Featherweight Ilia Topuria opened the main card at UFC 282 on Saturday with a statement win, securing the second-round submission finish over opponent Bryce Mitchell to stay undefeated.
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Ilia deserves performance of the night, he absolutely crushed it
they’re probably going to give it to paddy just like the judges gave him that that
@@qupq everyone who got a finish on the card received a bonus, that being the first 10 fights of the card.
@@gigachoof no wonder the judges didn’t know what to do in the last two fights lol they didn’t have to work all night before then.
paddy deserves it, paddy deserves to get paid to receive the bonus too for his attention hearing he won the bonus
@@TheTrUKShow un bono a paddy, en serio?
His striking was crisp, fast, and powerful. And damn, his takedown defense...
I think Bryce should have put some faith in himself instead of his flat earth God
Ilia is a wrestler 😂 better wrestler than Bryce
Bryce got destroyed 😂
Easy 💰. That line was all thug nasty hyped. Should have been -275
to be fair bryce aint no wrestler and his entries are not great but yeah IT killed it
Ilia absolutely dominated Bryce, both in feet and ground. He is the real deal.
@jabron destoroyah wanna see him face katter
@@n.fland.5694 You make no sense
Ofc, bryce is pillow hands and only a lay and pray fighter, ilia the real deal but ufc wont feed baddy to him sadly
@@n.fland.5694 You smell funny
@jabron destoroyah give him Dan ige i thunk he will test him and Ortage I know how it feels to get double shoulder surgery it's goin out for a while until he comes I say match him up against Edson Barbosa
Bring ufc to Spain, the crowd there would show Ilia the love and the screams he deserves. Vamos Ilia🇪🇦🇪🇦
Better in georgia
En España si no me equivoco las mma y el boxeo esta mal visto, no? Me refiero al publico que no la consume no esta muy abierto a verlo por casualidad o que esta en contra.
@@kianabdo4119 El vive en España y representa a España y georgia,pero como vivie en España, que es donde se a formado como luchador de MMA,pues las va a traer a España.
@@abiezerrosado3963 Hay poca afición de verlo en la tv,pero por que no a habido alguien grande desde los años 90, ahora con ILIA,si a crecido la afición, y más crecerá a partir de hoy y más todavía cuando la UFC venga a España.
@@Yosoy33764 seria bueno, los españoles son muy pasionales. Seria una buena plaza para que la ufc busque talentos nuevos.
The way topuria lands those bombs on the feet is crazy and the fact that he is just 25 years old..this guy could easily be the future of featherweight.Bryce was an undefeated prospect and he made light work of him.
He silenced the crowd! A lot of casuals were talking shit about ilia, that bryce would take his back and submit! But he destroyed that bum! Let’s go ilia!
@@Maartun BUM ?? mma fans are so brainless
@@Maartun You didn't know it either, unless you train with Topuria you couldn't have known he was this better than Bryce, is just impossible to know, and I was rooting for Ilia too.
@@emanuellopez8578 exactly, Im spanish so obviously rooting for Topuria, but Bryce is an absolute savage, much better than his rank (9), I was not expecting Topuria to dominate him like that, he looked much better than in his last fight.
@@emanuellopez8578 Why a lot of people had Ilia dominating for the outcome before the fight
Topuria would wreck Paddy. This guy is like a real life gladiator 🔥
Especially since Pimblett hangs his chin in the air on a silver platter. Topuria would knock him clean out.
@The Hard Stuff You sound like a teenager or something, give mummy back her phone.
He won’t be volk
@@AdamJensen_ and you sound surprisingly coherent for someone with Paddy's nuts in his mouth
The way Paddy fought tonight and won that rigged decision. Paddy is no title contender, hell get finished by any top 5. I agree Topuria would make Paddy look like a prelim fighter.
People forget that the first 7 fight in Ilia career was all submission wins. The man ground game is underrated
he always says he grew on the ground and then he learned boxing, but he is better on the ground
He may beat Charles record someday haha
facts
@@IceyGamez254idk i dont think any fighter will ever break Charles record of 20 finishes any time soon or even in many years. Charles still has a good few years, he already said before that he wants to fight in the UFC for a long time and also might move up in 2-3 years so his finishing record will only go up more and more😂
Can't believe how quiet that arena is lmao the crowd is properly shocked at how easily Topuria handled him.
