Ilia Topuria Post-Fight Press Conference | UFC 298
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- čas přidán 17. 02. 2024
- New featherweight champion Ilia Topuria speaks with the press after his knockout victory over Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 298.
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"Shut the fak up! Tomorrow you will all be my fans."
Tomorrow: 👀
I stick by my guns, I'm not a fan just cos he won, he's clearly a good fighter and no disrespect for his skill, but I don't like this kind of character
@@bengough6955I notice Americans never outright like new fighters because they don’t speak their language. I promise you that 2-3 fights from now everyone will get used to him and will become fans. They just have to get over the xenophobia first
@@PseudoTertioo this is one hundred percent true. ive been watching the sport for over a decade and on and off since the 90s. dudes dont like this type of character yet they support a president whos attracted to his own daughter openly loloolol. like guys sorry confidence and change scares you so much
@@PseudoTertioonever cringed harder in my life
Exactly bruh😀😀🤫🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇪🇦❤
Potential GOAT in making. Undefeated champ at 27 years old
😂😂😂😂😂😂
As an Ilia fan, too early to tell
@@JPMNRBthere is literally NOONE in the fw division right now that can beat him
@@zanetruesdale7263Max has a very good chance
he does have a bright future
" The only person you need to trust in this world is Yourself " El matador
100% ...pretty much the only person you can trust tbh
Asi es
But he trust Conor and his tattoos.
Got to trust only in Jesus Christ our Lord. One day your own human strength will fail you and only faith in Jesus will get you through your darkest moments. Remember Champions rise and fall, empires rise and fall, but Christ reigns forever! Amen✝
@@josh8oh8 bs
“I don’t need the judges when I’m fighting. They can go take a break” Fuckin epic
bro i cant believe it volkanvski lost 😱. Props to Ilia he was confident for a reason.
Me too. I love Volk and I sound biased saying this, but I noticed he usually eats these shots. He gets dropped occasionally but man that knockout by Islam did not help the situation, his brain needs to a year to fully recover and here he is putting himself in a situation where can easily lose once again. Now he wants a rematch, I wish he’d wait like he was supposed too.
lol come on now. i love volk but science is as undefeated as father time. the math is connected to the biology.
I've won a fortune on betting against Volk.
@@___XY____________0 I don't think it would make difference. Different power seems like this one just shuts off the lights. I would love Volk take a good chunk of the year maybe till november MSG. But i would still think lights would go out instantly. Wrestling could make it play out different but Ilia is no slouch in wrestling. I predicted Ilia winning by KO, i feel he makes it happen again. Get rest Volk, you need!
Volkanovski just loses against Makachev and it was a K.O I think that makes Volkanovski mindset completely changed a Fighters mind will be different after a lose specially from a K.O coz them will think It could happen again they will start to question their skills inside the ring doubts will be there they are not 100 percent focus their main goal will be like how to survive round by round the complete confidence to win is not there anymore.
I really love when the interviewers mics are twice as loud. Billion dollar company.
I really love the dogshit espn app. Billion dollar company
@@AAK-. Glitchy mess it's pathetic.
Ilia just speaks quiet
It's called accustic
And Dana still doesn't hear them.
Feels like the start of a new era, don’t see anyone seriously challenging Topuira in the foreseeable
Likely but the way I see it is like this. Once the era ends, the belt bounces around 2-3 hands and then finds another era worthy champ. LHW is in the midst of this. So is MW.
Granted, it ain’t solid math. But I feel it’s likely he loses in 1-2 defences, and so do the next 1-2 champs.
@@doofyst.citrus8626NONSENSE TAKE
Topuria vs arnold allen in the near future would be fire
@@ES-cm4ll Allen is down 2 L’s right now, Holloway next and Evloev after probably
Topuria vs holloway will be competitive...
Speaks 3 languages fluently. Impressive human in many respects.
standard european guy…
@@sandro5242 How many European guys are ufc champions
@@sandro5242 that's not common in Europe, speak 2 it's a lot already
@@Travvv94two
@@Travvv94 currently only Tom Aspinal and ilia
Topuria vs Volk 2 in the Santiago Bernabéu Madrid would be HUGE
Mcgregor
The ufc struggles to fill 18k seats
@@Josetalksish llenamos el estadio
Para ver a topuria el Bernabéu se llena . Y más ahora que a ganado a volkanoski, antes sería más difícil la verdad .
