Ariel Helwani: Ilia Topuria Stole The Spotlight On Busy MMA Weekend | The MMA Hour 

L.A Galaxy is not the same as MSL. The same thig here

The UFC is already done a cross marketing actions with LaLiga

Real Madrid is bigger than American handegg​@@j.v.6263

You don’t want to watch more terrible striking and takedown defense? Stoppable force vs movable object

Nice 😂 but oddly makes sense

lol wtf 🤣🤣

It figures

Lmao. You killed me on this.

Nah Chris is the killer and that's why he said "That's still my boy" haha

It’s happened once in the past few years, relax

Who cares

Also recently, a lot of WWE stuff is being discussed. Absolutely hate it. Boxing is still fine to a certain extent.

What are you talking about? Alex is right there. How rude.

This shows how much this dude has lost traction and credibility with most of the UFC roster. Most athletes and managers want nothing to do with this guy, and they boycott this show. He calls out UFC continually for fighter pay, uniform, pension, etc. PFL does exactly the same and he says nothing. Anyone with above average intellect sees right through this guy. He has become more of a commentator than a journalist, and doesn't even attend live events anymore because he has fallen out with so many athletes and the UFC.

First event missed non apex in 3 years. 3am for a fight night sucks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

People in the US dont know much about football (yes, the real "football", not soccer)

North American? You right south Americans love football

@@angelopueyygarcia43 north-american* In south America people love football

​@@vincentw3566 I live in Europe and a massive football fan...the ilia Madrid moment was a big nothing in sports. Just a fighter kicking ball. It's common. Not that a big deal let's be real.

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Jaja I don’t see Ilia losing to anybody other than Islam and maybe some super elite lanky striker like O’Malley by a head kick but that’s it. Topuria is elite as it gets dude. I love when a super technical fighter has also 1 punch KO power and fights in a very aesthetic way. He kinda reminds me of boxing heavy Mcgregor version in the aesthetic but with way more mobility and versatility of course with his grappling. Also way more power than Conor and cardio.

@@Santiagoacph amen

You gotta be respected, liked an famous.. he none of them...

@@kieranshapland2620 I don’t get the hate…

I'm going to comment here just to come back once Ilia sells the whole stadium

They’ve got some production issues that’ll need to be worked out but I can totally see myself tuning in for PFL events in the future so long as they properly advertise and promote them ahead of time. I thought the only low points were on the prelims but that was mainly due to rookie and amateur fighters so it’s to be expected.

Cool story

So what? You forgot to mention a point.

if you feel like contextualizing his win this much maybe you should contextualize his last 2 losses. a bad luck injury and a crazy performance against the featherweight GOAT.

@@sweg9457 can’t disagree with that. Besides I like Ortega. Do I think he deserves a shot coming off 1 win in the last 3-4 years? No I don’t - do you? Additionally, don’t we all want to see title fights that are somewhat competitive? Of course, sometimes no matter how you try to interpret it, MMA math just doesn’t work but what does always prove to be true is a fact that styles make fights. Ortega’s style is literally tailor made for Topuria to add another brutal finish to his highlight reel that is already very impressive and likely to continue to grow. I mean how does Ortega beat Topuria? What is his path to victory? Where is T-City better than El Matador? Maybe he can take a flush shin to the dome a better than Topuria but neither of them is particularly known for their Cro-Cop ability to send their opponents into the shadow realm with devastating head kicks but if Topuria has so far been susceptible to any technique, it has been his inability to defend well against taller opponents’ head kicks but Ortega is hardly talker than Topuria and when did he ever finish a fight by a head kick KO? Anyway, I digress… all I wanted to say is yes Ortega did lose his last two to the fighter he just finished and one of the greatest fighters of his generation, volk. Definitely, no shame in those two losses because most fighters at 145 lose to El Pantera and Volk, as we have witnessed over the past few years. My biggest problem is Ortega’s lack of striking defense makes those losses look much worse as well as they have terrible long term health consequences. Because T-City is too tough for his own good, he seems to take the worst kind of damage, mostly strikes to the head in a devastating, compounding fashion. I would argue that getting KO’d cold is better for your longevity in the sport than for example when Brian lost to Max by his corner stoppage. And there’s a reason why corner stoppages are so rare in this sport and the only issue I had with that one is perhaps it should have been done sooner… in short, Brian Ortega is a fun fighter and one of the toughest warriors we have ever seen in this sport. Will he ever become a UFC champion, if I had to bet on it, I would say no. Will he ever even fight for the belt again, I hope that he does but again his path to a title shot, while possibly not a very long one, definitely is not as clear cut as Holloway’s would have been had he not taken that Gaithje fight. I think Ortega has to fight Evloeev in a title eliminator bout and if he wins (which I do think is one of the better stylistic matchups for him), I reckon he will have earned himself another (this time probably career ending) beat down, which at the end of the day does sound pessimistic and I want to say it’s a fight game so anything is possible but then I correct myself by saying almost anything but alas, Ortega beating Topuria is not one of those miracle upsets ala mode Matt Serra making GSP tap to strikes to become the most unexpected underdog to pull off the biggest upset in the UFC history to this day… Matt Serra tho had a legit punchers chance and power in his hands and my moral of the story here is that not everyone is destined to become a champion no matter how hard you try and as long as you look graceful throughout that journey and learn from your mistakes and triumphs alike while remaining to be humble in victory and defeat… “death is the road to awe…”

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Conor vs Aldo did 1.3 million PPV buys already back in 2015 unlike Illia vs Alex. Conor and Khabib combined have 100+ million followers on social media.

Stop it

he has the skill but cant talk on the mic

We’re never getting another Connor Mcgreggor

@@alcottdevalte7440 Ilia vs Volk wasn't Conor vs Aldo, Ilia will have his Aldo type fight but it hasn't happened yet, he just started to get popular. You'll see.

Spaniard and longtime Real Fan. No they dont do this kind of stuff a lot. Stop lying.

🤣 Maybe Real dont, but its quite common in other countries. Not taking anything away from Ilia. I like the guy. But these guys are talking like because he did this, he can now fill a Santiago Bernabéu. Something that has only happened twice in UFC history and something that not even Conor could accomplish. And although im not a Conor fan, he would be the one that could do it. Anyway man. Have a good one. But I wasn't lying

I'm going to comment here just to come back once Ilia sells the whole stadium

Francis vs Joshua has some steam. Francis in MMA/PFL has basically zero.

​@@ProtomanButCallMeBlues Because Francis Is booked against Joshua, the moment Francis gets booked against Renan Trust me there will be hype

What are you talking about, Ngannou v Joshua is going to be literally the most talked about combat sport thing for the next 2 weeks.

@@luckyspurs the one that is projected to sell under 100k ppvs?

I don’t think ilia will steel merab’s chance to fight for the belt. Sean VS Topuria is the fight to make down the line though.

He teabagged him previously

He seems about as Spanish as Khamzat is Swedish 😅

​@@MMAVoodoo You must be one of those ignorants that really think that Spain is like Mexico or Cuba to say such thing.

Nah he should just be himself . He was not being the bad guy with Alex just confident . He will be huge if he keeps winning

can't knock him out? Wrestling mode on

Bad troll

3.5 mil on Instagran

I'm going to comment here just to come back once Ilia sells the whole stadium

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