Ilia Topuria Gets Drunk on Wine During UFC 282 Weight Cut |EXCLUSIVE|

The Schmo heard rumors about UFC Featherweight Ilia Topuria drinking wine as part of his weight cut for fights. We had to investigate..
It's true folks.
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[@Editor_N_Chief]

This aged savagely

[@Jameslfgsmith]

Paulo Costa jelly af

[@palm3ra]

Like a good wine

[@Theprotagonist2024]

This aged like fine wine 🍷 Salud!

[@coolbreeze3793]

This aged like the finest wine…. 15th rose, secured.

[@GSliz]

🇪🇸🍷

[@Matthias9319]

This is the man Europe needs to root for!

[@Z4K11]

Ciryl gane also

[@Matthias9319]

@@Z4K11 Yes ofcourse.

[@shotokhan4078]

Well, for Vettori too even if he needs serious improvements to beat Whittaker or Adesanya!

[@gos3031]

Roman Dolidze will finish vettori soon 👍🏻🙌🙌

[@n.fland.5694]

@@Z4K11 Ciryl gane is niga )). no thanks, we don't )).

[@nikaliparteliani8143]

Eastern european who was born in Central europe and now lives in south europe , Europe should root for this guy to become champion

[@emanuellopez8578]

The main difference between Ilia and any fighter on the div, is that he lives like a champion already

[@whacklp6120]

because he drinks cheap wine with 10 other *dudes*? he's a clown

[@DavidMartinez-ve8hi]

@@whacklp6120 take it easy men😂😂😂...anyway he is a dangerous clown 😂😂😂

[@ItamiTemplar]

@@DavidMartinez-ve8hi Who seems like a clown now?

[@kjws0809]

Ariel shouls invite tuporia to mma hour and talk shit about paddy😂😂

[@vwave_official]

lol it would be great 😂

[@ifgwelf]

Typical Jew behavior

[@Mistanyycguy]

that would sell haha

[@JAYfromTHEworld]

@@ifgwelf Okay Adolf

[@Mediocre_JT]

It's not a party without Tito, make it 3. 😂

[@Robert-xk9no]

This is fucking insane.... Might be a good way to dehydrate yourself while feeling like you're quenching your thirst but this is just crazy

[@luklopskywalk]

so dumb.

[@JN-cv8vj]

Paolo costa tried this it didn’t work?

[@drain5517]

@@JN-cv8vj because it wasn't secret juice !!!

[@nateclasen]

@@JN-cv8vj that was the night before the fight to sleep.... not the night before weigh ins....ret@rd

[@funtv4920]

Yep rip to those Kidneys

[@JohnDoe-kx1yt]

This guy is the real deal.

[@xonious9031]

the real dumb deal.. come on you can't get away with that- it will diminish the performance

[@WitchyWithASideOfQueso]

@@xonious9031 youve obv never fought.

[@WitchyWithASideOfQueso]

@@xonious9031 come to my gym. ill drink wine between rounds w ya 🤟😜 you can be totally sober

[@JohnDoe-kx1yt]

@@xonious9031 guy has trained thousands and thousands of hours. A little drunkeness will not do harm to that muscle memory.

[@xonious9031]

@@JohnDoe-kx1yt I am older but even one beer and I notice it if I train the next day

[@legitwhitebelt8353]

Let's not forget! Sakuraba used to drink and smoke before fights. He then went out and fought Royce for NINETY minutes and then fought some other guy after and lost due to fatigue. Let's all calm down

[@dominiceliakim4617]

😂😂😂

[@publiusventidiusbassus1232]

Sakuraba was Sakuraba. Just because he could doesn't mean Ilia can. Tomorrow we'll see. Topuria or Mitchell, whoever wins is a problem for the division.

[@legitwhitebelt8353]

@@publiusventidiusbassus1232 he needs to not channel costa.