*Future champion.* *Crowd got real quite after that performance.*
Absolutely
Down goes the great white hope at the hands of the Mexican lol
Volk is really hard to beat right now
All the Bryce fans are nowhere to be found, or jumping on the Topuria express. I hope the UFC feed him Paddy next.
@@StallionFernando considering the fact that the Paddy hype train is slowly derailing, getting a win against him would boost his career by a mile
1:48 Ilia: "why is no one screaming right now? What happened? Let's go!" The way he said that as if he was kinda sad, I'm dead 💀. I think he didn't realize he just brutalized their country boy and that's why they are all quiet. 😅 Oh boy, that was so unintentionally funny 😂
hahaaa usa usa... stupid ppl
He’ll get his slice of humble pie.
@@kurtlauer2005 butthurt
@@harshithpabboju He can share a slice of humble pie with you. It will be bitter though.
@UC8TuZeXNjZztqWNodTgi8Rg you're insecure and it's showing. Get better
That was an absolute destruction
Now Paddy will avoid Topuria like a plague lol 😂
lmao not he fuckin wont LMAO
@@uh3331 yes he will
@@uh3331 what the fuck does paddy the saddy have for Topuria? No chin defence and even Leavitt gave him trouble on the ground - he slammed him down before paddy got the sub lol
@@Dawn_2021 paddy the fraudy has nothing for topuria
@@PublicEnemyMinusOne leavitt is a great grappler
Only fight he didn't finish was his debut on 8days notice while having covid 1week prior
He deserved some respect
I just love how everyone is served the humble pie at the right moment of their respective careers
Bryce is one of the most humble fighters ever? What do you mean?
@@vincentolmos2263Eh he really isn’t, not saying he’s arrogant but he isn’t Whittaker humble
@@matlock8150 neat
I thought topuria would get a knockout but this guy is a future champion
Really ?
Why?
He has power and better and feet than Bryce
Not while volkanovski is still champ
@@Evilevilmonkeyy volk won’t be the same after Islam fight.
Most convincing performance of the night. Ilia bossed this, he looked phenomenal, Bryce looked like he couldn't believe his eyes. He needed a camo mask for his chin.
Topuria is a beast, I love this guy!
What you have to think about is that we have a fighter in front of us, who has beautiful boxing, a knockout right hand, an impressive takedown defense, an unbreakable jaw (He withstood Jai Herbert's kick) and on top of all that, if he was complicates the fight or if he wishes, he can take you to the ground and finish you via submission. Tell me a single fighter right now who is so nice to see his fights and who at the same time is achieving these results, there are none, They are all specialists in something but they are not complete and those who are complete never finish, This guy has finished 12 of his 13 fights and he is undefeated, I don't say anything else
and the only fight that went to the decision was his debut in ufc with 8 days notice and after having covid simply unbelievable
@@palm3ra Exacto, un fuerte abrazo, supongo que hablas Español por tu nombre de usuario 😂💪🏼
This guy is a beast for sure. But he isn’t fighting bums to get a belt. He’s fighting Volk and man what a fight that would be. But I actually thought Bryce was gonna win I’m still shocked
@@Vulture2918 Nobody is saying Topuria would fight bums for the belt. We know he has Ortega, Holloway and Volk in front of him. But the guy is 26. He has time to develop even more. And he is already a scary mfer in the cage. And, by his interviews, the man likes to have a challenge, not a fight where everyone thinks "Ilia by murder", but have doubts on the results. I think Ilia is the full package, just needs a bit of extra polishing and an even bigger profile win. Because he has "superstar " written over him. Never a dull fight with him, the man is a finish machine, hits like a truck, can turn you into a pretzel, can talk shit and back it up, and has the mentality to not be intimidated by any rival.
@@Temu_sW jajjajsjs claro pero hay que darse a entender que hay mucho gringo aqui, un saludo amigo 😂😂
გენაცვალეეეე ილიააა სულ გამარჯვებებით იარეეე 🇬🇪
Paddy would get flatlined by this dude.
Total shutout performance... Topuria impressive even though Mitchell entered with a good game plan but he knew how to close the distance and land those dynamites
El hombre que unió a España y a Georgia
Truely said 👍👍🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪❤️❤️🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦
The real deal and future champion, lets go Georgiaaaaa!!!!
