam has said that he's all for it iirc, and besides, if you're Islam, which one should you pick, Does Topuria deserve it, or what benefits Islam the most
@@dcv6240 i think islam dont care about where he fights, he fought in australia vs volk, in america, in dubai
@ Volkanovski did
0:00 Dagestan beard starts growing
19:06 Dagestan beard still growing
Islam beat a prime Volk twice and everyone including the 'experts' are still bitching about Islam's two title defences being against a featherweight. Beating Ilia does nothing for Islam. He needs to go up to 170.
But does beating a guy with 0 knockdowns who has publicly admitted islam is better than him in every aspect of mma really a compelling fight that the fans would rather see? No
He beat Volk the 1st time in a very close fight and in the second Volk basically wasn't the same (unlike what dead-brain Islam fanboys will say, Ilia beat undefeated Volk at 145 and the first person to KO Max. Islam's resume is overrated
@@-Ice_Cold- at 145, bald and knocked out cold on his last fight.
@@mvttzyes. After five years what will stay in people’s memory is that Islam moved to WW and beat the WW champion. Ilia has hype now but we don’t know what will happen with his career. And beating WW champ at WW >>>> beating yet another FW champ at LW.
@@-Ice_Cold-0/10 rage bait
Ilia hasnt earned it wtf is everyone on about, he has 1 title defense. If any other champion does this we shit on them but the ilia glaze is rampant rn
The formality's bro😒
Yep agreed. Discount Conor Mcgregor hasn't earned shit.
He literally slept the 2 featherweight goats
@@KhabibsJacuzziright? It would be like if someone slept prime Jon jones and prime DC back to back and then someone said “he hasn’t done anything to prove himself”
@AaronRevord you're missing the point entirely, it's not about who's done what. It's about division state. Volk, izzy, DC, and cejudo both got their shots because they had cleaned out their division, therefore they had no more contenders.
Ilia has not cleaned out his division. In fact there are more than 4 matchups I can think of. Evloev, Lopes, Yair, Volk rematch. It doesn't matter if we think Ilia can win them or not, what matters is that there ARE contenders for him to face. Therefore it makes 0 sense for him to try for double champ status.
Furthermore, even if someone did chin prime DC and prime Jones they still wouldn't be given a chance to get double champ status either because they still haven't cleared out lhw which had contenders. (It's worth noting that volk was coming off a really bad ko loss when he fought ilia to Islam barely 3 months earlier)
If ilia gets 2 more title defense we'll talk, but islam doesn't need it. Islam has more than earned his right to challenge for a 2nd belt far more than Ilia has.
Based bro.Some Islam fans and Islam haters are pissing me off saying this fight wouldnt affect islams legacy
The "fought featherweights" narrative was started by Islam haters. Blame them.
“Based”🤓
you would be the first person to say his legacy is filled with featherweights and dosent count LMAO, he has nothing to gain
@@Divinemakyr it is annoying to hear that take but i just can't take them serious. I think most MMA Fans respect the volk win more than any other win aside from the oliveira one but that's it
Dagis have the most delusional fans.
Bro so mad Islam started the downfall for volk and want to act like a Islam “fan “ lol 😂😂😂 bro want Islam to get slept to fell good about it
Wouldnt you be mad too if you were named Tracy?
nah 1 title defense isn't enough for FW. his division has serious contender. this is not LHW.
Serious contender had 8months and still fumbled the weightcut
just say you're a scared lil Islam fan and wants him to fight bum Justin
@ no.I just don't wanna see haters say he beats FW again.
@ I'm talking about Ilia. There is Volk rematch and Movsar/Lopes.
