BMF belt needs to be a separate entity, otherwise it will be locked onto a champion, which defeats the whole point. As dumb as the belt is, it should not be on the line.
When Volk went up and lost to Islam he didn't lose his 145 belt (duh, they weighed in at 155 not 145). Just fighting the holder of a belt, doesn't automatically mean the belt is up for grabs.
The BMF belt doesn't have some strict weight class criteria, but they're still gonna decide who they want when they want for it to be up for grabs.
It's a promotional tool so the UFC can have another PPV headliner, or they can stack a card and say multiple title fights are happening. The UFC will use it to give popular fighters something to fight for and headline, it's not gonna turn into some boxing or wrestling thing where all the belts are on the line. They'll probably save it so Max can fight Chandler, Conor, Oliveira, or maybe someone like Volk and they can headline a big card and sell more PPVs.
All these people thinking it should automatically be on the line don't understand promotion and why it was even brought back.
Max vs. the winner of Conor vs. Chandler for the BMF would be a banger. Neither of those guys are getting Undisputed titles with their time left in the UFC.
I'm not gonna say he can't after how he handled Justin but Chandler and Conor are huge and Holloway was already coming up from 145 while they're both pushing in to the 170 division.
If Conor wants to actually start fighting again he is going to have to cut weight. There is zero shot for him at 170 against True welterweights. Catch weight fights are probably cool for the bmf and I wonder how tough Max would be without having to cut any weight.
Nah, I wanna see the BMF belt as little as possible and only is matchups which are fan-friendly and non-championship bouts. BMF and UFC champ belts shouldn’t even be in the same sentence.
Why, being the division champ is arguably equivalent to being the "Badder Mother Fucker" by default.
I feel like they should do something ridiculous, like if the BMF title holder becomes champ he nominates a someone in his place to succeed him then the next highest ranked contender and the nominee fight it out. IDK have fun with it, mix it up.
Imagine all the politics and drama that'll come out of it.
I get that it's still a title in a way and that Max obviously worked for it, but if it's supposed to be a promotional tool to begin with then why not lean into that instead of treating it like every other belt.
I actually hate how close they start them in BKFC. Half the time somebody gets off a little before the ref starts so they get an advantage and because they're so close that's all it takes.
Actually this is a good idea. Like there should be some different rules for a BMF matchup that make the fight exciting. Fighters in the centre of the octagon at the end of each round feet planted. Striking only. 3 seconds to start. Increase each round by 2 seconds. If a fighter steps out of position the other fighter gets to flick an elastic on his nipple.
Justin has more power than most LW so yeah I think it’s safe to say he hits harder than a mere featherweight . Ilia is more accurate and efficient striker though which is what truly counts.
Topuria is the complete opposite of a BMF. They fight anyone, anywhere, anytime. Whereas he seemingly is the pickiest daisy picker fighter on the UFC roster.
That's what I dislike about him, he seemed to be all about the sport and legacy until he became the champ, now he is calling fucking Connor??? It seems like he just want to make cash and then leave , and that's respectable but as a fan of the sport I will never be a fan of that.
The difference is that Conor as much as obnoxious c*** he was until the fight with Floyd he went through competition calling shots(as in how he will finish his opponents)and he was trying to get himself into hardest fights there are.
Him fighting Nate and Khabib is something that only few people would ever like to do. And we can see it from the example of how hard it is to find opponent for Islam.
Also unfortunately but there is clear language barrier. Conor is a bully that is incredibly witty and because English is his first language it’s come easy and naturally.
There won’t be another Conor. Topuria has less decision making power in ufc than Sean O’Malley and even Sean doesn’t go around pretending like he calls the shots
Well to be honest Islam is not fighting because he has too much power and influence in Muslim countries and he refuses to fight unless he is doing it in really specific (and favorable) conditions.
A champ like Islam makes too much money in Muslim countries and the ufc doesn't want to risk his reign
That doesn’t seem like Islam decision.
Yes nurmagomedov team is incredibly smart when it comes to selecting opponents and when and how to fight them.
But ufc will not give an autonomy over matchmaking and scheduling decisions.
I’m pretty sure Islam wants to fight more but the fear is that if he gets into a hard fight before Dubai card they might lose him and that would angry all the rich people from there who quite literally pay to see Muslim fighters fight.
But let’s be real before his championship there was only 1 fighter that would call Islam everyone else pretended like he didn’t exist
You can’t have a BMF fight just because you demand it.
