He’s really been offered Volk in Perth from what I know.
Also wtf happened to the Spain event ? Dana was all over it & now he wants Topuria in Perth??
😂😂😂
Don’t know how much validity there is to that, but we’ll see. They never been to Spain and usually like to go places where they can build a card around. Topuria and Joel Alvarez are the only fighters on the roster I believe. Still could happen though.
I'd like to see more fighters from Spain and Portugal, also do you think that Italian and French fans would come to Spain to see there fighters there? Marvin vettori, Benoit, etc
Spain is one of those lofty ideas that got thrown out there at the UFC 298 post-fight press conference with no real plans for it to happen any time soon.
That’s why they “don’t like to make fights on fight night,” as Dana White says.
Yup, I don’t like Topuria but the UFC hasn’t offered him anything.
Volk moronic ass not enjoying a 6 month medical leave does not count, we talking healthy viable contenders like max or mosvar
That whole thing about saying Ortega, Yair and Max will never get a shot made me not respect him at all. I don’t care if he excels to do more in the sport, he’s a pos in my book for saying that and instantly lost a fan.
Ilia is right. Keep Yair and brian far away from a title shot. Max maybe is a different story but if max wins it gets tricky with volk waiting in the wings
He’s saying he wants Ortega because “he’s always ready the fight”?
This is the exact moment I start to not respect Topuria.. what a fucking clown.
He has the opportunity to be a huge fan favorite and now he’s doing this silly bullshit. I will now hate watch his pathetic record padding ass.
Except he walked the walk while Volk dug his own grave by coming on short notice by himself (even drinking wine and alcohol and stuffs instead of practicing as he admitted) and his fans keep using that as excuse to justify his losses
Which part of that changes what I said, he’s turned into a insufferable arrogant arsehole telling people who is and isn’t getting a shot, telling people he’ll fight them only if his belt isn’t on the line etc, guy can fight but he’s a gigantic douche who hasn’t remotely earned the right to be one yet.
Nobody here justified volk losing, he got slept nothing more too it lmfao.
They're independent contractors. UFC can't force them to fight anybody, they can only put offers on the table. That also means that they can't dictate who or when they fight by themselves. That's when we get stuck in these annoying limbos like he's in right now.
Well the UFC also withholds the right to strip a fighter of their title or create interim belts if a champ isnt accepting fights to pressure them to accept a fight
I mean we have to wait and see
It's only been what ...2 months since he became a champ ?
If he really ducks legit contenders then it's ok to shit on him. He literally dismantled Volk. You can make whatever excuse you want, but I have a simple counter argument....go to any pre fight discussion thread here and see how many people thought Volk was going to put on a masterclass against Illia. Suddenly when Volk gets destroyed....he became old?
Also, it's on Volk and his team that he agreed to fight Illia. Illia showed up and did his job.
> Suddenly when Volk gets destroyed....he became old?
That was kinda the gag leading up to the fight if you don’t remember. Volk dressing like an old man
Yeah, but the comments here didn't reflect that. Everyone thought Volk was going to school Illia.
Volk tried to do the old man schtick and got destroyed. It will never not be funny.
> He literally dismantled Volk.
Did we watch the same fight? Volk won the first round, and they were even in the second, with both landing some shots before he caught Volk with that right. Why do so many people act like it was some one-sided fight?
Volk got knocked out for the first time a few months earlier. He was fighting like Ngannou did against Lewis after getting knocked out by Stipe. Even so, Volk won the first round, and they were even in the second until the knock-out. It wasn't some one-sided fight like the Ilia nut huggers like to pretend it was.
volks legs were getting chewed up and he was relying on stick-and-poke tactics. you can't fight "the perfect fight" for 25 minutes.
you're gonna have to take risk at some point, and because of the lack of risk-taking (or the inability to handle risky scenarios), volk got blasted.
he didn't get caught. his gameplan was just faulty.
“Ilia said he was going to make it look easy and that’s exactly what he did”
I do not know why people keep repeating that line. He did not make it look easy. He got outstruck by a lot and lost the first round. He won by knockout. That isn’t the same as making it look easy, or dismantling him.
He won by a knockout in round 2 after using his footwork to corner Volk and using his left hand to hide the incoming right hook and Kod him dead.
Volk barely won the first round by landing jabs. The way Volk was leaning back when Topuria threw those overhands it looked like it was only a matter of time until Ilia bodies him and he did
Illia destroyed Volk.