Who? fckin evloev? really? you want to miss out on one of the biggest fights in the history cause, Topuria didn't knock out evloev yet? bruv just be real at this point
I'm a Makhachev fan, and I want him to break Silva's record and become the GOAT. I hate the thought of him fighting Ilia man, that MF is scary + Everyone would say: " He foUghT a fEaTheRwEiGhT" if he was to win, and if he lost, then Boy Oh Boy 😂😂 They having a holiday 😂
Silvas record is cursed bro. He will lose with 1 fight left
Title defenses. You don't get goat status by beating cans and a few top people. 😂
@@Jay-u2p4w this is exactly why illia is a bad fight becouse people like you will say he wins against a nobody a featherweight
He's not a nobody. He's a dang fw. Should he fight a bantam weight next? 😂
@@Jay-u2p4w If Islam win, you will: "he beat a FW"
Remember the Olivieria cope from this guy after the Makhachev fight? It will be the same thing with Topuria. 🤣
How is Topuria even comparable with Oliveira? That makes no sense 😭
@@EG-mw8kp The point is, Flukas glazed all over Charles before the Makhachev fight and coped hard after the fight. I can see the same thing happening here with Ilia if he loses.
@@yeyo1990The point is, how "it will be the same thing with Topuria"????
The ilia fight is a pointless fight lose lose situation for Islam
@ Because Islam will smoke Topuria, that's why. Ilia's only path to victory is through a fluke KO. Ilia will not be walking down Islam like he did with zero ground game Holloway. One takedown by Islam and it's bye, bye Ilia. Ilia's ground game is nowhere near Islam's. Islam will make it look easy.
lighter man skill glaze starts 0:00 and ends at 19:06
🗣️I believe in Topuria 🗣️
🗣️I believe in Topuria🗣️
Fightfairy is back doing lives before you lil bro
FightFairy, mmaMaddie and mintyBets >>>>>>> Flukas Glazy
@@EG-mw8kpitp mma and Lucas are infinitely better
@@jahoto818It was a joke old man stipy 😭
2:05 Yes, it does nothing for Makhachev. Ilia is still a featherweight and Islam haters already disrespect him for taking the Volk fight.
How is Ilia special for Islam. This is no gain for Islam.
He suggests more than beating Porier and Gaethje with no wrestling skills.
He’s undefeated, chemp, hyped, of knock out power, can wrestle.
You mean Ilia is not special?
Volk was a bigger name, higher on P4P rankings and we heard what happened when he beat him. So Topuria would give nothing more to Islams resume.
He is undefeated, beat two guys in the top 10 all time.
I don’t think it’s fair to keep giving Islam rematches and featherweights when he wants fresh match ups and double champ status. So Topuria gets a shot at the LW title and p4p1 for what?
When you gonna talk about the Luka trade on your basketball channel?
Ilia will do nothing for Makhachev's legacy. Before the fight, the haters will call it the greatest fight in history and whatnot. After he wins, he just beat yet another FW because he is 'ducking' LWs. You know this is what will happen.
He needs to go for the WW title, fuck Belal, he's just part of Khabibs camp to diplomatically avoid the Makhachev fight. That's the only legit threat to Belal there. Islam can be a dominant champ in WW now. Talent pool isn't as stacked as LW.
0:01 Merab cheesy smile glaze starts
19:06 Merab cheesy smile glaze ends
not funny
Imagine if Pereira skipped Ankalaev to fight Tom Aspinall at HW the outrage would be insane, that is the same situation with Ilia and Makhachev. Ilia has volk, lopes, evloev as contenders still in his divsion. Ilia has 1 title defense and simply just doesn't deserve to move up. Islam also has Arman or Charles to deal with at LW or a WW title fight. This fight makes no sense in any way whatsoever. The only people pushing for this fight are Ilia super fans or Islam haters. It's a lose lose for Islam but a win win for Ilia. I usually like your takes Lucas but this one is just terrible.
Exactly... I don't understand all this fuss about Ilia. It seems like he some kind of invincible god just because he knocked out Max (a guy who Islam would probably beat comfortably too).