La gente tiene ganas de ver el el Bernabéu con las obras terminadas y que mejor forma que ir para ver a ilia defender título .
Can't lie, seeing Volk get knocked out again broke my heart. Congrats to Ilia though, he did exactly what he said he would do. Look forward to some new blood in the Featherweight division.
Exactly the same thing I felt bro! 😢💔 but movement, rise, fall, all part of the nature of life and reality.
Impressive KO/TKO. Love Volk - still a champ! Congrats to Topuria!
He talked the talk and then he actually walked the walk. What a chad. Props to Volk aswell. He'll always be a legend
I love he’s just casually floating between 3 languages and now that the fights over he’s being humble while still being supremely confident. Been a fan of this dude for a while but I think his stock is about to blow up.
"When you dont know which port you're sailing to, no wind is favorable" actually translation
What does that saying imply or mean
@@tuilleriThat you have to pursue a goal, strive for something to be successful
bros a monster. UFC has a new superstar.
sending greeting from the Indian himalayas
Bro u got WiFi up there dayum
@@allahalkareem8055😂
Shimla ?
@@allahalkareem8055 Cheap 5G. $15/month for unlimited 150mbps data. It's pretty developed up here 😂
@@gallosurfero haha 80 km away from Shimla. From a town called Mandi
This dude is such a bad ass! Changed his insta to world champion a week before the fight and went out there and walked the walk. Hats off Ilia
He had it like that in December if I remember correctly 💀
😂😂
I know Volk is mad mad but ilia is just him
Walk it like you talk it 👍
@@thatsoutstanding4331 Noway! Crazy manifestation
How highly he spoke of volk was so refreshing
ილია შენ გაიხარე ძმაო, ქვეყნის სიამაყე ხარ! 🇬🇪 🇪🇸
🇪🇦❤️🇬🇪
🇬🇪🤝🇪🇸
Una excelente oportunidad para que nuestros países se hermanen. Saludos al pueblo georgiano, os valoramos. Estamos cuidando a nuestro campeón! Saludos desde España.
Madrid-Tbilisi flights, 10 per day, let's go visit Georgia
Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, Judo world champion x2 times @@fmm3592
Ilia casually roasting Evolev was actually hilarious 😂
He had lie though, he said 4 split decisions when Movsar's only had 1 split decision.
@@rajkhan9643Evloev is allergic to finishes. Who cares
It's a bittersweet, sad to see your favorite legend go down when there is new generation
I don’t want to see it as Volk is old and Holloway is getting there too…. But they both could have the belt. If O’Malley fights Illia then O’Malley is the champ , no question about it. At that point Max and Volk both stand a chance. It sucks because I’d like to see the divisions active and strong but I don’t see any possible way O’Malley doesn’t take both belts then squat for a few years.
I don't think this is an age issue. Illia is just more explosive
@@dexterlecter7289i dont really think omalley can easily beat topuria at fw, how good is omalley grappling??
That’s life nothing is forever
He might lose for sure. Illia is a beast. I'm simply saying that O'Malley, after another fight or 2, should be allowed to have that title fight if he keeps winning. See what he can do. If he loses, he loses but at least he pushed his potential. @@Miguel-wi4up
Enhorabuena ilia topuria 🥇🏆💪🏻🇪🇸🎊saludos de un argentino que vive en Galicia te mereses todo amigo 👏🏻👏🏻👍
Even he had a huge respect for Volk and haters were talking crap about him. Eat all your bullshit
Yeah, interesting how all them "haters" and $hit talkers , all of sudden become his fans, including some you tube personalities, other fighters and reporters who clearly stated Topuria had no chance.
I know one thing, i made pretty penny on "aaannnd neeew"
Greetings from Serbia.
True fans understand when a fighter has respect for their opponent. People nowadays bash anyone
@@Aware-qq4lx Gen Z are the ones doing most bashing nowadays.
In my opinion, pretty unstable and lost generation.
@@ballkansas a gen z fan, can't argue about that.people really need to start respect the sport and the athletes.
lolol both sides taking this all way too serious lolol yall got to get lives
This guy asking the questions in the beginning is a very good reporter
Kolmenero❤
Peter griffin
John Morgan. He always gets the first question
Is that you John?