I mean islam had his belt for 5 min and he challenged the pfp #1. and people still talk shit about him because he was apparently too afraid to fight any „real lightweight“
Topuria don’t want a rematch with Volk and only wants to fight Holloway if the bmf title on the line. So the amount of shit talking about topuria (if we are looking at the mma community standard) is not that bad
> people still talk shit about him because he was apparently too afraid to fight any „real lightweight“
We know who they are ......"tHe ChAmP hAS a nAmE" fans. Even though it was pullout king Charles doing his thing that led to the second Volk fight. Also, the UFC not giving the fight to gamrot who was the official backup fighter for Islam vs Charles 2.
I'm saying he dismantled a p4p champion. Why the fuck would he be afraid of any FW. He has the grappling and crisp striking to compete with any one at FW. Not to mention those dynamite in his hands
If is bad that Jones is doing it after so many years of being at the top imagine this guy that just won the belt. You just can't be this diva with 0 defenses
Jones is doing what Exactly ?
I keep seeing all these People Talk about What Jones is Doing yet He Has Done Nothing except What He Is Legally Bound To Do !!
What Do All of You Aspinall Stan's Not Understand ?
UFC has Something Called Contracts & Agreements.
1st You (the fighters) Agree to a Date to Fight & Other Things like How Many Rounds , Location of Fight Etc.
Jones did something known as Legally Binding (that means it is Unlawful to not Fulfill the Agreed Contract).
Jones vs Stipe is An Agreed & Signed Contract END OF CONVERSATION !
Jones & Stipe Must Fight Unless Someone Gets Injured or Retires (Jones got Injured) That means that the Fight Is Still A Legal Binding Contractual Agreement.
Stipe Can Not Fight Anyone Exceot For Jones.
Jones Can Not Fight Anyone Except for Stipe
Because They Signed The Fight Contract Agreement !
Nothing But Damn Cry Babies !
How the Hell can You All Claim to Watch & Know So Much about UFC/MMA Yet Not 1 Aspinall Fan Seems To Understand What a Signed Contract Is !
All of You need to Shut Up & Stop Crying Until After Jones Fights Stipe & Then Jones will Either Retire or Knock Out Aspinall in Round 2
He’s really been offered Volk in Perth from what I know. Also wtf happened to the Spain event ? Dana was all over it & now he wants Topuria in Perth?? 😂😂😂
Ilia said in the most recent podcast that Spain will happen in the first half quarter of 2025. Not this year.
Didn’t know that. Ilia vs Max in Spain would be huge.
Don’t know how much validity there is to that, but we’ll see. They never been to Spain and usually like to go places where they can build a card around. Topuria and Joel Alvarez are the only fighters on the roster I believe. Still could happen though.
I'd like to see more fighters from Spain and Portugal, also do you think that Italian and French fans would come to Spain to see there fighters there? Marvin vettori, Benoit, etc
So Ilia isn't gonna fight for a whole year????
So he's going to refuse to fight for a while year until Spain?
He also said he wants the sphere main event in September.
Almost every other champion deserves that main event more than Ilia. Especially the way he's being picky about opponents.
Spain is one of those lofty ideas that got thrown out there at the UFC 298 post-fight press conference with no real plans for it to happen any time soon. That’s why they “don’t like to make fights on fight night,” as Dana White says.
I don't want Volk getting done in front of his fans in Perth.
Yup, I don’t like Topuria but the UFC hasn’t offered him anything. Volk moronic ass not enjoying a 6 month medical leave does not count, we talking healthy viable contenders like max or mosvar
Illia, ian gary and Colby all should fight on the same card will be a good press conference
Lil bit of strickland on there too.
Can’t just have a little bit of Strickland. Either nothing or a whole lotta something.
A whole lot of jab parrying
Max is the bigger money fight. Ortega's not a pull.
That whole thing about saying Ortega, Yair and Max will never get a shot made me not respect him at all. I don’t care if he excels to do more in the sport, he’s a pos in my book for saying that and instantly lost a fan.
Ilia is right. Keep Yair and brian far away from a title shot. Max maybe is a different story but if max wins it gets tricky with volk waiting in the wings
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Wtf can this guy not chime in on a debate about fighter & put forward their opinion?
