Ilia Topuria CORRECTLY PREDICTED Alexander Volkanovski KNOCKOUT, UFC 298 | Daniel Cormier Highlights 

People act like they didn't laugh at first when he said what he's going to do. Now all of a sudden everybody knew he's the real deal.😂

His striking was crisp, fast, and powerful. Couldn't believe when he was saying he'll ko volk all week.

Im so happy for ilia screw the haters

The Volk, Izzy, and Kamaru era is really over 😢

All the haters are shut now. The guy is a superstar

that punch was brutal, one of the best clean punches I ever seen in ufc, he has so much power and technic, I really like what he represents

"A thing didnt happen by a chance, it happend for a reason, and the history always repeat" the new featherweight champion.

That dude is special. He fucking knew it! It will be hard for anyone in this division to dethrone him. Has 0 losses, and just took now one of the goats down. Crazy....

Only a few of us knew he would win easily. It seems to me that the MMA community only really likes shittalkers when they are anglo (american, british, irish, australian...) but they tend to underestimate foreign speaking fighters. Which makes no sense because you could see that Ilia is not the typical fighter, he's here to make history.

I think one of the most impressive things is how fast he progressed with his English. The dude is tri-lingual. And in completely unique languages. One language(Georgian) is a semitic language. The other(Spanish) is a Latin language. And the third(English) is a mixture of Latin and Germanic. And he's a world class MMA Fighter. Just incredible.

He also said this would be his easiest fight which is true. Bravo Topuria

Ilia's tremendous will and belief is insane. Elite level boxing skills and a dog always stalking his opponent. At age 27 he is at his prime physically and mentally. His reactions and timing are on 💯

Ilia most well rounded featherweight and his striking is so cerebral it’s insane

Let's take a moment to point out how English is Topuria's third language!!! Respect. What a professional.

The fact that this guy has taken a head kick to the head , but recovered and was able to get ko in a later round is crazy, he has that dawg in him.

You know the editor had this ready just in case 😂

Been a fan of Topuria for a long long time since he first started in the UFC. Huge fan of Volk as well and I was rooting for him in this fight. I thought after the first rd Volk would be able to survive the power, but Ilia stalked him till he found the kill shot 😮 This fight will go down in the history books for sure!!

I don’t bet often, but I bet on Ilia tonight. Been saying, boogeyman of division for a minute. I’m so stoked for him. Love Volk and hate to see it, but idk how people thought ilia stood no chance lmao dudes a perfect fighter. Well rounded with KO power. GGs man

I was Volk, all the way, all fight week, even day of. First round, I saw just how relaxed Topuria was. About 30 seconds into the 2nd round, I looked at my buddy I was watching with, and I said, "Bro, I hate to say this... but I just had a vision of Volk getting KO'd. I think Ilia is gonna put him out." 2 minutes late, Volk was asleep. Absolutely heartbreaking. But props to the new champ. "The King is dead. Long Live the King." 💔

DC with the edits ready. respect

This is the man Paddy called water boy. 👊🏽 good stuff, Topuria

He’s the new breed with an old soul. He means what he says and says what he means . Won me over at the face off when he told Volk “ I respect you as a fighter and I just trying to make my dreams come true “ he played the game of trash talk pumped it up and won. Congrats as a Spanish/Mexican American myself I feel he represents well.

The timing of this video..

Love this interview, very wise guy. Did what he said he'll do with confident and hard work. Well done Illia

ilia his swag,confidence and overall skills I knew from the get go he was going to win.My fucking man ilia the matador topuria and new.All hail the new king 🤴🏾

This man was not afraid.

Comier is such a nice guy and so is Topuria. Great interview

“Ilia will get humbled”🤣🌹

good interview dc. thank you sir

Daniel you are so smart, yo knew before the fight Ilia was the real deal, and sure after this interview you saw more dangerous on Ilia because of his menrality. I like you as a fighter and as a person

A new superstar has born

i said before the fight, my heart says Volk but my head says Ilia, i actually teared up when they embraced after the knockout , and i am not even Australian

Thank u Paddy for putting me on to this fucking beast of a fighter

I feel dwarfed at age 36, listening to a 27 year old that is light years ahead of me.

Nobody gonna talk about the fact that Illia just took a fat dump on DC for beating an old Miocic as his method of winning the belt 🤣🤣

Great job DC!!

The fact dc realized he also lost to a 27 yr old when he was old 😂

He is better than Conor, better than Khabib. He's gonna flatline Makhachev just like Volk. There is no-one beating him anytime soon - he is just 27 - he is just now stepping into his Prime.