[@thefishingfool3397]

Yeah maybe if he didn't drink and was in shape he would have won

[@marcelotapia3970]

Why bring up that old ass fight 😂 just mention costa lol

[@barkburton1]

He’s taking Mitchell Lightly because he knows he can. Anyone doubting this man is absolutely insane. He will ko him in the first round no doubt. Ilia Is without a doubt a future champ

[@StylinOut]

I actually found it more satisfying to see him submit Bryce. People don't even know that Ilia was a Greco-Roman wrestling champ. He's no joke on the ground. Dude has no weaknesses. He's a monster in every aspect of the game.

[@columodonnell9202]

@@StylinOut *has no weaknesses* *gets almost knocked out cold by Jai Herbert, a can*

[@Ar1AnX1x]

good prediction

[@Drizzye]

@@columodonnell9202 and he still beat him and beat mitchell lmfao go cry

[@coltonprys6499]

​@Drizzye careful you don't choke on it

[@ClintBeastBud]

I'm from England and I thought even when the hand sanitizer thing happened ages ago that ilia topuria would kill paddy stone dead,now after seeing both of their performances it's confirmed what I thought 🤣

[@Tommycruz90]

Topuria is like a movie anti hero that smokes, drinks, swears like a sailor is and a stone cold killer.

[@xonious9031]

but has he faced a top fighter yet?

[@StallionFernando]

@@xonious9031 yup and made him look easy.

[@xonious9031]

@@StallionFernando I tip my hat to Ilia- he is a top 5 guy and should fight Max

[@robthevampireslayer3211]

"Swears like a sailor" did you teleport from the year 1939?"😂

[@ZidaneDaMan10]

You’ve got to be a boomer saying “swears like a sailor”

[@mikemacdude]

I feel sorry for anyone that has to face this man. I honestly do! One of my favorite fighters to ever do it and I been watching since UFC 1. Can't wait to watch him his next next fight!

[@franklynjoseph9855]

This is the coolest thing ever😂😂

[@StylinOut]

Backwater Sage Swing and a miss. Ilia smashed Bryce and it wasn't even close lol

[@MovistarMonster]

Salud Ilia and team great win, what a fighter this man. Big fan from Australia/Chileno 🇦🇺🇨🇱 😎

[@vhyles]

Topuria is a certified killer. Can't wait to see him vs someone in the top 5 🔥🔥

[@Advocate_INFJ]

Certified is a big word, he hasn't beaten anyone yet

[@vhyles]

@@Advocate_INFJ Well, he has an unbeaten record of 12-0, with 11 finishes. He's 4-0 in the UFC and has KO'd 3 of his opponents. I don't know what's the requirement for the "certified killer" title but imo he's got it.

[@Advocate_INFJ]

@@vhyles if he can bring the fight to Bryce then for sure

[@vhyles]

@@Advocate_INFJ I think he will, but Bryce will try to outgrind him against the cage and on the floor. If Topuria's TD defense is not up to the challenge then it could be gg for him.

[@Advocate_INFJ]

@@vhyles I think it will be a bad night for him but we shall see, he does have solid hands, Bryce will pressure him constantly, I see a second round finish but could be entirely the opposite as well

[@danielradd111]

Funnest weight cut in history 😆

[@andycopland3179]

He smashes Paddy when it actually happens.

[@OntopRob]

It won’t happen

[@Undefeated0-0]

Ilia is the new man on the block -patty

[@ethanrodriguez6929]

I hope so

[@balmukundsharma4764]

That sausage will never fight topuria

[@ifgwelf]

It's not happening. Unless Ilia wants to move up to 155

[@jordantheuser]

The chest tattoo fits his style perfectly

[@g0at___]

In all sports in Spain, their supporters are the most loyal and fanatical 🇪🇸

[@casual9982]

Man I love Spanish motorcycle racers and the fans, they bring huge energy!

[@Eyeofthetiger69]

@@casual9982 Even Marc Marquez?

