Reacting To Volkanovski vs Topuria | Fight Clips

This morning I caught up on UFC 298 action.
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[@brandon413]

Whole fight just felt like a matter of time till Topuria crossed the distance and connected with combos

[@Idkchangethislater]

Yeah every time Volk crossed the void and exited exchanges I was holding my breath

[@gyzmiac424]

@@Idkchangethislater i see we have a fellow mighty mouse connoisseur

[@gujagujeqsa6244]

Ilya is a smart fighter, if you look carefully, he covered his face with his left hand before the hook, and his vision was not limited to Volk.

[@fernandoromero9906]

Topuria is a wrestler first, that is what he began with, with very good boxing and floor.

[@G36Kaers]

This. His boxing is super crisp but he has been training judo and wrestling since single digits. He’s a monster on the floor as well. Unfortunately for my boy volk, he’s also got dangerous hands

[@markmessi9020]

You mean BJJ. He's a BJJ black belt that took to boxing when he did MMA

[@user-id8cl5zd9e]

​@@markmessi9020he has crazy wrestling especially double legs

[@KeyserSoze23]

Greco-Roman wrestling though, different than what most people associate with MMA wrestling. No leg takedowns in Greco-Roman.

[@gamingthisera6339]

@@markmessi9020 he was a boxing fan since he was a very little topuria said

[@xlegoat23x45]

I would love a video breaking down ilia topuria’s boxing. He’s got vicious combos

[@yves_vincent7]

Up!

[@gamingthisera6339]

hes boxing style is good

[@iss7rong579]

trainer and him said he based his boxing in Canelo

[@tylerlynch2796]

@@iss7rong579I see the similarities. He walks his opponent down behind a high guard using slips and rolling shots and quick counters.

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

Both of those guys are good everywhere, Topuria is a black belt and has been training since he was 4 years old..Topuria is one of the first of this new generation who has been training their whole lives for MMA..The new guard..He truly believed he would KO Volk because he could take chances because Volk doesn't possess KO power..Topuria is a beast..He will be around for a very long time..

[@davidmendrom]

Topuria empezó con greco romana. Mma empezó con 14 años! Un saludo

[@fnfnjehsnhsddhdeewjw]

That calf kick from Top then making the adjustment to use his head movement to get in close and back him against the cage so he cant move and using combos to blitz volk it was calculated! No excuses that volk was compromised, he got caught, and that over hand right was perfectly on the chin!

[@ScrilboBaggins]

Brutal KO from Topuria

[@zGJungle]

Yeah that was such a perfect punch, right on the tip of the chin, even in slow motion Volks head snaps fast.

[@Milanlleon]

Your videos are incredible, and your prowess as a kickboxer and MMA fighter is undeniable. I was somewhat disappointed by the lack of research into Ilia’s game. While it’s understandable not to have watched all of his fights, portraying him solely as a striker overlooks his strong wrestling background. While Volk is exceptional at mixing it up, Ilia’s ground game is nearly flawless, as demonstrated in his fight against Bryce Mitchell, which I believe you referenced. I was surprised by how little you seemed to know about him. I always turn to you when studying a fighter’s skill set and combos, so I’d love for you to look into Ilia’s game and share your thoughts. It seemed like you somewhat dismissed Toporia’s skills throughout the entire video. His beautiful long boxing combos and the way he sets up his punches are more than just power; his performance against Volk was remarkable, and I believe he would beat him every time they fought, even before Volk faced Islam. Ilia is the new breed of MMA fighter. He’s mastered boxing, leg kicks, and wrestling to such an extent that he doesn’t even need to throw body and head kicks. Credit must be given where it’s due.

[@sandrovaro]

ONE CORRECT PUNCH BY ILIA AND YOU WILL 😴!!

[@oscarruanocastro9521]

Summary, the predator observes its prey until it decides on the deadly attack. MATADOR

[@sentientdogma1206]

Listening to this guy was infuriating. Coping like a fanboy for Volk and instantly discrediting Ilia by bringing up the previous KO. He was cleared by medical if there was issues with the KO there would have been no medical clearance granted by the commission. Also sounds completely ignorant about Ilia’s game, this guy doesn’t even know Ilia has been training Judo and Jujitsu when he was a little boy, well before he was boxing. And he said Ilia has no ground game 😂 honestly it’s unlistenable, there’s a reason Boxers NEVER come to MMA. Boxers don’t know real fighting.

[@fernandoruiz5794]

Topuria IS a grappler who uses striking Gabriel!