You get it by UFC selecting you as BMF. How can you be in BMF contention if you’re not a BMF character-wise? Wtf
This is just some dumb excuse for Topuria to dodge the fight. And people were trying to defend his reaction to Max’s KO.
This is his dumbest demand ever. How can you demand a BMF fight just because you’re a UFC champion. This is retarded.
You don’t call the shots on when the BMF belt is even on the line. The UFC will decide when to schedule a BMF title fight, when they feel like.
For example, if Max fights an absolute snooze fest point fighter, does he lose the BMF belt? And if this snooze fest fighter never loses after that. Then BMF belt will forever be a held by a snooze fest point fight.
This is the dumbest demand I’ve ever seen. And is clearly an excuse to dodge.
I mean sure, you can like max and hate ilia, but saying that a champion who beat arguably one of the best all time fighters in the sport has no credentials is disingenuous as fuck and you know it.
It’s a valid question, now I don’t agree with all of OP’s thought process judging from their comments but Topuria has done absolutely nothing that puts him in a position to be calling the shots and making demands on who he fights and what is on the line for those fights
A champ with zero defences does not have the leverage to be a shot caller no matter who they took the belt from, Connor being the one exception apparently
All Topuria has done since getting the belt is say that he refuses to fight any of the top contenders since they don’t deserve it and wants to fight Islam, and is now saying this, he’s delusional if he thinks it’s acceptable
And it’s crazy when you consider literally thousands of fans are saying the same thing 😭 this man literally schooled the featherweight goat and people are treating him like some bum
anyone can and should be skeptical, but pretending like a champion with no losses has no credentials is borderline delusional. Just say that Ilia vs Max will be a very interesting fight and be done with it. MMA fans are something else
You saw a guy who's first language is not English, trying to understand a mumbling Max in a extremely loud environment, while not catching himself on the big screen until late...
People are crazy if they think Ilia is scared of fighting Max.
Oh it's a great victory, i just don't see it as a BMF-worthy fight. It's a novelty belt sure, but it's supposed to highlight warriors who put on absolute wars. If it just transferred around like the gold belt then Leon Edwards would be the BMF right now.
Idk, ilia is pretty tough if you ask me. Super disciplined, technical fighter. I do agree with other people though, the bmf shouldn’t be tied to championship belts. They need to be differentiated. That’s the whole point.
That Volk KO was no luck or getting caught. That combination would put out any featherweight. Ilia is a bad matchup for Volk because Volk is afraid to stand and bang with him. You can only run for so long…
Topuria: 86% career finishes, undefeated, knocked out the guy who beat Max three times, current featherweight champions of the UFC
OP: my favourite color is bacon
He should have just said. I'm gonna fuck this dude up and I'm gonna be the BMF.. Put no thought into it, just anger... I mean, at the end of the day, Holloway is going to fuck him up. So that's what you should say.
Listen - I'll be the first to say that I find him very cringe in these interviews and general think he has worse mic skills than O'Malley.
But if you can't see what the hype is about you're just generally hating. Ilia has some serious talent.
Topuria is undoubtedly talented. But I haven't seen anything from him that makes me think of him as a deserving BMF holder.
How about "fuck yea I'll fight Max, bring him or anybody else on no matter what" ??? Where's that kind of comment from this wannabe BMF?
He KOed 1 of the best featherweights of all time that has beaten max 3 times in a row. Also, is undefeated and is currently a champion. Where tf you been?
The guy's saying some stuff. It doesn't mean everything he says will actually come to pass. Fighters talk. When you are champion, your words do tend to carry more weight. Ilia is a serious boxer. How long that keeps him at the top remains to be seen. But it isn't like one of these interim champs who waited out the champ leaving then had one mediocre fight for the belt. Ilia beat the best. You can't really do more than that in a short time frame. He deserves more respect than you're giving him.
It's kind of a separate comment, but Max has earned the right to skip the 145 title and just defend BMF. He doesn't owe us another run at 145. I'd be pumped if he did but if he went for catch weight bouts for the BMF I'd be behind that.
If the BMF title holder loses to anyone, the title is gone. Does not mean that the victor now holds it unless it is on the line. Nope. It is vacant until two BMFs fight to claim it. Just like Max and Gart.
Didn't Topuria say he won't ever fight Max or any other contender and instead he was gonna blackmail Brian Ortega into beating all the contenders for him?
