How’s this for an “overreaction”? In relation to who’s the 2024 Male Fighter of the 12 months, Ilia Topuria’s high quality over Alex Pereira’s amount couldn’t be ignored.
To make sure, each Topuria and Pereira had unimaginable years. Topuria claimed the featherweight championship with a knockout of Alexander Volkanovski again in February then adopted up that win by doing one thing no fighter had performed earlier than: knock out Max Holloway for his first title protection. As for Pereira, he defended his mild heavyweight championship 3 times in lower than six months – between April and October – with knockouts of Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree.
For his one-of-a-kind yr through which he completed two of the three biggest fighters of his division, Topuria acquired the nod as MMA Junkie’s 2024 Male Fighter of the 12 months. Was that the best determination?
MMA Junkie’s Simon Samano and “Beautiful” George Garcia debated that subject within the newest version of “Overreaction Time.”
Try their dialogue within the video above, and watch the complete episode of “Overreaction Time” under on YouTube.
“Overreaction Time” is a weekly podcast hosted by MMA Junkie managing editor Simon Samano the place he shares his “overreactions” with an MMA Junkie workers member, and the talk begins! Catch the premiere each Tuesday at midday ET on MMA Junkie’s YouTube channel.
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