14k subs, bullshit! Kevin’s the only journalist who’s stood up to Dana respectfully and got the information we all wanted. Kevin’s interviews are with the highest quality of people and they’re concise but entertaining. It’s bullshit! The channel should easily be 500k+ subs. It’ll get there!!! You’re doing great and thank you so much Kevin!
Best mma journalist. Thanks jack slack for bringing me here. As a massive volkanovski fan im very conflicted. I dont want to see max lose but i want volk to be the one to de-throne ilia and take back his belt. Saying that, max physically looks washed. I think hes in the twilight of his career, however hes still max holloway and he may have the perfectstyle matchup to beat topuria.
Every other month?? Lol he defended the belt once in 2020 once in 21 twice in 22 once in 23! And lost the belt in 24 Volks champ reign was weak. His career highlight is beating Max 2 1/2 times and by the summer Volk will have 3 KOs in his last 3 😂
@@BIGWORMTHEGERM "felt" as he was fighting a lot in the last couple years, you literally have another man getting KO'd as your picture you freak, plus he beat Max 3 times keep crying about it
Kevin is a rare thing , an actual journalist in the world of mma and combat sports . Hes not an entertainer whos mommy and daddy paid for a podcast studio and production...
Volk is trying so hard to manifest this Holloway win. He does not want to face Ilia again lol. He should fight Diego Lopes, he’s going to hold up the division.
Nonsense. He has been asking for the rematch since before Max vs Ilia was booked. In fact he tried pushing to have the rematch right away. It just makes him look better if Max ends up beating Ilia, given he himself beat Max three times.
He also has three victories over Max, so the more he big-ups Max, the better those three wins look. Volk, like so many other fighters, is salty about Ilia. It's funny to watch.
@@AcidTrvp man you are special, first you say volk doesnt want to face ilia and then when you heard that volk was calling for a rematch and wants revenge you call him dumb, make it make sense man xd
when Volk talks about Max’s takedown defense agains him i think he is delusional about Ilia’s wrestling/grappling etc. i’m afraid it’s not even close. i strongly believe ilia can take Max down or outgrapple him everyday. i love both Volk and Max btw
Iole asking good questions, and gotta give respect to Volk. Being from Hawaii I'm a Max fan through and through. Even though Volk has beaten him x3 times with 2nd fight being questionable, I'm a van of his also. And his honest opinion on picking Max is valid, being he's been in there with him for x3 championship fights and defended it. He got a feel for topuria too when he lost the belt to him. So he's seen both fighters in action and his honest assessment is that he thinks Max will be victorious. Ilia whining about that is petty.
@@kelvinawaya2114 one thing is choosing with the Heart, another is taking the facts. The facts is Ilia is undefeated, younger, and Holloway never faced someone like him. Check Ilia fights from the beggining and you will see a clear evolution without losing a fight, and each fight he uses a different strategy. Max is a awesome person and fighter, but Ilia es the new Generation of MMA fighters. I can say in few years, everybody will train like Ilia, in order to win.
@@totnguyen2696 and ilia has never faced someone like max so what’s your angle? Volk has been the only guy in years to beat max, and you act as if max hasn’t evolved as a fighter. You also stated he’s younger, max isn’t 10 years older than ilia. We get to see come this Saturday, who’s walking away with the belt.
Great F🔥 ing guest. My all time Fav Fighter Alexander Volkanovski!! Kevin you continue to show why YOU,Kevin, are the #1 p4p mma journalist of all time
I lean Topuria for sure, but, Max can win this fight beyond any question..While they both have a 69 inch reach, Max's legs and torso are way longer, which will give him a big reach advantage in real world fighting..If Max uses his length, stays in perpetual motion, in and out with the kicks and jabs, with his cardio and chin, he could be very hard for Topuria to find, and could certainly win. I think Topuria gets it done, but wouldn't be surprised, if Max wins by employing that strategy..
Probably the best take I've seen. Fighting is extremely unpredictable and it comes down to a best of one. The better fighter of the night will win and we get the privilege of seeing it happen.
I like Alex but I don’t understand how he thinks an interim belt makes sense at all. A number one contender fight with Lopes makes more sense than that coming off three losses in title fights.
Ilia was crumbling against jai Herbert it wasn't his night he was losing not landing but with his heart he still got it and ko him. I don't compare max and jai Herbert but ilia already Did it he is true champion, so I can't agree here with volk even if it won't go like ilia want he will still find a way I believe!!!
The foot work, the foot work. Topuria has zero foot work. Max has huge footwork. Ilia is a plodder, he has good getting angle footwork while punching, but that is all.
We get to see a lot of MMA "experts" eat their words, they're like Max is gonna get killed this and that. You can't break down better than a man who has been in there with both fighters, and an elite former champ.
@@justina7794 if you want to see how "schooling" actually is, watch Volk vs Max 3. That was schooling, Volk was full confident, landing shots with ease. He fought like a scared prey in the Topuria's fight lol. Yeah I agree he was doing much better in the 2nd round but not for long.
All of you guys who still haven't watched this I'll give you a small recap of what Volk is saying "So um, basically Max will beat Ilia because you know I beat Max 3 times and that's kinda better for my ego you know umm"
If Alex wants a clear path to fight Ilia for the bell, fight Diego Lopes Dec 24, and then April 25 in Spain against Ilia. Obviously Ilia wont fight in Feb /Australia having UFC Spain in negotiations so close
Idk! I’m hoping he’s smarter than Brian Ortega and Gaethje. Illia can sub Max easily and I hope he takes Max down. Maybe grab his back during a spinning kick near the fence. Illia has way more tools to win but Max is long and fast, Illia was getting destroyed by Jai Herbert in that first round. Max has a better gas tank than Jai and the second round won’t be easy for Illia this time. I hope he mixes in takedowns and level changes.
@@mattkaiser8984 I totally get you. But I as far as I see, he has plan A that is knock the f out of Max and become new face of UFC. If that will not work on first two rounds he will change to that plan using his wrestling and bjj
“Max has great takedown defense” and which savage wrestler max faced? Yair? Diaz? Dustin? Hmm Korean zombie? Kattar? Not try to talk about tcity ) he is not wrestler, he is a grappler! Wrestler always have advantage! + ilia has 22 years of greco-roman wrestling experience 12 years of grappling.
let me get this right…lol…so topuria beats the defending lightweight champion who has beaten holloway three times, by ko, yet we aren’t sure whether topuria will survive max’s deep waters??????? lolol sounds like sus
If max holloway beats topuria it will hold the division up. It's better for ilia topuria to win so the division can move on from volk and holloway we don't want a 4th fight
@@KevinIoleignore shit like that Kevin, real ones love you bro keep up the good work! Great interviews as of late and awesome work interrogating Dana. 😂