This guy is a straight monster. I respect Volk, but man... Ilia is going places¡ Psdt: Josh Emmet is a tank, holy fck, he survived 5 rounds against Topuria¡¡

Been following Elia ever since his debut

He sounds smart when hes doing a normal interview. His trash talk needs a lot of work tho lol

I always knew Ilia would knock out Volk because Ilia is good at closing the distance and fight inside the pocket while Volk keeps his distance and circles around we all seen it when Ilia fought Herbert who is heavier and taller than Volk you DON’T want to circle around or back away when your fighting someone who knows how to cut off the cage and has power

How can you not love a guy who is as confident as you can possibly be in oneself. He tells you exactly whats going to happen because of the sheer confidence in the abilities he has. Thats the exact same reason Conor McGregor became the biggest star in MMA history by a mile. Conor is a wild man whos laser focus he once had in MMA, went elsewhere, to the character he became when on the journey. Now Conor is always playing a character even on his yacht when the cameras show up. If Topuria can stay with the laser focus he could be the best ever. Hes a master in the standup imo. Probably the best on the feet right now in the UFC. The most dangerous guy and the most confident guy at the same time. Hes going to be so hard to beat.

Hats off sir, I didn’t think you had it in you

Prime Topuria Vs prime Conor would have been a treat

Super ilia super. España super Georgia❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💯

After i watched his fight vs Josh, i knew he will be future champion. Just as he said he will put Volk the lights out, yes he did and he took V's head off. It was sooooo easy, if there were 3 Volk, he could beat them 3 in the roll. Totally different level !!!

I have to be honest I had no idea who this guy was I’ve been unplugged from UFC lately. He pleasantly surprised me I definitely wrote him off without really investigating him or his fighting style. Great win Champ

I never got to see Ilia speak like this. He's quite likeable like this. Totally different from the press conference.

wow!! great interview Daniel!! 7:54 this man is a gangster!!

Hungry lion replaces the older one, survival for the fittest at it’s finest!

Paddy done well avoiding this guy

He sits exactly like you'd expect a person with his intelligence to sit.

he gained me as a fan ngl

Actually this fight was much easier then with Jai Herbert. Remember some of you were saying that Ilia will lose, he couldn't even finish Jai? 🎉

Really wish Cormier was commentating tonight.

What a reference man... VAMOS ILIA!!!

Fuck he did it

1:35 that’s a fact too ilia didn’t break to sweat when he switched off Volkanovski

champs should knock people out. not win by decisions.

DC saying the jones loss was fucked up was sooo funny 🤣🤣🤣

my hat goes off to him, i knew he was good but i just didnt see him beating volk, this guy is gonna go on a serious run imo.

Topuria is so fast and crisp, it's mind bending..That split second frame that set up the KO was picture perfect..I thought Volk would try and grapple to take some of the speed and power out of the equation. But that is easier to say than to do..I've rewatched Topuria fights over the last few years more than any other fighter in the UFC..The guy is technical and vicious..

What a performance

Can’t wait to see his brother aleksandre topuria, he is coming up to UFC right now 135lb

Primer round estudió a Volkanovski, en el segundo round K.O

Ilia vs Islam makachive will be great fight . I wish it could happen.

Welp, this one screwed up my parlay 🤷‍♂️

Everybody thought he would loose except in Spain, where everybody knew he will deliver with a KO as he repeated many times. You just need to see his previous fights to realise he's something special.

i knew you'd win

If I am tired, my opponent is dead Ilia

He proved everyone wrong.

Paddy wont be able to spell his name after spending a minute with him inside the octagon..

He was right as shit, son

Insane!

dicho y echo magia!

3:24 oh okay 😂😂

თუ არა, როცა მოვიგებო. ჩემპიონის მენტალიტეტი ❤

DANIE GOT A REALITY CHECK.

4:33 Ilia Topuria vs Movsar Evloev confirmed?

It's not much of a prediction. He knows he has knockout power and that was his plan going into the fight.

If ya’ll can find my comments before this fight you know I was saying Ilia will probably knock him out. People were arguing with me before this fight when I was saying Ilia has the best fundamental boxing in the UFC today. All the analysts now agree

This is my first to see DC getting lecturered to by a fighter in an interview.

⭐️ this dude is a f’ing ⭐️ man

He did what he said he would do. Damn. That power might knock out even some welterweights.

THis man is different

TOPURIA É E CONTINUARÁ POR ANOS O CAMPEÃO

CAMPEÓN POR KO, GRANDE ILIA

This guy is gonna reign over this division for a long ass time.

Makhachev broke volk. Volk i hope he rests up properly and does not take any short notice fights. And comes back for a rematch

Daddy Cormier got school'd😂😂

Outstanding observation. I was just thinking the exact same thing; volks not really a finisher these days.

let's gooo spanish camp ❤

DC almost gave him BJ. He knows how to find the young men with potential.

Cormier is hilarious.

Bro every fighter predicts a KO in every fight. 😂 no one says ime ginnna go in there and get flatlined in ten seconds 😂😂

Finally volks out with his nice guy dotty old man shtick i loved alex but that shiit was annoying

when they make a movie about Daniel Day-Lewis's, this guy is going to play him

37 not 27 lol

He was right on the money after the first round you could tell illia's punches were affecting him he was making volk fight his fight.