[@lukats1549]

After Georgia 🇬🇪

[@robertt8822]

Didn't y'all just got embarrassed by moroccans? It was like they were playing at home😭😭😭

[@johnnysanchez4996]

Probably not something to brag about. To be a fanatic you have to be pretty fucking weird and have no life.

[@Metaljonus]

Hell yeah. Looked like a good time!

[@JohnWilliams-jr3xp]

I like both guys. May the best man win

[@thrill_hill]

The Schmo said " UH Estados Unidos" when Topuria started speaking in spanish 🤣

[@hhellerr]

He said “we never betray our traditions”.

[@incognitomode7005]

Who else has Paulo Costa flashbacks? 🤣

[@pedroarrillaga1126]

This is the best video ever with Spanish content

[@southpawpicks9281]

I think he’s overlooking Bryce. Might get a wake up call

[@gabarbanlawya172]

🥱

[@Shug28]

100%

[@drinkmorewater8791]

@@gabarbanlawya172 your boy is gonna get SMASHED LOL

[@odnostalgia1]

WILL get a wake up call

[@puntsize]

he said it's a tradition before every weigh in.

[@toastedtoad301]

Schmo the GigaChad of interviews!

[@sixersfan602]

Illia is like a Volk with better grappling and more power

[@willavery5124]

Mad that this statement is becoming true

[@SuperBlueMoonWA]

Paulo costa jizzapproves

[@Sephiroth-1]

He's a dawg can't wait for his fight 🔥🔥

[@dionpierre5847]

I wanna see him lose but that means he’s doing his job. Hella hyped for this fight

[@ItamiTemplar]

@@dionpierre5847 you have to wait quite a lot, but that's not guaranteed

[@J_Ghotier]

FN love Ilia. That is my Fighter right there. Been in his train since he ruthlessly chopped down a highly underrated Damon Jackson. Only 25 and pretty well-rounded already!

[@mikemorris9902]

Been a fan since his UFC debut. Can't believe he was an Underdog in that fight. Dude is truly world class and he's so young

[@RedWhiteBlueYo]

This dude is wild but Bryce is straight Country...

[@sebastiansmith3356]

But theoretically looking at the match up Bryce is all grappling. Ilia is a vicious striker and dangerous on the ground, look at his fight vs Herbert and hall, he escapes submissions easily and is a great wrestler, don’t see Bryce doing much to ilia

[@Drpepper2344]

And one dimensional asf

[@simplelife88393]

@@Drpepper2344 One dimensional like Khabib? dropping traditionally solid strikers like barboza and mcgregor due to fear of takedowns?

[@ReflexDL]

Being from the country doesn’t mean shit lmfao

[@marioiglesias4850]

vamossssssssssssss Iliaaaaaaaaa

[@4ktravelviews878]

The beginning gets me emotional when they’re all singing helping him cut his last few pounds of weight, people don’t understand how much that pushes a fighter to do great.

[@morifan3128]

GOAT

[@StephenVTran]

They’re drinking that snoop Dogg wine wtf

[@wasdawow4608]

The schmo was cranked tf out for this

[@alphag5240]

This is one of the legal ways to dehydrate yourself 😂 before the weight ins

[@roberto_mane9756]

I love this shit 😂 Buena suerte Topuria !! 🇲🇽🇪🇸🇬🇪

[@ishmael_03]

Topuria is as legit as they come! Bryce is in trouble!

[@samjudge6969]

.... It seems like they do this every time, based on how chill they were about it, but I'm not so sure how confident I am in this guy, knowing he's had weight issues.

[@puntsize]

that's what popped into my head. He had to be pulled from cutting weight to 145 before, and now that you know there's bottles of wine traditionally involved..... it'll be interesting to see what he looks like on the scales, and how he performs Saturday.