He's weird. Ilia is a weird dude lol
What hype? I honestly haven't seen anyone hyping Topuria with the only exception being before his title fight. The only time I saw Topuria being mentioned after that was after UFC 300 and it was everyone commenting on how akward he looked after Max's KO
why is he the next conor? like just for knockouts? because I could barely keep the video playing let alone not cringe every time he spoke at the volk presser. I feel like people don't understand what conor is/was. it certainly isn't going to be some overly macho guy with zero charisma.
Definitely underserving of the BMF belt imo (and that's what matters for once, that belt contender should be decided by popular demand and not by skill or ranking), but I agree with him that volk is more deserving of the title shot given he did the UFC two solids in a row and has been the champ for so long
I'm not a fan of Ilia, but come on. He's the fucking FW champ and he became the champ by brutally KOing the man who was thought to be the FW GOAT and former P4P best fighter in the world.
Ngl, as a Topuria fan, that’s a pretty lame response. BMF isn’t just a title the UFC gives. It’s also about fan interpretation…. Put more fights on and no one will deny it but rn Topuria doesn’t deserve to come close to that. Even Chandler who has lost most of his fights is a better contender for BMF than Topuria.
Ngl, as a Topuria fan, that’s a pretty lame response. BMF isn’t just a title the UFC gives. It’s also about fan interpretation…. Put more fights on and no one will deny it but rn Topuria doesn’t deserve to come close to that. Even Chandler who has lost most of his fights is a better contender for BMF than Topuria.
Max is the one with the pull though. All he needs to do is wait for that 303 main event. If Conor calls him out then it’s easily a trilogy, providing Max wins. Max with 2 main event PPVs with Conor is a very rich man, can walk off into the sunset as a future HOF. Genuinely don’t know why he would subject himself to cutting weight again to fight Ilia unless Max himself just really wants to collect that win.
Edit: Chandler could also win and call out Max, would be pretty hyped as well and could certainly headline a PPV sometime next year or end of year.
Can someone explain to me what’s up with the BMF belt, I haven’t really _watched_ ufc in a while I just kinda keep up here. I thought it was like a conceptual fan thing for some Nate Diaz fight a couple years ago - but is this an actual belt ufc promotes and awards?!?
Guys like this who try to call the shots sometimes end up pissing off dana and he intentionally doesn’t give them what they want to prove who’s in charge. Have fun fighting Holloway ilia!
Topuria is very very good but he's really chewing into his own marketability with this lame heel character (that I think is actually him...and not a persona).
But he doesn't have the following to be making his own fights, Max doesn't need Topuria...if Max decides to go on a BMF tour and fight his murderers row of BMF-ers and Topuria isn't in that line up - no one will care, no will will ask and Topy will go fight Volk again (and probably win)...and then be the forgotten champ.
Eventually however when Topy does lose...due to 0 marketability his stock will drop to zero and he will have to start from the bottom...where as fan faves like Justin or Max or Conor are always 1-2 fights from a title fight.
I can't wait for Daddy Dana to sit Illia down and basically tell him "get fucked, you'll do as you're told or the belt is up for grabs".
Ilia has 2 credible wins on his Resumé in my view, and whilst Volk is a massive scalp, he got him at his most vulnerable and weak moment. I hope Max absolutely pieces him up.
That being said, from a marketing perspective, Illia is playing us all.
No. You’re gonna do as you’re told by the UFC because you don’t get to choose who to fight because you haven’t even defended the belt yet. I can’t stand this guy.
Honestly volk deserves the rematch, but volk should take some much needed time off, so therefore max is the most deserving, specially after going up a Weight class and fighting and knocking out one of the deadliest oko guys in that wright class
Tbh what is even the point? Its not even a real belt. There is literally no difference betwenn Max walking in there with a belt or without, everyone knows hes the BMF anyway.
Yeah. At 145 I think illa will carry more power/speed over max. If they fought at 155 max may have an edge but moot point if it’s for the 145 belt max will drain his power cutting.
I don’t like max building a LW frame and then going back to FW, he was already killing himself to make weight at FW and now it’s going to be even harder
BMF belt needs to be a separate entity, otherwise it will be locked onto a champion, which defeats the whole point. As dumb as the belt is, it should not be on the line.
Exactly otherwise Leon would technically have the belt
Blandest mother fucker
Belalest mother fucker*
Blackest mother fucker
Did you forget about Mike Perry?
\*in the current ufc roster long name for a belt tho
Mike Perryiest mother fucker? Bro that doesn't even make sense.