[@smoketj4830]

KEEP THESE REACTIONS COMING CHAMP

[@merabelikashvili9295]

Flawless victory!!!

[@theironforce3000]

I'm still shook from this loss... What a fkkd up way to go out. Alex going down like that . Again . Harsh 😔

[@davidmendrom]

Perder con ilia es un honor.

[@mdiiihs]

When you say Volk returned top notch, actually he was moving a bit odd in this fight compared to how he usually did before the Mackachev KO. You also say that Topuria was having trouble finding the space when in reality he was just being patient for the right KO moment and trying to block Volk trying to escape towards his left. I don't know what fight you were watching lol.

[@davidmendrom]

Es simple! Sabía del nivel de ilia, el no es ni el coreano ni Ortega ni YAIR

[@elserpientethechamp2122]

Man, I just feel sad for Volkanovski this is a second knockout loss in a row for him and congratulations to Ilia for winning this, amazing fight overall but Volkanovski should have definetly took more time off from the Makhachev loss, hopefully he recovers soon Gabriel!

[@theprodigalson4003]

10:18 AHAHA oh my god literally we all had the same reaction. Fucking heartbreaking. I don’t think I can ever count him out either. I thought he was looking good as well. I will never count him out. Intelligent indomitability, is nigh on unstoppable. I believe in Alex

[@outerlast]

how will you fight when you use that stance changing strategy, and how will you deal with opponent who use that strategy?

[@BenyaminLorit]

You train for it. Drill/spar with guys of both stances and see what works for you and what moves are available to you and learn distance differences, that way, your brain won't find it too intimidating once they switch. Having a few simple moves on you to force them back to a certain stance also helps. Like for example, if he switches to a stance opposite yours and makes it an open stance situation, the body is basically open for you to fire your body kicks (round or up the middle) so connect fast and it might just be enough to force him back to a closed stance exchange.

[@gamingthisera6339]

have the same style, hes a counter puncher

[@Papageno123]

I don't think it mattered if he was compromised or not. That was a pitch perfect shot right over the shoulder and perfectly on the chin. Ilia is a hard ass hitter, every punch looks like it has insane speed and weight behind it. That would've KO'd any version of Volk.

[@michaelbishop9157]

we will never know

[@MAT-wn5fr]

​@@michaelbishop9157What we do know is that Volk never had a great chin

[@tylerlynch2796]

⁠@@MAT-wn5fryou don’t know that at all. Volk gets caught clean at moments which expectedly drops him. Max landed clean flush upper cuts that would’ve dropped anyone, mendes landed a clean hook, Islam kicked him in the head, these aren’t soft shots these are clean shots to the chin/head he’s eating. Since when was getting dropped by open shots evidence of a weak chin and not defensive holes.

[@vicariousannotations]

Totally agree on Volk’s play on the “Old Man” routine-it really allowed for charisma to shine in the conferences/match-up in a fresh manner. It allowed Topuria to develop into a fantastic heel, which was necessary for a defeat of this caliber in the story of his career. It sucks to see Volk go down like this again-no matter how much I wanted him to pull this off, in the back of my head, I just knew that short-notice fight was going to haunt him. Love all of your content, brother. You are a great influence and inspiration-the living collection of knowledge you contribute is an underrated asset to the community.

[@G36Kaers]

Please don’t call this man an influencer. That’s an insult

[@vicariousannotations]

@@G36Kaers I did not call him an influencer, my friend. I called attention to his influence upon others-much like a leader, or great teacher, would have an impact upon their students.

[@ulisesmontoya9366]

Personally I don't think it was a good strategy. When you talk and refer to yourself that way (Volk calling himself old, even if it was a joke) and you repeat it so much, your subconscious, whether you like it or not, is going to start believing everything you say.

[@kobsterize]

Consider doing voice over the broadcast sound. Then we can get both your great insights and the thrill of the fight!

[@syphonunfiltered]

Volk should have wrestled early to try to tire Ilia out and take the pop out of his punches

[@sandrovaro]

ILIA NOT AFRAID WRESTLING! ) HE TRAINING WRESTLING WHEN HE WAS 4 THAN JUDON AND JIU JITSU! SO VOLK KNOW THAT ILIA CAN SUBMIT HIM!

[@duran3d]

Man, wrestling is Topuria's strongest area. He is mainly a grappler. Nobody want's to wrestle agains him.