[@mlhbly8964]

If this guy loses it's still gonna be more honorable than if Paddy wins cuz his fights are not against people who are half retired

[@mlhbly8964]

@Dumb Yet Smarter Than You Paddy just did not want to show his true colors in that fight, because he wants to surprise and punish Topuria, true warrior like him cannot concise his true power to the enemy, before the main battle.

[@CloseYourBrownEyes]

He's the next FW champ.

[@SoM3KiK]

God damn he is!

[@diogo2475]

Yeah he is

[@moo9261]

The last guy who got drunk the day before the fight got Smoke by Israel. I know you have confidence but don't underestimate the man across from you because so does he.

[@StylinOut]

One guy got smoked. And it wasn't Ilia lol

[@saulpretel9100]

Ilia, esto si lo hacéis en privado! Con todo el cariño y aprecio pero no hace justicia a un atleta de tu talla. Con todo mañana!!💪 (es mi humilde opinión, espero que no moleste brother pero creo que en las grandes ligas no queda bien)

[@keynanfaison6460]

Lol I’m here bc I saw his interview with Bisping

[@nateclasen]

Damn he’s so likeable, I’m a new fan of his so it’s sad Bryce is gon give him those deer antlers

[@McShag420]

You must not have seen the press conference.

[@youngmula8811]

Bryce got bodied

[@nateclasen]

@@youngmula8811 lmao do you even know what that means? 🤓

[@ILOVEMMA_]

@@nateclasen yeah it means that the flat earth boy got absolutely smoked on the feet and on the ground, ragdolled like a little boy

[@hyraqq]

@@nateclasen do you know what that means?

[@edulieb]

I think he has more tools and ability to finish, I'm with Topuria, guys he's just going to drink a glass of wine for the weigh cut calm your asses

[@RocksDz]

YO TE SIGO A TODAS PARTESSSSSSSSSSSSSS CADA VEZ TE QUIERO MÁS

[@KerioFive]

He took Paulo Costa's weight-cutting advice

[@eviltwin4760]

Paulo Costa somewhere impressed lol

[@hondavamospues]

The Spanish way !!! Vamos Ilia 🇪🇦🏴‍☠️❤️

[@kaukas5824]

Georgian way 🇬🇪🇬🇪

[@DamiiStyle]

@@kaukas5824 both

[@BigDog90]

His team is cool getting Oliviera team vibes

[@oror3751]

Congratulations

[@DrWifePipe]

Ilia sippin on that snoop! Gonna be a great fight

[@marcelotapia3970]

I got a bottle of that I bought a couple years ago. Opening it for this fight now lol 🍻

[@user-jw7im9nj2j]

I really want him to win but that a bad idea alcohol before the foght or any physical activity is no good

[@JN-cv8vj]

Didn’t Costa try this before he fought Izzy?

[@mannyblackstar]

He did the night before the fight.

[@erich1380]

@@mannyblackstar he drank because he couldnt sleep. nothing to do with the weight cut

[@user-eq1gd1ex4t]

Yea, I’m surprised no one is saying that yet

[@triple466]

He was nervous it was a title shot in Abu Dhabi the nerves got to him

[@caiquesilva2752]

Jon Jones did it worse and still beat the shit out of Daniel Cormier, it depends on the person.

[@jaymac7203]

Literally Anything can be excused with "its tradition" 😭 lol seems pretty risky to me lol

[@dospulgasenunperro]

He did fuck bryce up anyway. A little bit of wine is actually good for staying heart healthy

[@M3Lucky]

100% this guy have have a title fight within 2 years. You can sense his determination and seriousness too. Not here to f*** around

[@underdog209]

He’s literally in there f***ing around! 🤷🏾‍♂️😂😂

[@M3Lucky]

@@underdog209 lmao true - defs shouldn't be getting drunk

[@leveuf]

He's drinking a day before the fight, for me that's fkn around.

[@buttface9434]

lol, dude is gettin hammered before the fight. very dumb, wait til after man.

