Head Movement for MMA! Fight Like Ilia Topuria (How To Land Ilia Tapuria's Best Combinations)

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Would you like to be able to fight like Ilia Topuria? Of course you would!
Ilia Topuria has a right hand like a cannon but a lot of things he does well are completely trainable. In this session with two of the MMA fighters I work with I got over some of the fundamental things Ilia does well to knock people out, avoid punishment, and stuff takedowns.
In this session we will look at how Topuria sets up his knockouts, the combiantions he throws, and his defensive movement. Ilia has said he's heavily inspired by Saul Canelo Alvarez and attempts to incorporate Canelos boxing style into his MMA game.
#iliatopuria #canelo #headmovement #mma #ufc #prostriking

[@prostriking]

In the video I'm working with amateur MMA Fighter Wez Tully and Professional Figter Tim Wilde (17w 4l signed to Bellator/PFL). Let me know if there are any other fighters in particular you'd like me to go over. You can also follow me via Patreon for extra breakdowns over there. Thanks, Pro Striking!

[@janismuller9592]

The training video was very very helpful. If you got more of those PLEASE upload.

[@motsy15]

Ilia is the first fighter I’ve seen in MMA that moves like a boxer and fights like a boxer ( a slugger )especially in the pocket. Most MMA guys that are called good boxers just throw a jab and move around a lot. Topuria moves his head off center continuously but they aren’t wild head movements. He’s not Bud Crawford, but he the best I’ve seen in the UFC by far. Maybe Max can take enough punches and out work ilia, but I doubt it.

[@ciaracet0716]

There's alot of good boxers in the UFC: you're acting like Ilia is doing something new

[@brandon-mo7by]

Ilia’s gonna take max down and sub him

[@ciaracet0716]

@@brandon-mo7by Good luck with that: Volkanovski had trouble trying to take Max down but you think Ilia can??

[@brandon-mo7by]

@@ciaracet0716 ilia was a Greco Roman national champion in Georgia and he’s got better subs than volk I think we can agree on that, I feel like he would starts with his boxing in the first two or three rounds and slowing mix in his wrestling as he gets tired from max’s pace

[@brandon-mo7by]

@@ciaracet0716 who know tho I could be completely wrong🤷‍♂️

[@tempacct5812]

Great breakdown as per the usual! 1. tick-tock the head 2. shoulder roll the opponent's punches 3. have a low base and and push against the takedowns

[@christophermorrison2626]

100% one of the best mma strikers right now

[@draco2xx]

volk is in trouble

[@MagicbattProductions]

Aged really well

[@deathangel273]

This became canon

[@Last_Chance.]

He'll be fine

[@Milkra]

Damn…

[@whitedaddyjesus5155]

Nailed it

[@hudsonvalleystrongdads3090]

This is really great details of his offense and defensive tactics 👍🏽

[@vantagepoint3563]

Awesome breakdown!

[@Kaizen671]

Super good breakdown

[@boza32321]

great video

[@ArmanKanonas]

Great work

[@boyd-hoek]

Great vid thx

[@luqmansonnyhalim9730]

Very good breakdown video.. Terima kasih

[@prostriking]

Thank you!

[@stare4539]

Amazing

[@teunvandalen7529]

Awesome

[@_Idonthaveaname]

Awesome video👍👍👍 I knew Ilia was gonna K.O Volk. It was literally a Conor moment without the 1st round K.O. His style is too good! 💯

[@kingspart9828]

i think the first point you're talking about is changing head slots

[@BoomDabba]

In boxing, it's called defensive frames

[@jsavage9134]

Footwork is a big part of Ilia’s game

[@ciaracet0716]

Smh... Its a big part of every fighters game...

[@jsavage9134]

@@ciaracet0716 wow that went right over your head didn’t it.

[@theo5414]

@@jsavage9134is he wrong?

[@jsavage9134]

@@theo5414 like I said ya’ll just don’t get what I’m saying? This video talks about his power, his boxing skill, the video does not one time talk about why he’s in position to throw his boxing combos, it’s not just as simple as having simple footwork, he’s got real boxing footwork not just flat mma footwork, kickboxing etc, it’s all different

[@theo5414]

@@jsavage9134 the dude just said that footwork is a big part of every fighters game which it is so I don't get what your problem is.

[@wesoy5595]

Great video. Next time can you add subtitles?

[@prostriking]

I can try, they just take so long! Is my accent hard to understand?