[@syphonunfiltered]

@@duran3d the point of it wouldn't be to dominate him or submit him, but tire him out a bit, make him work since he was spending zero energy on the feet

[@tysonbcn9375]

Amigo Ilia es bueno en casi todo, si Volkanovski lo lleva al suelo, Ilia te destroza en el suelo. Su estrategia fue paciencia, control y llevarlo a una zona para entrar al cuerpo a cuerpo de cerca y en eso es letal, yo creo que Volkanovski lo sabía por eso retrocedía, pero lo agarró.

[@mdiiihs]

@@syphonunfiltered Ilias boxing is trash compared to his wresting and grappling. And if his boxing is that good imagine what he would do to Volk on the floor. He is a grecoroman fighter + BJJ black belt remember. Don't say things you don't understand lil bro

[@tylerlynch2796]

I’m surprised by how apprehensive volk was of ilias power. Being that’s he’s fought Medes and Aldo and was willing to pressure them but that’s probably due to how much of a pure boxer ilia is

[@G36Kaers]

If anything volk did lead stance switches this time out. He is usually much more active with he’s feet

[@G36Kaers]

Less*

[@DG_Musichub]

It will be great if you make video about Topurias technique. look like this side to side headmovement and low stance works for mma and your opinion would be appreciated

[@onceupongeorgia]

You’re to slow to fill what going on in the octagon… ilia had really good chances even first round…

[@theprodigalson4003]

11:29

[@dontblink3042]

Gabriel, since you focus only on kickboxing do you see mistakes in UFC fighters or a gap in skill compared to kickboxing/muay Thai I guess what I'm saying how far is the skill gap when it comes to striking?

[@G36Kaers]

Not Varga but in general the striking is lower level, as there is more to worry about and takedowns change the striking. That said, a handful of the best strikers in mma could hang with (but not beat) Some MT guys. Even DJ did pretty well against rodtang in their Muay Thai round

[@Ninja-vr7zw]

I don't think that is about skill gap o something like that. It's diferrent rules, different gloves, diferrent sport

[@DarthPepis]

@@G36Kaers well, rodtang is probably one of the worst oponent for a 1 round only. He always have a slow start and then the hulk gets active, but if you take from him the part when hes most dangerous...

[@Idkchangethislater]

@@DarthPepisWdym? Rodtang was hunting Dj in the first round so much he didn’t even try to dodge any strikes 😂 it was pure terminator-tang

[@uuh4yj43]

​ i'll say they can beat top mt guys, but the one's that could were kickboxers first mma fighters second.

[@theprodigalson4003]

We should make all fighters purse public so we know what they’re getting for the fight. I hate the idea some fighters most even have to fight purely for money 🎉

[@tylerlynch2796]

What would that change?

[@General_Jist]

I can see that you were upset watching that as were we all 🥺

[@educatedcanadian7408]

I know my man so upsetting No fighting a rematch any time soon for volk, he needs recovery time . Gabe if you ever make it out to coastal muay thai on Friday nights would love to bump into u one day i promise not to warship you and kiss your shoes lol.

[@gamingthisera6339]

boxing🥊🔥🔥💯💯

[@sssk5]

Está enchufadísimo, va camino de ser el Rafa Nadal del MMA.

[@feedelstick4670]

I have a question, what mistake did Volk make? Was it just not being ready for Topuria going in? Or is there something else I'm missing?

[@darrinperkins1270]

Got against the fence where toporia could catch him:( I really wanted Volkswagen to win.

[@feedelstick4670]

@@darrinperkins1270 Yes stupid me that seems evident now. So lack of spatial awareness I guess

[@zGJungle]

Also was backing up with his head up high pretty much every time.

[@duran3d]

Not really mistakes. It was just a matter of time for Topuria to close in and destroy Volkanovski. Sooner of later it would have happened.

[@davidmendrom]

@@feedelstick4670ilia le llevó ahí.

[@johnt2831]