Bryce didn't get to confront Joe about flat earth 😭🤣
Joe Rogan, Eddie Bravo, Bryce Mitchell
Definitely was a little extra joy in the beat down of this moron.
Ilia whispered "the earth is round" into his ear as he choked him out
@@AdamJensen_ hopefully. Anyone that thinks the earth is flat needs beat.
@@jeffrunyan5065 amen, brother
He is so under rated, he is just an amazing fighter.
Holy sheet! Ilia is hunting Bryce like a lion snuffing a deer. Bryce got absolutely nothing on the feet or ground for Ilia. Ilia's boxing is slick & the takedown defense is on point. His BJJ black belt are real 💯%
EL MATADOR
Topuria will be the first Spanish Ufc featherweight champion in 2024, hope it will be in Spain
God bless Georgian warriors
What was wrong with the crowd? Honestly... these guys gave a great show and Ilia Topuria put in another amazing performance!
He was fighting an american and the crowd was butthurt about him winning probably
And the last time he knocked Jai Herbet out could in England what a man😂😂
Because Dana's great white hype just got absolutely manhandled
@@MingerHarrier yes you're only the 1000th person to make that observation, except crowds still usually go wild no matter who wins
love my georgian 🇬🇪 beast ❤️❤️❤️
Enhorabuena Topuria ,estás dando a conocer los buenos luchadores que España puede ofrecer a la UFC..Bravo Illa!!!!
Es georgiano, de español quizás tenga el empadronamiento
@@marcomorelli8205 está nacionalizado tanto de Georgia como de España, porque es alemán de nacimiento
@@Albertaso01si pero los guerreros con sangre georgiana estan por encima de los españoles, te lo dice un español, solo mira el nivel de los georgianos de la ufc, son animales diferentes y encima de un pais tan pequeño
@@palm3ra Amigo soy georgiano y te digo, Ilia es ciudadano de España, eso fue su elección y tenemos que respetar lo, estoy mas orgulloso de el cuando veo luchando con la bandera de España, a parte yo escuche con mi propio oido, cuando el en una entrevista en Georgia dijo: "Yo tengo dos madres una biológica y otra adoptiva" Los españoles tienen una historia guerrera impresionante , que hoy día no tengan muchos luchadores de MMA eso no porque no tienen cojones simplemente no fue desarrollado bien este deporte.....Gracias a los luchadores como Ilia eso se va a cambiar....Felicitaciones Topuria, Felicitaciones España....un cordial saludo desde Georgia. 🇪🇸🇬🇪
El es español se siente español y representa nuestra bandera mejor que muchos que si han nacido aquí
I’m excited to see him fight again, a straight beast💪🏽
I knew it, this guy is elite, his power, and ground game is no joke
Topuria is a beast he made Bryce look like a white belt after destroying him in the standup, this is why Padded Pimblet avoids this matchup.
Facts that boy paddy the fatty knows this fight is not his to win LMAO those “lads” are sissys and always been 🤣🤣🤣😂
Paddy will get smoked rip his head off that's why he talks , he's real McGregor wanna be kid , which is getting More annoying for me .
Wow man amazing performance. Complete domination
The strentgh to set up that submission 🔥 outstanding performance
That Georgian boy is the future champion of the world.
This guy deserves RESPECT!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
What a beast 🎉🎉
I love this guy he is humble guy 😘😘😘
He froms crazy mountains as well
Is he now?
Humble guy lol
ilia topuria is real deal true georgian warrior 🇬🇪
So proud of you brother 🇬🇪🐺
🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
Yes siir
*🇪🇦🐂
@@Ruisumi_migeru in your dreams 😂😂🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪☝
I knew he was gonna come out on top. Y'all are sleeping on Ilia... His boxing is a thing of absolute beauty
He reminds me of Dillashaw. His crispness, fast, precise! Bright future ahead of him!
გენაცვალე გულში ილია ❤. ilia is the best ! he will prove it when time will come !
ilias punch in the liver and wright hook its clasic box only he is useing so nice in ufc i love u broo ❤❤❤❤
Vamos Topuria!!!!!! 🇪🇸💪🏼🔝🔥
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What a statement 💥. Felicitaciones a El Matador 🇪🇦
Georgia - Spain, two Iberia🥰
☺️🇬🇪
He was punching like Volk was vs.the Korean Zombie . Sharp, crisp, and fast.