He's a champion who defended his belt only once and needs to keep defending his belt, it's that simple. If he really wants to move up to lightweight now, ok, then he needs to vacate his belt, so that the featherweight division doesn't get stuck and guys like Evloev and Lopes don't have their careers affected, and fight a contender in lightweight. Him going up as a champion with one belt defense to fight for the belt of a champion with four defenses doesn't make any sense, and a title fight shouldn't happen just because some delusional fans want to see it so badly... it has to make sense
That makes no sense, it would be like they wanted Pereira to fight Jiri again, like the ufc wants Volk to fight Topuria again. So if it's between fighting Aspinall or fighting Jiri again, I would totally prefer Aspinall
Arman has dropped out of the Islam matchup twice. Just saying
i can smell the sh**
brother why do people cry about this shit, nobody you listed is beating illia just let him move up thats a 5000x better fight to make
Illia has defended his belt one time, that's it! He needs to defend his belt a couple more times before he goes up to 155!
Dana is working out a deal that is much bigger than the Islam vs Illia fight - Whom ever is the winner of the UFC 312 middle weight title will fight Islam!
If Islam fights Illia, he will obliterate Illia on the ground, and submit him.
Islam doesn't need to fight Illia for his legacy...he needs to fight Gaethje and or Max Holloway!
Illia vs Makachev is like Conor vs Khabib, except Conor has world class wrestling and Khabib has world class striking. Honestly would be one of the best fights of all time. Illia and Islam would both beat Khabib and Conor think about it.
Of course I mean prime beats prime
no they wouldn't
@@clkgtr12 yes they would
And khabib has a weak chin in this case
@@iggybrando3636 lol UFC fans are so dumb, Islam got knocked out once 10 years ago, he’s taken shots from Poirier, Volk and Charles bros gotta chin tf you on
Man everyone crapped on him for volk and if he beats Toporia they’ll say the same thing yes I said if.
As an Islam fan, I want him to be the goat but Ilia does get me nervous, he’s just so damn good on the feet and his power is incredible, if they fight I would pray that Islam takes it to the ground immediately
Ilia has to vacate his belt and fight another lightweight first, 1 title defence isnt enough
If you are a Makhachev fan you want what’s best for him. Ilia would be the most dangerous fight for him but not the overall best for his legacy. Double champ status is what’s best for him and his legacy.
I agree with double champ status being better for his legacy but this Topuria fight is one of the most exciting fight since McGregor vs Khabib so I wouldn't want to miss out on it.
@@lucastracymma8764 yeah, we know its the most exciting fight and arguably the most challenging depending on how you look at the Arman match up, Islam is my favorite fighter but idk if he's going to be active enough to fight topuria, arman, and then go to 170 to cement his legacy. IMO ilia is the scariest fight for ISLAM and will really put him as goat for me, but not everyone else. imagine ilia loses to islam and then goes back to 145 and has a volk like reign only to go back up to 155 after islam is gone and become double champ, that would be the best aged win of all time. We can only dream tho
hummy999 ilia is not the scariest.. even I'm not scared of him.
Islam is my favorite fighter of all time and I can confidently say anyone saying this fight does nothing for him is just scared of what could happen. It's a scary matchup forsure.
Yair vs Lopez apparently got cancelled and the new main event of that card is Moreno vs erceg. I think that fight fell apart because Volk is fighting Lopez for an interim title in Miami. Then, they would book Topuria vs makhachev
It would be hilarious if Islam KOs him. But I just feel like Islam is going to be too much for him grappling wise. Dude's strength is godly. Easy takedown, easy submission!
A lot of fans now are diminishing islam resume because he beat a featherweight Twice , which is crazy because it was the fucking number one pound for pound , and now people say ilia is going to beat him, and then when islam is gonna win people will start doing it again, just because of hate
Islam is in the goat conversation thanks to Volk and Charles
People saying he beats featherweight know nothing about the sport
What hurt Islam was fighting volk on short notice. We all saw the 1st fight which should of been a draw. Islam wanted the Money. He should of fought the back up fighter in Gamrot but volk was the bigger name and money fight. Had he beat volk with a camp his reputation would of sky rocketed even more. Has nothing to do with volk being a featherweight.
@ Nah, it wasn’t a draw, Islam clearly won round 1,2,4
No , not true, he actualy gets credit for beating Volk
I’m an Islam fan and I wanna see him fight Ilia. It would be an amazing fight
Thank you.
Finally an Islam fan with some sense and respect for the sport.