[@iknowilookdumbwhenisaythis5593]

What seriousness? He's fucking the opposite of that

[@kokoshnaider2600]

Drinking wine before the fight? It's like a Costa deja vu

[@dlife7427]

It's not the night before, it's 2 days before

[@kokoshnaider2600]

@@dlife7427 yeah my bad, but still he should be careful with alcohol lol

[@dlife7427]

@@kokoshnaider2600 right, it seems alittle careless. Personally i get hungover for days if I get drunk

[@ChadVersus]

Maximus is back

[@Franzzss]

next champion easy in this division, easy money for Topuria in this figth

[@nikamachitidze1002]

წარმატებები, ილია 🇬🇪

[@k2l87]

Dang I didn't see this earlier. I got to switch my pick now. Wow, getting drunk on wine night before fight. The biggest weakness a fighter can have is being over confident. He isn't taking Bryce serious. Bryce by submission round 2

[@gvinz797]

It was 2 nights before the fight lol calm down

[@x23x04x]

Almost right prediction

[@user-uc7qb1su4e]

Bryce got submitted round 2

[@hyraqq]

how did that go?

[@erickrbd1768]

Future champ!

[@jonathanheard980]

This gave me those Charlie Olivera vibes. No better feeling than the gang behind you. #war

[@Samtino20]

then loses

[@billpratt2274]

Every time I rent a hotel room it seems like these guys are in the next room?

[@doubleg3762]

Topuria 100% kissing a picture of Paddy at home when noone is watching, talking about him 24/7.

[@ben5154]

And he'd still beat him

[@doubleg3762]

@@ben5154 Ok Ben : P.

[@absterghh107907]

Why do people say Bryce is undefeated does the ultimate fighter not count

[@Fony_turgeson]

Second Paulo Costa coming. I had too much wine

[@MrBakedDaily]

Drinking that snoop

[@user-jx9dm1ws6y]

insane....

[@THEDOGFATHERL11]

Needed a few glasses of wine to pipe up to paddy at the press conference

[@michaelbarquet3941]

Tbh I really don’t like how he says he’s Georgian but is quite clearly Spanish.

[@alessandrodavi2897]

Mitchell is gonna stick him down to the ground for 15 minutes.

[@puntsize]

Ilia is the better wrestler and athlete. Bryce will need to out heart him and fatigue him to stand a chance IMO.

[@NewEarthEnglish]

@@puntsize I disagree regarding the wrestling..

[@marioa.madero7328]

Nope hahaha

[@x23x04x]

HAHAHHA HAHAHAHA. NO.

[@StylinOut]

Lol. This didn't age well

[@VoIPPortland]

If he truly finishes Bryce in ROUND ONE that would be a sight to see. Bryce looks like he is one weight class bigger. The calmness and mental side goes to Ilia. Bryce is worked up, frustrated and angry already and the fight hasn't even happened yet. That will probably negate his only advantage - cardio.

[@derekgill9649]

Something tells me Bryce getting worked up won't affect anything.

[@brandonnelson5286]

What have you been watching? Bryce is worked up? I think you are confused. Who got up and wanted to fight Paddy at the presser? If anyone is worried that this weekend isn’t gonna go there way, it’s Tuporia!

[@StylinOut]

Brandon Nelson Oh really??? Lol

[@roguemortisbs5560]

გენაცვალე თოფურ,წარმატებები შემოგევლე გულში.დღეს კიდევ ერთხელ ასახელე საქართველო,კიდევ ერთხელ გაახარე ჩვენი გულები შენი წარმატებით.

[@OscarSoccer101]

Vamos Topuria 🇪🇸🇬🇪

[@jonathansoko1085]

He isnt spanish, at all. He is Georgian, born in germany. He moved to spain almost as an adult and pretends he is spanish.