He was aggressive and keeping a straight face throughout the 3 rounds. His boxing was impressive as well
2 and half rounds
Mitchell didn't even flinch in the faceoffs man .he is gonna murder Topuria .If Mitchell gets him on the ground it will over ... These clowns don't know sh!t . Just makes noise all the time . All experienced gamblers and real fans knew Topuria was gonna win. I am saying this right now Topuria is the hardest fight featherweight division has to offer alex. That fight will be fireworks and close too.
for real, yesterday people where like oh bryce has that cold blooded killer stare he is in Topuria head. And then Topuria ragdolls Bryce with ease. Topuria is a champion material.
I have been saying the same thing. Idk if he’s the better striker but he’s definitely the harder hitter and better grappler would be interesting to see those two fight
Yes like Joe Rogan he ain't shit, Rogen Sayed I think going to finish Mitchell after nock down on ground is wrong, after that illia choke him out 😂 he ignored how illia wrestling good is, Rogen commentary is horrible bullshit
Bumrice Bitchhell
@@ichimaxru he got one fight chill lmao he can't beat Alex he's not the best featherweight to ever exist
Ilia is a future champ, I knew the guy would be a huge problem the moment I saw his boxing then realized his background is actually in grappling lol. Bryce is a killer too, both guys will be at the top of the division for a long time.
ili miyvarxar ❤❤❤chemo dzmao meamayebiii
Future champion. Most complete fighter besides Volk.
I’d say he’s more complete than volk he’s a far better grappler with volk only being a little bit better striker while ilia has more power
@@Slickgary007 Little bit is an understatement. Say Topuria didn't have power - He still wouldn't be able to do what Alex did to Max. Alex is a far far better clinical striker.
@@PublicEnemyMinusOne Topuria just would manhandle Holloway
@Blackmambapink 8past tense?
Would love to see ilia vs giga next!
I knew it!! Ilia Topuria is the future champ!!! ❤️
If he can beat Arnold Allen maybe then
Ilia is a complete beast everywhere. If he hones his standup power punches he def beats everyone in the division.(except Evloev perhaps)
I don’t think he really needs to hone it I think he just had zero respect for Bryce’s stand up so he was just throwing wildly here he hasn’t done that in other fights
Evloev?😂😂😂😂😂
Who tf is Evolve?
@@Slickgary007 yeah exactly. Even as the fight went on he wasn't even looking to defend takedowns until Bryce got one. But when he was back focused on the game plan Bryce didn't stand a chance.
Evloev? What a random ass fighter. Dude is overrated af.
Absolute Beast !!!
One of my favorite fighters rn fr
We want to see an event in Spain in a large stadium and break the PPV records worldwide, let's go ilias
Ilia is an absolute beast, Tough fight for Bryce!!!!
He tore that dude up let’s go ❤
Vamos hermano 🇪🇸🔥💪🏽
That was my favourite fight of the night since Bryce lost. Good job Ilia.
He made Thug Nasty into Hug Nasty. Ilia is the REAL DEAL.
ilia topuria is real g ,true savage,he just bullying one of the best featherweight right now 🇬🇪
Love llia striking, so sharp and clean af
Drinking wine to cut weight, a future champion
He was punching 👊 like Volk was vs.the Korean Zombie 🧟♀️. Sharp, crisp, and fast.
Volk has more volume and a better guard,but ilia is more powerfull than volk
@@eres__boa5880 that’s a fight I wouldn’t mind seeing
Ilia has twice the power of Volk
👀💭 "Why No one screaming" 🤣😅 They don't like You!! Lol
To answer his question about the crowd is quiet bc you murdered their boy, such a beast at 145 you Deserves next top tier fights and far more a bell. Congrats!!
Yes next ufc chapion 🙌🇪🇦🇬🇪💪
Este hombre tiene un potencial bestial. Enhorabuena por su victoria y tb a su rival que tb luchó a conciencia
Topuria is a real fighter. Strength and Honor.
Grande mi Ilia saludos de Madrid maestro!!!
This guy is the real challenge of the division. Next champion.