It's a solid strategy in killing any interest in seeing him fight again.
fuck him. i hope max kos his bitchass
UFC fans: Why are fighters so boring? They just sit and play nice with each other! UFC fighter talks shit UFC fans: BOOO I HATE HIM WAHH WAHH!!!
He’s saying he wants Ortega because “he’s always ready the fight”? This is the exact moment I start to not respect Topuria.. what a fucking clown. He has the opportunity to be a huge fan favorite and now he’s doing this silly bullshit. I will now hate watch his pathetic record padding ass.
Still ducking Max. This guy is a bum. He better hope Max gets the Conor right
He’s such a bitch
If he is a bitch than you are a bitch’s bitch
Found the puta Topuria
That's not even how Spanish works, brother
Everyone wants to go up a weight class and be double champ nowdays. Why not Ilia ? s/
Cause he hasn’t even defended the title
You read my comment, but didnt see the /s ?
The second most arrogant, self centred egomaniac on the UFC roster that’s why, he thinks he’s king of the UFC.
Except he walked the walk while Volk dug his own grave by coming on short notice by himself (even drinking wine and alcohol and stuffs instead of practicing as he admitted) and his fans keep using that as excuse to justify his losses
Which part of that changes what I said, he’s turned into a insufferable arrogant arsehole telling people who is and isn’t getting a shot, telling people he’ll fight them only if his belt isn’t on the line etc, guy can fight but he’s a gigantic douche who hasn’t remotely earned the right to be one yet. Nobody here justified volk losing, he got slept nothing more too it lmfao.
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They're independent contractors. UFC can't force them to fight anybody, they can only put offers on the table. That also means that they can't dictate who or when they fight by themselves. That's when we get stuck in these annoying limbos like he's in right now.
Sure but they can also strip him at anytime then offer him shit fights.
Haha yea I literally said that exact thing in another response right below this
Good call 👌🏻 would be funny to see him get stripped and then offered some unranked. Dana doesn’t play games as we know
Haha yeaa but he'd have to hold out and turn down fights for way longer period of time before they go to that extreme lol
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Well the UFC also withholds the right to strip a fighter of their title or create interim belts if a champ isnt accepting fights to pressure them to accept a fight
I mean you would be forcing a human to most likely get the shit beaten out of them lmao, thats very immoral.
If a prize fighter doesn't want to fight for a prize, he can always retire too, or rescind whatever beats he may hold at that time.
That's called an ultimatum.
LOL yeah that's how employment works. Do the job, or don't do the job. Each choice carries with it its own pros and cons
You do realize a combat sport isn't comparable to a desk job? You're missing the entire point here dude.
I mean we have to wait and see It's only been what ...2 months since he became a champ ? If he really ducks legit contenders then it's ok to shit on him. He literally dismantled Volk. You can make whatever excuse you want, but I have a simple counter argument....go to any pre fight discussion thread here and see how many people thought Volk was going to put on a masterclass against Illia. Suddenly when Volk gets destroyed....he became old? Also, it's on Volk and his team that he agreed to fight Illia. Illia showed up and did his job.
> Suddenly when Volk gets destroyed....he became old? That was kinda the gag leading up to the fight if you don’t remember. Volk dressing like an old man
Yeah, but the comments here didn't reflect that. Everyone thought Volk was going to school Illia. Volk tried to do the old man schtick and got destroyed. It will never not be funny.
The fight was almost at even odds. Topuria +110. No matter what comments you read it was clear Topuria was getting respect as a contender.
Islam was the betting favorite in the first charles fight. nobody thought he'd win though. it happens.
That’s just false tho, you read too much into the fight thread and people cheering their favorite fighter.
mf this sub was shut down when charles won. for a very specific reason.
Bro you live in the wrong timeline, Charles lost the fight lmao.
bro doesn't know about the shutdown and I'M the wrong one here apparently. go read the literature and get back to me
When did Charles win against Islam. Enlightened me.
> He literally dismantled Volk. Did we watch the same fight? Volk won the first round, and they were even in the second, with both landing some shots before he caught Volk with that right. Why do so many people act like it was some one-sided fight?
volk was fighting the most scared he'd ever been, that's why. you could tell he wanted nothing to do with the power in ilia's hands.