Still waiting on those push-ups
Haven’t been this excited about a fighter since McGregor. His work inside the cage was a thing of beauty! Phenomenal skills! And a devastating KO against one of the greatest FW’s..
Yes same. And he has a calm meditative spirit. I hope he doesn't go the McGregor route in the latter days
The moment he KO'd Alex, I tried to reply to a comment on IG with a lot of upvotes which said "It must be sad being Topuria" and before I could reply the comment was removed. Died laughing🤣🤣🤣Fake fans are something else🤣🤣🤣
Bruh lmao what some casuals they probably didn't even see ilia's past fight
Everyone clowned ilia and all the Polls had volk votes. EL MATADOR 🥀!
Hahahahahaha
That's why I NEVER comment cocky pre fight predictions 😂😂😂
@AlexDelesky me neither for this exact reason. Imagine being one of those who said 'Volk will smash him and make it look easy.'
🤣🤡
Es increible el nivel de este hombre , no solo es el campeon del mundo invicto si no que ademas habla practicamente a la perfeccion 5 idiomas , es claramente un superdotado
Jajajaja te falta ver mas mna bro...conoser mas peleadores vete desde PRIDE FC..de ahi arranca para q no te dejes deslumbrar por un buen peleador nadams
@@betillo0001 es que no es un buen peleador nada más, es el campeón del mundo del peso pluma con 27 años que knokeo en el segundo asalto a otro peleador que llevaba 5 años siendo el campeón y que solo lo habían knokeado 1 vez antes ...... si eso te parece un buen peleador nada más pues quizá es que te falta ver más mma a ti amigo
Congrats Georgia and Spain, you got an awesome fighter and champion in Ilia. What a guy - I‘m even happy as an European. Those Georgians man, Jesus.
Grande Ilia!!!!!
Never seen a fighter filled with such confidence before the fight. I believe Conor was just selling the fight against Aldo but this guy just knew he was gonna win. Crazy
He said to Georgians
" I want to say thank you to my little Georgia, that you are always supporting me and stand with me through it all, I love you all very much, and I can't wait to visit back home so we can celebrate this victory together"
Thanks for the translation man
Thank you
thx
Beautiful message. Love to Georgia from Barcelona ❤
@@noahcaucasusGeorgia and Spain hes got both nationalities, his wife and children are spanish. Viva Georgia gracias por darnos a este campeón. Me da igual de donde sea lo que me mola es que habla mi lengua. Lo mismo siento con cualquier luchador de habla hispana pero con Ilia es aún mas especial ❤
people don't realize amount of work ilia had to put in training to be this confident in a match against volk. go two fights back against herbert or even mitchell and tell me he is on same level he was back then. guy is constantly improving and hopefully will continue to do so.
Welp … Theres no changing his 15-0 World Champion Status on Social Media that he put up weeks earlier… that confidence took him all the way with those skills as well
Happy MMA is hitting Spain
Beautiful KO tonight !
Well done Champ
New era
Volk owned that division for like 5 years, Volk Era was special but yes new Era now
I was there tonight at the honda center. So sad seeing Volk lose. But Ilia is so good and i was kinda expecting this outcome. I hope nothing but the best for Ilia.
Orgullo de tenerte en nuestras filas !! Corazón Georgiano y Raza Española !! Sigue con esa pasión y trasmitiendo la emoción que trasmites !! Torero Matador 🔥🔥
🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
No seria al reves?
🌹🇬🇪🙏
@@javilo2797que disfrute el momento… está todo feliz!
Awesome job Topuria! I wanted Volk to win but had a feeling you rightfully confident, were truly prepared, & ready to prove the world wrong! Quite the well rounded fighter, I believe you'll have a long run. Much respect.
LOVE A MAN WHO KEEPS HIS WORD ❤🌹 and yes time for new fresh faces and talent, new generation is correct !! Also love a man who meditates and advocates positivity and manifestation and HARD WORK 💪🏻 and to top it off a man who has power in his hands ! 👊🏻
Soy español y fan de mma desde hace mucho. Yo dudaba de que pudiera ganar, de hecho mi apuesta era un tko o decisión de volk. Estoy impresionado y orgulloso de tener un campeón español. Viva España y grande topuria
Much Respect 🙏
Bro straight facts. I won't lie Congratulations to llia wow... he completely gained a new fan here. Respect to you for, walking the walk & Talking that talk 🏆 !! love from Dublin Ireland ☘️💚🇮🇪
Scary Knockout Power !
qué pedazo de traductor tiene la UFC, genial trabajo.
ty ilia. fan for life now
CAMPEÓN POR KO, GRANDE ILIA
Congrats to ilia support coming from 🇲🇽🇺🇸
🌹
That combo was 💨💨💨💨💨💨💨
The face turn is incredible, first title defense in Spain already electric
Ilia 🔥💖
Congrats el matador 🎉 you have ko power in your hands.