As a fan of MMA we all just want to see the best vs the best.
Thank you.. it will be a great fight..
@ JOHN-zl5kw
Topuria needs to defend his own title first. Stop talking about respect for the sport when you want to give a free double champ chance to Topuria without he has done half the work which Islam already did.
@@mitnrkan9061to be fair, he did sleep the 2 featherweight goats
Lol, people loudly say moicano gonna dethroned him. Every single time.😂
No views in 10 seconds bro fell off
bro ur so funny I forgot to laugh
People that post these comments are the lamest dudes on the internet
New way of saying "first🤓"
You're such an npc
Looks like I got some casuals mad 🫣
Illia needs to earn that fight with defenses
The only reason I don’t want to see this fight is because it’s lose lose for Islam. If he wins everyone’s gonna say he beat another fw, if he loses they’ll say he’s overrated because he lost to a fw. I would however be okay with it if ilia beats a contender at 155 first.
All the best lightweights are former featherweights except for Islam and khabib lmao
@ exactly, I’m not saying the argument of volk and ilia being fw makes sense to try and discredit Islam. I think the volk 1 win is his best win
bro who is saying this??? I swear you guys are just making this shit up now
@@ljw758 it’s playing out very similarly to the build to the first volk fight. It was the pfp#1 and pfp #2 fighting and people thought that volk would be the one to beat Islam. People then tried to discredit Islam by claiming robbery and saying he only defended against a fw.
All I know is Topuria does not deserve the fight. This guy needs atleast 3 title defenses before he moves.
Have an active 2025 with two more defenses then he should move but before that is just pure delusion and setting a wrong precedent.
Also Arman deserves a rematch. Oliveira rematch with Makhachev is also not fully deserved when he is on one fight win against chandler.
Gaethje probably hits harder but his ko ability is no where near ilia’s because of ilia’s skill
I dissagre, especially comparing both of them currently. When’s the last time Justin flatlined someone like how illia flattened volk and max? He’s always been a TKO guy
@@gamergamer7508 UFC 291
@ I see where you’re coming from but when gaethje does ko someone it’s rarely like a super clean shot he can catch you with a slapping hook or something like that when ilia lands it’s perfect technique with perfect shot placement he doesn’t just ko people with slapping hooks
If gaethje is able to get those kos with significantly worse technique I would say he makes up for it with power
@rayyanmohammed haha yeah that’s almost like 20 ufc cards ago that’s kinda my point
@@gamergamer7508 he did ko poirier 2 fights ago and he dropped max with a cuffing hook to the side of the head ilia could hit harder and it is close but almost every time gaethje connects does connect cleanly with his right hand it either stuns or wobbles his opponent even though his technique isn’t the best
Ilia lands way more technical shots and doesn’t just rely on raw power like gaethje seems to
No way I just heard Lucas say Islam beating toporia does a lot for his legacy than moving up and fighting shavkat or Bilal for a double champ status, brother you must be high or something.
shavkat holds cans against the fence belal has 1 finish.. and their will be 0 build up to those fights no trash talk or nothing because shavkat cant speak english and belal is his friend
lets be real if Islam beats Illya they will say he beat another smaller guy. Islam should go to WW and fight the champ if Belal loses
I think most people are coming around to the fact that featherweights are insanely tough challenges
@@Kahleeb. Until they lose and then diminishing Islam win against them by saying:" he is big and beat smaller opponents, so impressive lmao "
Chad Mendes and ESPECIALLY Frankie Edgar wipe the floor with Topuria
Ilia is too small for Islam tbh, I don’t see him holding off Islam’s wrestling. Ilia’s only chance is on the feet with a crazy ko like volk. I don’t think Islam is gonna be dumb enough to try to stand with Ilia for very long
Ilia is the same height as Arman, he's not small
Ilia's bigger than Volk, weighs more than Islam per his coach. Islam a few inches taller
@ bigger by like 1 inch? In the cage volk didn’t look smaller than ilia, they looked the same size. Islam is naturally the bigger guy regardless of what weight ilia cuts down. In the cage, Islam will be noticeably bigger than ilia.