You know what I see? I see a lot of fighters who do not use head movement, and do not use angles when using footwork. Now I saw a video of yours where you said that head movement can be a bad thing, because you have to worry about knees and feet, kicks. I disagree. You can use head movement if you are smart and not get caught. I believe that there is a time and a place for every technique. In other words, just because you want to do a flying knee, does not mean that a fighter should do it. Or just because a fighter wants to do a spinning heel kick, also does not mean that they should do it. Just because you want to do a Judo throw, does not mean, and etc, etc, etc. There are times and openings where those show off moves can be done. However I believe that a person is taking a chance, and I can prove it. If you watch the whole ufc, prelims included last night, you will see in 2 different fights, where what I am saying is true. One fight was this one, watch this and tell us what you think the Brazilian fighter is doing wrong. He was winning up until he got knocked out. He made a huge mistake when leaning in with his head as a lot of fighters do for some reason, and got caught and then wonders why it was stopped. Zhang Mingyang defeats Brendson Ribeiro by KO (left hand) at 1:41 of Round 1 Then, there was another fight where the guy did a really fast spinning heel kick and fell to the ground because of how he did it. He didn't get knocked out but he kept being dominated by the japanese fighter because he was doing moves and kept going for a knee bar when it went to the ground, and could not execute the knee bar, or the heel hook. He wasted time and lost a decision because of showboating . Rinya Nakamura defeats Carlos Vera by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Japanese prospect Rinya Nakamura continued his unbeaten start to his career on Saturday, registering a unanimous decision win over Carlos Vera. Let us know what you think about these 2 fights if you do not mind. I know that you are really busy, so I will understand if you are not able to get to it. Take care and keep training. Oss!!!!!

[@yves_vincent7]

That was long as hell!

[@johnt2831]

@@yves_vincent7 And your point is nazi

[@johnt2831]

@@yves_vincent7 One more thing, nobody asked you to read it.

[@marcosibiza]

No credit to Topuria...it's all becouse Volk came to early from Islam KO......😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅, carry on thinking that way

[@mireadur]

Honestly, if you are going to make a video analyzing a title fight, at least you could have done your homework with the challenger.

[@ulisesmontoya9366]

Personally I don't think it was a good strategy. When you talk and refer to yourself that way (Volk calling himself old, even if it was a joke) and you repeat it so much, your subconscious, whether you like it or not, is going to start believing everything you say.

[@gordas7778]

how do most of these "pros" not know that Topuria was mainly a wrestler with BJJ black belt? Do some research

[@tylerlynch2796]

Because they don’t speaks all day watching fights believe it or not. How do you not know that as a fight fan, multiple fighters have commented on the fact that they don’t do a deep dive on most fighters not in their sport unless they’re a fan or studying them for a specific reason. He’s watching as a fan of mma not a fan of ilia.

[@iliaortho]

Why you do not admit that Topuria is better. Wht?

[@ertugyigitgezici7634]

Can you put the fight clips on big screen and your face on smaller screen next time ? More logical like that, no ?

[@sentientdogma1206]

Commentary was very biased from the start towards Volkanovski. Entire thing sounded like a cope for how Volk was doing good, and honestly you might be a brilliant boxer but when it comes to MMA you are very one-dimensional and show that you don’t exactly know what you’re watching. Not hate, but very very obvious. Lots of discrediting Ilia and reconciling Volk’s bad decision making, For example “Good defense moving back using shoulder for defense” when clearly he’s putting his chin way up in the air. His previous KO had absolutely nothing to do with it.

[@natemarx4999]

Volk needs to retire. 2 consecutive KO’s in a row now. This was way worse than Islam’s head kick since it was a short notice fight.

[@uuh4yj43]

at least a long break

[@Tbo69]

Nah imma just pretend Volk won

[@oscarruanocastro9521]

bla, bla, bla.............zasssssssssss............topuriazo.

[@michaelbishop9157]

Volk is still paying the price for taking that fight too quickly and then turning around to fight again so quickly. The old man Volk gag seems sad now in hindsight. He's a national hero

[@SamboBreakdown]

Was expecting a educational video learned nothing here

[@Idkchangethislater]

Tbf it’s a reaction not a breakdown most of us are just here to see what an elite striker thinks of UFC striking

[@zGJungle]

*An educational video There ya go, educated.

[@doslouqes4167]

To much braindamage fron lslam Makachev, he should have taken 1 year pause.

[@gamingthisera6339]

no, topuria fighting style is soo much better

[@duran3d]

He would have lost to Topuria anyways.

[@callumthorsen5474]

Fighting 4 months after a heavy ko... some guys to tough for their own good

[@tylerlynch2796]

I keep seeing this narrative but in what way did the quick turn around effect him? If he never got ko’d by Islam he def would still have been ko’d because he got caught clean and topuria hits like a truck.

[@chaos1237]

Volk now plz return my 500$

[@user-ti5co4gv5h]

These UFC fights are scripted. I don't like watching thrown fights.

[@MAT-wn5fr]

What a clown

[@matthew-jy5jp]

The problem with UFC fans is they are like most children and think negative attention is a good thing. Until they're taught otherwise

[@natianat4758]

That punch would koed Nganou man does not matter at all his last fight do not make stupid excuses