Arnold Allen is next champ
*Ilia Topuria will be greatest superstar in UFC, alongside with Conor McGregor.. mark my words..*
McGregor doesn't even fight anymore. What are you talking about?
He won't be because he doesnt speak English unfortunately. Most casual mma fans are British and American so they only hype up the English speakers who talk a lot
@@TH4_EO He speaks English better than your boring Paddy Pimblett 🙂. just fact. don't cry..
Iliaaaaa ❤ 🇬🇪
seems like a really nice guy!
Calling out Ortega is dope. Not an easy guy to fight
Pretty he’d ko Ortega since Ortega has the worst defense out of any of the ranked guys and also bad wrestling. He wouldn’t be able to takedown topuria and I doubt he has anything on the feet for him. If he couldn’t get yair down I don’t see him even sniffing a takedown on topuria. Also Brian is out for awhile after his injury
@@Slickgary007 You sound like a total basement warrior. Stop talking like you know fighting when you've probably never trained a day in your life 🤣🤣🤣
@@Slickgary007 he’s now a gatekeeper
I'm disappointed he didn't call Paddy out again. Just for the drama it would probably never happen.
He should've called out Paddy, it was a huge opportunity for him and he would get a lot of fans for that fight
He's mature, Paddy is just a paycheck for him
@@stevenak7209 Not even. He's just a shit stain he wants to clean up, and he will one day.
Y’all boys seem mad. Piss ya pants a bit less 🌹
Future champ ❤️
Didn't expect Ilia to be so dominant. Absolute beast.
Topuria's 1-2 are going to make Paddy lose his accent.
Every single fight ended with a finish!........no FOOKIN judges..
Hope you didn't jinx it now...
100% if you wanna win? just finish opponent if not 3 d..k head takes your victory easy:)))
აბა რააა 🇬🇪 გილოცავ, ილია 🇬🇪🔥
Good job brother 🇬🇪🇬🇪
🔥I honestly didn't care for him, at first. But now I am converted 🔥
Basically bandwagon lol
I have been telling people about him even before stepping into the UFC. Thought it would be a tough night though because of opponent and Pimblett distraction, but he ragdolled Mitchell.
Casuals aboard the Tupuria train. I knew he was the future when he made Hall look like a bozo.
Topuria is what they think Paddy is, the man is dangerous
@@jideo4701 how? topuria proved hes legit when he dominated bryce so hes gonna get some new fans LOL
I just realized if Bryce won we'd be seeing that flat earth debate Live!
Ilia i love you❤, spain 🇪🇸 ❤ georgia 🇬🇪
Wow, perfect technique!!! What a performance
Where are the people saying farmer boy power is to much Welcome to georgia baby 🇬🇪 thats mountain power
Topuria would do horrible illegal things to Paddy
Don’t act dumb. You claim to be an Ilia fan but you immediately take away his credit? His win over Bryce is extremely impressive, Bryce IS that good, and he does have farmer strength. You take away from Ilia by downplaying Bryce. If anything you should be the one pumping Bryce up more to make Ilia look even more monstrous. I’m a fan of both so it’s bittersweet for me. I refuse to disrespect either guy.
and you realize Ilia is from Spain right? Every country has farmers too, farm strength is real, it’s proven that they are very strong and have dense bones.
@@LightsTeamEuphoria both his parents are georgians and he did just represent georgia like what the hell are you talking about 😂
@@LightsTeamEuphoria cant you see that georgian flag
Someone asked Dana who won Jan or Ankalaev and he said Paddy Pimblett
He has nice hands and foot work. Didn't know him before. Def on my radar now. Congratulations man.
He looked like the perfect fighter
Called it, now people can stop underestimating Topuria, he made a contenedor look like a novice.
Uchihas are mid, Uzumaki owns them
@@AdamJensen_ Minato & his wife died to an Uchiha.
@@goead No they didn't. It was the fox that did it. And only because they were protecting the only good character in the show. Without him the midchihas wouldn't have been able to touch Minato
Vamos ilia una Victoria más para España 💪💪💪
💪🔥🇪🇸🇬🇪
Future champion 🔥🔥
25 years…. Amazing
Bryce Mitchell is just a good grappler with below average striking. He can't even submit edson so I knew maybe people are overhyping him
Too be fair Edson has only been subbed twice not even khabib could sub him