@ Ilia's bigger than Volk weighted more than Volk and Islam wouldn't be noticeably bigger. Islam ain't big 155. He was smaller former 145 Moicano and struggled with Volk and Poirier
@ the difference between Islam and volk, would be the same as Islam and ilia. They both have to weigh in 155, they’re both max gonna put on like 20-30 lbs. So weight doesn’t matter, in the cage ilia’s still gonna be the smaller guy. Islam is noticeably taller and a bigger guy than ilia. On fight night, ilia weighed 1lb more than volk, that and the inch in height are barely a difference.
Here we go 😂😂😂 revisionist history from peaches and cream vile.
After Islam wins “he only fights featherweights”
If they fight, they have to fight at 165 let’s go, Islam beats easy!
I am a huge makhachev fan and I really wanna see him fight Ilia Topuria because I think Islam can beat him tbh
On the ground maybe on the feet he’ll nag
Lucas looks like hes truckermaxxing rn
There is no way islam fights at UFC314. Thats literally 12 days from Ramadan. He isnt fighting anyone with a 12 day training camp.
Dana knows what he's doing. He sees money signs to where he start building up more of this Dagestan vs Georgian fighters. He saw what happened with Merab and Umar. That would have been a good fight to save as the title fight co main for Islam vs Ilia lol. But yeah hardcore Dagestan fanboys are shivering in their boots right now
Congrats to volkanovski for winning the rematch and destroying this whole idea 🙏🏼
I think this match will be rushed for nothing right now.
The fight will be huge if Islam beats one-two guys in LW and wins the WW belt and Topuria manages to become the FW goat and beat a Charles Oliveira etc.
The stakes will be way higher with these two versions of the fighters. Will be the battle for the GOAT of the sport at that point❤❤❤
makhachev fans have ptsd from salty volk fans saying “he only beats featherweights”
Watching the diehard dagi fans recently have been very interesting to say the least
Bruh ppl literally try to clown Islam everyday for beating 45ers stop pushing this stupid matchup then if Islam wins I gotta hear “he beat another fw yadda yadda yadda” it’s a built in excuse and Islam doesn’t gain as much if he just fights someone up a weight class and why should Islam even give another chance for a 45er to challenge his belt when they can’t offer theirs he already gave volk a chance why should he give another fw a chance when he hasn’t fought for a second belt
it just isnt right, illia has 1 defense while islam has 4 defenses and the ufc isnt giving him a chance at middle weight, say what you will about his chances in middle weight but the man has earned it thoroughly. now imagine if illia wins against islam and he pulls the "no body deserves to fight me" bull shit BUT IN 2 WEIGHT CLASSES THIS TIME. fuck that shit, earn your shots like the rest of them, even if you dont think islam should fight for the middle weight belt it still isnt right for illia to fight islam. but i do agree that its probably the biggest fight the ufc can make right now.
Quality over quantity casual
Let's see Illia vs Movsar first
Ilia vs Islam is the only plausible fight for either fighter I am excited for
Superfight for the casuals
@@od3246For the hardcores, the casuals wants Islam vs Charles 2
@ ilia fight is pointless lose lose situation for Islam he wins oh he just bullying featherweights he loses he lost to a featherweight ilia have 1 title defence he needs to defend more or vacate the belt and fight contenders in lightweight
@@od3246 Casual mentality
0:37 I think the “special” thing for Makhachev could be the introduction of a new 165lb division to bridge the gap between light weight and welterweight (also making welter weight 175)
People saying it does nothing for Islam just want him to be the goat in the easiest way possible, the real mma fans want to see the fight and know it would be in the top 3 best mma fights of all time.