[@edu6262]

​@@jonathansoko1085 El Matador

[@chakysam9014]

@@jonathansoko1085 el matador

[@l.p.s.6947]

@@jonathansoko1085 MY FRIEND, HE DOES NOT PRETEND ANYTHING, HE IS GEORGIAN BY BLOOD, BORN IN GERMANY, REPRESENTS SPAIN....HE IS A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD....WHO ARE YOU?

[@l.p.s.6947]

@No One My friend i'm not Spanish i'm Georgian, but anyway, to say that " Spain is not a nation of fighters" you must be a person who doesn't know much about history of the world...or even you know nothing about Spain....Spain is a country of : Basques, Catalans, Galicians, Cantabrians, Castilians, Andalusians, Aragoneses, Asturians....listen to me, don't talk much,...Topuria is a citizen of Spain, you like it or not when he wins he is going to put the flag of Spain on top....anyway, where are you from?

[@thefatalveli1]

Leeeeeets fucking gooo ILIA ... another K.O. is coming

[@Aaron-mh5bo]

All this drinking before the fight and talk about the first round finish…if Bryce gets this to the second round without taking too much damage it could spell trouble.

[@puntsize]

He did look pretty red in the face and legit drunk, lol.

[@marioa.madero7328]

@@puntsize Ilia won the fight anyway hahaha

[@Advocate_INFJ]

After this he is def getting a reality check

[@andresoliva1348]

hahah, yeah

[@Advocate_INFJ]

@@andresoliva1348 shut up dork, ye I was wrong, I didn't want another Costa situation to happen. Nerd

[@corymmarules7462]

He did the damn thang!😊

[@TheOnlyRealVeniVidiVici]

BAD MISTAKE. I see it as a set up excuse for when he does lose, he can blame the “wine”.😂🥊

[@StallionFernando]

What's Bryce excuse?

[@StylinOut]

Lol. Time for you to cry now

[@MrWatshisface]

Paolo Costa has entered the chat.

[@St4rkiller04]

This is a Paulo costa moment

[@derekgill5953]

Costa can learn a lot from Topuria.

[@victortt6762]

Next champ🔥

[@googo151]

THIS SAUSAGE DUDE, WHOOP PADDY'S ...!

[@VollKaracho209]

I'd love to know what they are singing!

[@felixarcia7117]

"Yo no necesito vacaciones ni dolores de cabeza yo lo que necesito es un traguitos de cerveza"

[@wrongfrequency6701]

He knocking Bryce out cold. Some guys are just built like that being able to do things like this and still perform. Hes one of em. Jon Jones another

[@pecks821]

I got Bryce, I think he’s going to constantly take him down

[@wrongfrequency6701]

@@pecks821 it definetly could play out that way. Will be an interesting fight for sure.

[@pecks821]

@@wrongfrequency6701 Topuria is a animal with crazy power. Fan of both but I’m putting money on Bryce. Gonna be a good fight regardless

[@wrongfrequency6701]

@@pecks821 bam

[@funkmasterflay]

Paulo vista has entered the chat

[@JACK_DANIELS9]

Let's go topuria 💪

[@gdarippa69]

Costa: 😀 🍷

[@JJj-xratedgt]

"THE COSTA eXPERIMENT"🥂 Ilia TopR' "DONE IN ONE #el'Matador! BRYCE MITCHELL "I FEARS NO ONE"

[@OregonPotFarmer]

My man! Yes! He's gonna fucking brawl. He's gonna win. Someone fucking bet me.

[@BenR99]

12 $ wine tho they could balled a little

[@arneuhlich3236]

somebody knows the music sond in the Background 1:37?

[@felixarcia7117]

"Yo no necesito vacaciones ni dolores de cabeza" Google it, i don't remember the artist

[@betteldottel]

Won't the headaches next day be teeeeerrible? Alreaey dehydrated and punchdrunk?

[@nicholassrivas]

The mind is the createst tool in a fight. If he feeling happy and relaxed smart move on him. But im scared he looking over bryce.

[@andrewwhite925]

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