[@hayagreevveeru2945]

How would you implement this style in Muay Thai? I want to fight like this but I don’t want to get dominated by low kicks and clinch

[@josemeneses5173]

Probably not, you can move your head but you can’t rely on it the way topuria does

[@jasonke855]

for muay thai i would definitely watch petr yan more than topuria when it comes to good boxing

[@tonyfergusonisthetypeofguy142]

Petr yan and fiziev or alex pereira even tho he does kickboxing

[@Dmvgold1995]

Tbh his style is basically almost pure boxing…he doesn’t throw many kicks or knees in general. I don’t think it would be a good style for Muay Thai just based off that alone if you’re solely trying to base your style off of him. Keep in mind MMA striking and Muay Thai are more different than people realize. So while he could make it work in mma it probably wouldn’t be that optimal in Muay Thai. Where punches are scored way less than any other strike

[@xavierknight2263]

You would slip and lean backwards instead of forward, then circle out. MmaShredded has great videos on head movement in mma/Muay thai

[@DavidMartinez-ve8hi]

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[@smeshlocation2239]

Im 185cm with a 190cm reach who fights at lightweight. Would you recommend me this style of boxing? If not which "boxing style" would be good for mma for more rangier type of people that still would give a knockout treath and could be dangerous. Because I like to pressure my opponents instead of jabbing and moving

[@chriscapshaw3418]

Got into trouble using the shoulder role during sparring. Much success on avoiding right hands until kicks started coming right after the right. No more shoulder rolling when this happens or am I doing something wrong?

[@unneomexaenlacocina9380]

It's MMA me bro , you need to alternate stances not only pure boxing

[@unneomexaenlacocina9380]

Icee Mike have a video on blocking with this stance

[@chriscapshaw3418]

@@unneomexaenlacocina9380 That’s Ilia’s style tho, it is basically pure boxing. I want to know how was he able to get away with using the shoulder roll like that. Was it just the game plan for Josh Emmett?

[@lilmanq7746]

@@chriscapshaw3418his style is basically pure boxing but hes not staying like that the whole game, he changes his style the whole game

[@blackhoodie4170]

you cn shoulder roll and tilt back away from the kicks

[@lawrencedaos3481]

PRO STRIKING NO TERRIBLE MOVEMENT ILIA HAS IT DEFINITELY WILL GET ME KNOCK DA FUCK OUT

[@jocoolshow]

One question I have about head movement in mma is how to not get starched by those straight punches into same side head kick set ups Slipping into a kick with MMA gloves as your only defense could be fight ending

[@CrawlingNYourSkull1]

you cannot it's dangerous man, its risky 50-50

[@chriscapshaw3418]

Try using head movement at boxing range and sort of smother your head up close to your opponent when slipping

[@REALReefSide]

Slipping punches is dangerous in mma, kickboxing and Muay Thai. Pulling punches is often a better option as well as catching and parrying.

[@christophermorrison2626]

@@REALReefSidein mma because the striking distance is alot longer and footwork is alot more active in mma striking getting head kicked is less likely to happen compared to Thai or k1 but it’s still a threat but not as big.

[@christophermorrison2626]

I’d suggest watching mma shredded Jeff chans vids on head movement for mma striking, he has a fantastic system of simultaneous head movement combined with footwork which I feel is the best for mma for the kicks and takedowns.

[@gallosurfero]

what Ilia creates when doing what you mention, apart from it all which is superbs, generates virtuous movement like a Dynamo, which accumulates Energy (concept of Chi) which when unloaded, gives a massive power to his punches

[@niconicoo5661]

Georgian matador

[@darkythecrazyninja5228]

Jazz

[@shotx333]

Can Ilia beat Volk?

[@xxpipexx7965]

He’s going to.

[@REALReefSide]

Probably not, volk is the most versatile fighter in ufc history. Ilia is good but not good enough yet to beat the best in the world.

[@thearyaputra]

​@@REALReefSidewow. Such an expert takes. 😂😂😂

[@REALReefSide]

@@thearyaputra never said I was an expert lil bro

[@Paredinho1]

Topuria is really good bc his wrestling is next level too so he ain't afraid to go to the ground but against someone with muay thai low kicks he will be tested

[@mcmfadventures7494]

Small thing to add tho shoulder roll worked for him in Emmet fight because of the height. If opponent is much taller its not very uselful

[@fredink5536]

FIRST

[@REALReefSide]

Not a big fan of ilia’s system, it’s super limited. It is very dangerous against fighters who are not versatile though.

[@abc-vw8iy]

Its dangerous for everyone because he is heavy puncher

[@yousure374]

Nah.. volk had iq , strenght, speed , kick, takedown still got defeated

[@daniloACQ]

Ilia win to the most versatile fighter with his ''limited'' style 😂😂

[@REALReefSide]

@@daniloACQ okay ? What’s your point are you saying that his style isn’t limited or are you just glazing ?

[@daniloACQ]

@@REALReefSide 💀

[@user-ol8ri4lb7d]

Its too boxing orientated and not fluid enough

[@LashZhvania-Movies-MMA-Science]

Only Boxing doesn't work in MMA, Topuria will never be the champion

[@needatag]

troll

[@LeoGatenadze]

Take your words back..

[@LashZhvania-Movies-MMA-Science]

@@LeoGatenadze სარკაზმია, თან გაჩემპიონების შემდეგ დაწერილი))

[@cutescarydolls]

im in very bad shape but I could tell if you are the guy from the video, your movements are pretty bad, very rigid/tight, no head movements so I dont understand the purpose of comparing to Ilia

[@prostriking]

What is the purpose of this comment? 😂

[@tereljones283]

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