I don't like islam or ilia but it's ridiculous if you think islam is scared of ilia. Ilia has no chance with islam, he's much bigger than the guys ilia fights.He'll eat those shots and he has decent striking to keep up with ilia. The wrestling will be too much for ilia, islam is way stronger. It's crazy cuz i really don't like islam but here i am defending him. That's how delusional ilia is tho and his fans who think he has a shot to beat islam
This is a hot take but Arman beats illia
I love that matchup but it is a lose lose for Islam because if he beats Tuporia, everyone will discredit him because Tuporia is a 145er
Makhachev Vs Topuria is the highest level fight u can make in UFC.. Jones Vs Aspinall is a close 2nd
Jones vs Aspinall never happens
Jones vs aspinal isn’t top 5 fight in the ufc lmao
@@Seruna9 name 5 better fights, not counting Makhachev Vs Topuria
Toporia went for takedowns against Holloway. If he tries that he will get finished quick lol😅😂
Illia would get destroyed
Casual
@@zackwentworth6968 how? Easy 1 rd dub for Islam
He would send your boy makhachev to shadow realm
@@Mockracy 🤣🤣🤣 Oml Islam couldn’t even finish Dustin till the 5th round
Why are you after Ilia's career and pushing him in fighting Islam. He will be beaten up so much that his confidence will be lost. Now, Islam has passed the period to loose against a much smaller fighter. If this happens, never say that he was Feather Weight.
Babe wake up, Mohammad Lucas Glazyov uploaded.
Nobody wants to hear you wake up your boyfriend.
Fuck it let’s see the fight. More greatness to be made.
No way he's 2 wins away from passing Jones. The glaze is unreal.
PS: I think we need more build up to that fight. Have Islam fight a 55er and Ilia defend Vs Lopes/Evloev and then we can build that fight up better
A win over ilia and arman would arguably make him the goat but if he moved up and got the ww title he should 100% be the goat
@@mksgamingclan9520 If you don't consider Jones in your goat conversations ( which is understandable with all the PEDs) then yeah he might be the goat with 2 wins. But if you consider Jones as the goat, he needs way more than 2 wins imo
I mean he ain’t fail every drug test like jones and is fighting better skilled fighters and is doing it by knocking them out instead of decisioning old middleweights who moved up then beating a old stipe and Cyril gane who got out wrestled by Francis with no kneees his legacy overrated
What has Jones done let's be real
Jones’ title run has so many flaws that I feel like anyone that has a resume that’s even close to comparable to jones should be considered the goat.
14:27 if there should be interim champ it should be Movsar vs Volk not Lopes.
as a fan of both islam and ilia (my top 2 favs), i am TERRIFIED for islam😭
I’m terrified for Ilia for me
@VolkaTheGoat same. He doesn't stand a chance against islam. I don't want him to lose his undefeated status
Makachev vs Topuria and Jones vs Aspinall are the biggest fights the UFC could make right now. Hope they actually happen.
I’m a Makhachev fan and I can confidently say I am in fact aware ilia could knock him out if they fight so I’m trying to avoid that fight by saying “if he beats him they’ll say he beat another featherweight” to pretend I’m not scared 😂
Stop lying
Either way, you only talking for yourself and you May very well be a coward. But Islams fans are generally not like you.
When Islam fought Volk, he was P4P nr. 1. Not like Topuria now who is not even in top 3.
LOL - what a clown you are - they said the same thing during Volk fight. Volk is so "dangerous". blah blah blah .. We shall see.
The only thing that shines through with Lucas' obsession with "lighter man skill" is his small man complex
i don't think theres a single grappler at FW that even compares to how dominant of a grappler Islam is, mixed in with his clinch game and standup. I think Ilia has a chance, but Islam beat Volk twice, Poirier with Staph, PRIME charles oliveria, and Hooker in a minute who is now on a win streak. Ilia is small for 155, and Islam is HUGE for 155, that only benefits Islam.
before people mention ilias win over mitchell, mitchell would be tapped out by islam as fast as moicano with a full training camp behind him.
The Ilia being small is funny cause Arman is the same height as him
Topuria is not small for FW, he is wide and cuts a lot of weight
@@EG-mw8kp and o'malley is taller. Height doesn't mean shit
@rayyanmohammed Yeah, you're exactly making my point. If OMalley goes up (As he should) it would make sense.