La UFC rumbo España. 🇪🇦 Illia, a cerrado muchísimas bocas, todos callados 🤫, vamoooosss TOPURIIIAAAAAAAA!!
Ilia ''I manifested this'' Topuria.
respect u earned a fan
Congrats champ.
Grande Matador!! Disfruta maquina
Everybody keep that same energy when y’all said ilia’s confidence is a laughing matter. I always said it’s something about this dude and I knew we will become world champion. He has all the skills and tools to become a dominant champion
Imagine your new favorite fighter right in front of you.
Years in the future, your going to remember him getting the belt
Homie understood that he needed a mega combo to finish him and he got it ❤
I LOVE how fast y’all all switch up. EVERYONE and their mom was telling me all week how Illia had no chance. Y’all a bunch of fools now acting like you are stoked
New Georgian era in UFC 🇬🇪🇬🇪♥️♥️👑👑
You are Indian?
@@theboynextdoor9 From country of Ilia 👑♥️🇬🇪 Georgia
@@theboynextdoor9 Yeap ,but Ilia is the best ♥️👑
@@monikachakhaiaQueen He is Spanish?
No ,he is Georgian ,but since 15 years he lives and creates his career in Spain . Because of this he represents 2 countries. So Georgia and Spain people has chempion Ilia El Matador Topuria 👑
This guy is foreal 🔥🔥
he's only getting better, with more experience he'll become a fw goat contender
The Torque he gets on his punches is scary.
Vamos Ilia!
ahora esta en buena posicion para negociar y decir lo que dice y respalda bien con argumentos como cuando habla de esloev no finalizo aun a ninguno etc muy bien hablado no se si se lo preparo antes pero geniales respuestas ilia apartir de ahora ellos deben llamarte the Great champion
He's amazing!!
Holy shit that “he can fight his dad or something” line about Mosvar was hilarious
Ilia take on movsar evloev is very accurate.
Two undefeated fighters for the belt, in Spain
i dont believe in ilias "black belt" i feel he needs to be tested on the ground to cement himself as an mma champ, he didn't fight a single wrestler. The UFC needs to stop pushing people so fast, he should've fought evloev before volk
@@screamskilos3951 Bryce Mitchell and Ryan Hall are both grapplers, and Mitchell is a talented wrestler.
You don’t know what you’re talking about.
@@screamskilos3951you freaking serious dude
Great fighter!! Well done champ 👊👊
Ilia is much a astute man, the fact he knows everything about everyone, in his division is parallel to none.
This. How he wittingly answered the Evloev question. Im impressed.
Props to the FW 👑 Alexander 🐐 The Great Volk . Classy in Victory and classy in Defeat .
Èl Matador called his shot 🥊 and predicted it tho . That was absolutely wild 🤯. Hella of a 🥊 boxer .
Ilia Georgia is proud both of you and Merab! and New! First UFC Georgian Champion of the World!
So happy for him! Told everyone he will get this done… where are all the doubters now!?
total badass
El matador 🇪🇸👊🔥
God fearing man, respect it 🫡🏆👑
Enorme Ilia arriba España!!! 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸💪🏻🌹
Es georgiano facha
@@quentinbeatino9576 Es Español, esta es su casa y así lo siente él como siempre ha dicho, o sino antes de hablar infórmate y mírate algunas de sus entrevista. Y para tu información soy catalán, bocachancla.
@@quentinbeatino9576 facha porque por estar orgulloso de su país que aconplegado
I love that response with the Conor fight. Haha no weight limit for Conor🇮🇪; come in whatever weight he wants and I choose the place. Man so interesting🌹
გილოცავ ილია შენ და ასევე მთლიანად საქართველოს შენ გამარჯვებას და მინდა რომ გისურვო შენც და საქართველოს მუდამ გამარჯვებული და ჯამრთელი ყოფილიყავით😊❤😊🎉🎉🎉🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🎉🎉🎉🎉
Enhorabuena Ilia! Grande el matador!