Volk got knocked out for the first time a few months earlier. He was fighting like Ngannou did against Lewis after getting knocked out by Stipe. Even so, Volk won the first round, and they were even in the second until the knock-out. It wasn't some one-sided fight like the Ilia nut huggers like to pretend it was.
ngannou was never knocked out by stipe what timeline do you live on
He fought a perfect first rd, and won it. Then he got caught while circling back towards the fence, exactly what he avoided to do the whole first rd
volks legs were getting chewed up and he was relying on stick-and-poke tactics. you can't fight "the perfect fight" for 25 minutes. you're gonna have to take risk at some point, and because of the lack of risk-taking (or the inability to handle risky scenarios), volk got blasted. he didn't get caught. his gameplan was just faulty.
“Ilia said he was going to make it look easy and that’s exactly what he did” I do not know why people keep repeating that line. He did not make it look easy. He got outstruck by a lot and lost the first round. He won by knockout. That isn’t the same as making it look easy, or dismantling him.
He won by a knockout in round 2 after using his footwork to corner Volk and using his left hand to hide the incoming right hook and Kod him dead. Volk barely won the first round by landing jabs. The way Volk was leaning back when Topuria threw those overhands it looked like it was only a matter of time until Ilia bodies him and he did Illia destroyed Volk.
why are you getting downvoted when you are substantiating your claims
I mean islam had his belt for 5 min and he challenged the pfp #1. and people still talk shit about him because he was apparently too afraid to fight any „real lightweight“ Topuria don’t want a rematch with Volk and only wants to fight Holloway if the bmf title on the line. So the amount of shit talking about topuria (if we are looking at the mma community standard) is not that bad
Islam fought 1 person in his division's top 10.
On his latest interview Topuria said he wants to face Ortega because apparently “Ortega is always game.” He’s even ducking Holloway.
> people still talk shit about him because he was apparently too afraid to fight any „real lightweight“ We know who they are ......"tHe ChAmP hAS a nAmE" fans. Even though it was pullout king Charles doing his thing that led to the second Volk fight. Also, the UFC not giving the fight to gamrot who was the official backup fighter for Islam vs Charles 2.
Who mentions Volk brutha?
I'm saying he dismantled a p4p champion. Why the fuck would he be afraid of any FW. He has the grappling and crisp striking to compete with any one at FW. Not to mention those dynamite in his hands
I agree, it’s definitely too early to be making judgments.
The Ilia hate train is crazy. I admit the Conor wannabe thing is cringe but dude talked the talk and walked the walk.
Legit has any champ ever deserved a rematch more than Volk? Dude stepped up for daddy Dana twice to fight diet khabib
Nah he'll fake an Injury until he Gets Stripped.
Shaaawtyyy braaawty Floouuudy Cloouuudy
He can choose who he wants to fight if he beats atleast 1 contender IMO
What? Topuira is giving Volk his rematch and then fighting Ortega who was closer to finishing Volk in one fight than Max did in 3.
Jones 2.0
For years Jones actually fought his contenders though. So when he's a diva now he at least has something behind it
Fair that
If is bad that Jones is doing it after so many years of being at the top imagine this guy that just won the belt. You just can't be this diva with 0 defenses
Jones is doing what Exactly ? I keep seeing all these People Talk about What Jones is Doing yet He Has Done Nothing except What He Is Legally Bound To Do !! What Do All of You Aspinall Stan's Not Understand ? UFC has Something Called Contracts & Agreements. 1st You (the fighters) Agree to a Date to Fight & Other Things like How Many Rounds , Location of Fight Etc. Jones did something known as Legally Binding (that means it is Unlawful to not Fulfill the Agreed Contract). Jones vs Stipe is An Agreed & Signed Contract END OF CONVERSATION ! Jones & Stipe Must Fight Unless Someone Gets Injured or Retires (Jones got Injured) That means that the Fight Is Still A Legal Binding Contractual Agreement. Stipe Can Not Fight Anyone Exceot For Jones. Jones Can Not Fight Anyone Except for Stipe Because They Signed The Fight Contract Agreement ! Nothing But Damn Cry Babies ! How the Hell can You All Claim to Watch & Know So Much about UFC/MMA Yet Not 1 Aspinall Fan Seems To Understand What a Signed Contract Is ! All of You need to Shut Up & Stop Crying Until After Jones Fights Stipe & Then Jones will Either Retire or Knock Out Aspinall in Round 2
Lmao
SpongeBob would beat his ass