He is not surpase GSP and his last fight is literally a defense free for him 😂😂😂😂😂
If Islam beats ilia literally EVERYONE will say Islam only beats 145ers. They literally did it with volk who was p4p #1. Islam should fight arman or move up. Beating ilia does nothing for him.
Bro people who aren’t casuals know that volk and topiria would be his best wins
@@NobeovYeah it's a shame i feel like most real mma would realise how good of a win beating Ilia is regardless of being a featherweight but unfortunately real mma fans are heavily outweighed by the casuals
@@Nobeovhardcore fans are the minority
@@Nobeov Sadly Casual are louder and the only way for Islam to shut them up is winning against a WW champ or MW champ.
Not a FW champ lol
Ilia should've been second P4P. Beating Ilia would do a lot for Islam's overrated legacy. But he's scared as shit of Ilia
he keeps saying lighter man skills still most of the people who move up doesn't win the championship they fail
not scared they're done with brain dead fans discrediting every wins Islam gets
Volk was the featherweight goat in their eyes until Islam win then he became a small guy and not that impressive even though Volk was heavier in the first fight
I've seen some morons say that Dustin and Charles because they used to be 145ers lmao
It's not about islam
Ilia doesn't deserve to fight islam
He has only 1 defence against max Holloway he needs at least 3 title defences
He beat Max and Max beat the no1 contender in lightweight
Whom Islam fought before title fight against Oliveira?!
Maybe only Hooker who wasn’t even top 5 then.
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Justin isn't the No1 contender and no one takes that BMF seriously
Ilia should fight Islam if he succeeds in defending his title against movsar then lopes
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It's different because oliveira cleaned the lightweight division he already fought everyone except Islam who was ranked 4
The same thing happened for ilia he only fought josh Emmett
@@adelmetwally8379He was when he fought Holloway, because he just beat Poirier (also Lopes is before movsar, just by checking the ranking of the people they have fought)
Let topuria fight with movsar. You will see the results.
God the thought of Islam being out cold by toptoro is simultaneously the worst and most exciting thing to imagine
Just shatafaka
Not sure if this is a troll? Illia whos he beaten? Sloppy seconds Volk?
Oh he beat Holloway? Didnt Porier beat Holloway?
Two names? Gets a chance at double belt for that? Islams given two opportunities and has been given none but has defended multiple times.
Big disrespect to the p4p
he koed holloway dont leave that out 💀
@bluegrape1583 is that the same Holloway who had 5 losses in his last 10 fights?
@@foodb0i to the most elite competition? 💀 dont leave that out either also 5 and 10 in his last fights? you must be a casual because thats simply not true unless you count ilia himself..
@bluegrape1583 Islam has defended the lightweight belt the most of any champion in history, he has given two chances for featherweight champion to take his belt, he has the longest or second longest active winstreak in UFC atm
He wants Welterweight or Middleweight opportunity for double champ and just defended his belt in lightweight so wouldnt be holding up the cleared out division to go chase more belts while they find new contenders.
You're saying Ilia deserves the opportunity more because he has beaten Volk and Holloway? Off that merit alone?
Disrespectful.
@@foodb0i belal won't fight islam.. ilia has beat the 2 featherweight goats and looks unbeatable imo if we don't get this fight now we will never get it at all because by than I'm sure islam will be at welterweight maybe fighting shavkat thats how i see it and if armans not getting the next shot (which i think is ridiculous) than why not ilia who else would it possibly be
*As a die hard Mak fan, its not "delusion," it just doesn't do much for Makhachev.*
Mak has a community of very devoted butt hurt haters(for example, MMAFairy *cough, sorry I mean MMAGuru) who if he beats Ilia will just parrot "oh he beat a 145er."
By some chance if he loses, even a really close fight, "Mak got exposed"(As they did with Umar) & "See he was never that good".
Lets be intellectually honest for one min, Makhachev is held to such a higher & unfair standard. If you don't think so, consider if Porrier or Gaethje had Mak's body or work & think what kind of praise they'd be receiving. It would be round the clock & they wouldn't even get 1/10th the critiques Mak receives.
Anyone else a fan of both guys? I really want this fight more than any other, even jones Aspinall