OLE OLE OLE UFC ESPAÑA EN LA PLAZA DE TOROS DE LAS VENTAS 🇪🇸
Took me a few minutes to accept and move on. Volk too deserves respect for what he has accomplished so far and nothing can take that away from him.
Illia is the new benchmark, props to the new Champ.
From the first time I saw this dude at fight island, I knew he was a champion.
Muy Grande Ilia, Muy Grande! 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Congrats champ!
Ilia's analysis of Merabs stats and record IN A POST FIGHT WORLD CHAMP interview immediately AFTER biggest fight of your life DEMONSTRATES amazing understanding of his division and his mind, not only his fights, that is a wild thing to process.
A SCHOLAR of all the stats even after such an event is impressive and the way he explained he wants an opponent who KOs people is putting his body where his body, his mind and his on the line, seeking a KO specialist! Pretty gangster
Why are you capitalising random words?
Movsars not Merabs, Merab is the guy that fought today and dominated CCC, Movsar is just a guy who yet to have any type of finish and somewhat exciting fight
He wasn’t talking about Merab but about Movsar Evloev ;)
Illia said once on an interview that know everything about the people on your division is your work to do, if someone says that he doesn't know about other fighters of their division is lying because of ego or just incompetence.
He was talking about Movsar and also he lied or he is misinformed. Movsar only has 1 split decision. I have no clue where he got the other 3 from.
მგელი ხარ ილია მგელიიიიიიიიიი.
შენ გენაცვალე შვილოო.
შემოგევლეეეეეეე❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
TOPUUUUUURIA! TOPUUUUURIA!
Movsar will give him problems with that grappling but Ilia is right about Movsar not getting knockouts .. but that being said … Movsar always finds a way to win
And ilia always finds ways to KO😅
ილია🇬🇪❣❣❣
Congrats to Illia
His English is really good and he expresses himself really well
From south Africa 🇿🇦 ❤️
I was so surprised but it made me happy to see him win
Whoever fights this guy better have high-level wrestling or go for broke. High risk, high reward. Volk won the first round but this guy just kept moving forward. The only guy that will beat Topuria is someone willing to lose. Volks style doesn’t match up well. To many people have been giving Volk over the top respect, Topuria said fuck that, I’m gonna smash him & he did.
Where is haters?
Are you his boyfriend?
@@Chris-ih6jv found one
@@Chris-ih6jv Here you have the first hater 😂 @Nico-qs6yh
ilia isnt good.
@@SanjeetK1 what do u mean isnt good, u dont become ufc champion being not good
First Georgian champ🇬🇪❤️
🇩🇪 🇬🇪 🇪🇸
spanish
@@danicruz226 He competes with a Georgian flag
@@compareFirepower I do not agree with your definition of identity. If it only was required to speak spanish, live in Spain and to be a "matador". Then anyone can become spanish, the requirements are to easy. (Bullfighting actually originates from mesopataimia/middle east region so is it actually Spanish culture? True that it is associated with spanish culture but If chinese people suddenly started Bullfighting would it be chinese culture?)
In my opinion genes are a better way of identification, because you cannot change your genes so for example I am swedish I cannot become spanish by just living in Spain and speaking spanish. Topuria has Georgian genetics which would make him only Georgian.
Problem with identification with genetics is that everyone from every country can have children with eachother. For example Topuria's son is half Georgian genetics half spanish genetics so what is he?
The more you think about it the more you reliase that countries are just made up. Just my perspective on this matter.
@@SamadaptivednaTechnically the Germans have more of a claim on him, however it seems he has more affinity with Spain, most likely due to spending his teenage and adult life there, his kids are half Spanish so he probably wants to represent. But agreed 100% Georgian power
Great message Bueno mensao 💯💪🙏🏆
7:35 la emoción de aquel niño que ahora después de todo el trabajo duro está cumpliendo sus sueños.
Increible Topuria, queremos la UFC en España❤️🇪🇦
ILIA, bro my uncle loves you and how u fight, hope u become the next pound for pound champion
Congratulations Ilia Topuria! Masterclass performance and win against one of the all time greats in Volk, truly the beginning of a new era in the Featherweight division now