Dana White was simply as impressed as anybody who witnessed Ilia Topuria starch Charles Oliveira at UFC 317.
Topuria and Oliveira fought for the vacant UFC Light-weight Championship this previous Saturday in Las Vegas. “El Matador” was shifting up in weight following his reign with UFC featherweight gold. After Topuria prevented a leg submission try from “do Bronx,” he delivered some leg kicks as Oliveira was on his again earlier than referee Marc Goddard ensured the struggle returned to the ft. Shortly after, Topuria slept Oliveira with a proper hook, adopted by a left.
White was in awe of Topuria’s means to stay as much as his phrase.
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Ilia Topuria is ‘An Absolute Full Fighter’
Through the ultimate press convention of his journalism profession, Kevin Iole requested Dana White if he thinks Ilia Topuria offers Islam Makhachev a run for his cash on the pound-for-pound checklist. Whereas White didn’t have a direct reply, he did have excessive reward for the newly minted UFC Light-weight Champion.
“It’s fascinating as a result of he did precisely what he mentioned he’s going to do,” White mentioned. “He’s an absolute full fighter. Standup is gorgeous, floor, grappling, every part. This child’s a star.”
White was then requested the place Topuria ranks all-time by way of punching energy.
“He’s on a terrific three-fight win streak for positive, all legends that he knocked out,” White mentioned. “I don’t know the place he sits pound-for-pound punching energy, however shifting up a weight class like that and doing what you say you’re going to do within the struggle and the best way he did it is rather spectacular.”
Following his UFC 317 victory, Topuria addressed his subsequent potential challenger. At first, it appeared that “El Matador” had harsh phrases for each Paddy Pimblett and Arman Tsarukyan. Shade commentator Joe Rogan stored the give attention to Pimblett, who entered the Octagon and had a staredown with Topuria. White was none too happy that “The Baddy” was allowed to have a faceoff with Topuria.