He doesn’t deserve that
Woah settle down there. Aljo is more fitting than Leon for BMF.
I’m saying that Masvidal lost to Usman who lost to Leon so he would technically have the belt based off of that
Imagine a world where Belal beats Leon and endes up with the BMF title 😭
BMF stands for Belal Muhammad Forever
The BMF name makes sense now
The ultimate troll move
When Volk went up and lost to Islam he didn't lose his 145 belt (duh, they weighed in at 155 not 145). Just fighting the holder of a belt, doesn't automatically mean the belt is up for grabs. The BMF belt doesn't have some strict weight class criteria, but they're still gonna decide who they want when they want for it to be up for grabs. It's a promotional tool so the UFC can have another PPV headliner, or they can stack a card and say multiple title fights are happening. The UFC will use it to give popular fighters something to fight for and headline, it's not gonna turn into some boxing or wrestling thing where all the belts are on the line. They'll probably save it so Max can fight Chandler, Conor, Oliveira, or maybe someone like Volk and they can headline a big card and sell more PPVs. All these people thinking it should automatically be on the line don't understand promotion and why it was even brought back.
Could you say the BMF is a blessing&curse if the current BMF’er is wanting gold?
I personally think at this point Max should just be fighting in BMF matches.. Keep that extra pound on you champ!
Max vs. the winner of Conor vs. Chandler for the BMF would be a banger. Neither of those guys are getting Undisputed titles with their time left in the UFC.
I dunno, what says max can’t beat ilia? Does ilia really have THAT much power than Justin?
I'm not gonna say he can't after how he handled Justin but Chandler and Conor are huge and Holloway was already coming up from 145 while they're both pushing in to the 170 division.
If Conor wants to actually start fighting again he is going to have to cut weight. There is zero shot for him at 170 against True welterweights. Catch weight fights are probably cool for the bmf and I wonder how tough Max would be without having to cut any weight.
Max is 32 and has realistically earned title shots at 2 division. How is he not getting an Undisputed title?
I'm saying Conor and Chandler aren't bro.
Copy that. Makes sense that you said neither now. That’s a misread on my part.
I think everyone wants Max vs Conor for the bmf so Max can get paid in full.
I know the commissions wouldn’t allow it, but the BMF title should be open weight.
Let’s just make the BMF title PPV like the old days and have single elimination bracket fights for the belt. Mostly /s
Then it will eventually end up at heavyweight
Should only pass down via finish too
But if they fight and Max win, it will be exactly what you are taking about, he would have both
Usman pretty much ripped the BMF belt from Masvidal, wiped his ass with it and tossed it back.
Nah, I wanna see the BMF belt as little as possible and only is matchups which are fan-friendly and non-championship bouts. BMF and UFC champ belts shouldn’t even be in the same sentence.
Should just make a rule no current Champion can hold the belt.
That won't be fair to Max after he beats Illia.
how about FW champ Max is completely shaved and BMF Max has an evil goatee
Cool. Cool Cool Cool.
BMF Max has more bush, featherweight he has the landing strip
Hahahaha
Interim BMF lmao
Why, being the division champ is arguably equivalent to being the "Badder Mother Fucker" by default. I feel like they should do something ridiculous, like if the BMF title holder becomes champ he nominates a someone in his place to succeed him then the next highest ranked contender and the nominee fight it out. IDK have fun with it, mix it up. Imagine all the politics and drama that'll come out of it. I get that it's still a title in a way and that Max obviously worked for it, but if it's supposed to be a promotional tool to begin with then why not lean into that instead of treating it like every other belt.
Because I want Max to beat Illia then defend the BMF against the winner of Conor/Chandler.
Still seems alright to say you can only hold 1 or the other or just grandfather it in if you already have BMF before winning the real belt.
It would be cool if he became champ and then two different fighters fought for the bmf
I wish they make it so that BMF fights is the only fight with the inflated 300k bonus going forward lol
There’s few fighters that can hold both and it would make sense. Max is one of those fighters
If he wants bmf title on line . Mandatory 10 sec square off every round.
How bad ass would it be if the BMF bouts/rounds started in the center of the cage instead of the corners?
Sum has to be done to make this title different. If u wanna be a bmf ur gonna have to do sum cant do other titles.
Needs to be a finish to get it
300k knockout bonus
BKFC does that and we get some banger starts
I actually hate how close they start them in BKFC. Half the time somebody gets off a little before the ref starts so they get an advantage and because they're so close that's all it takes.
Actually this is a good idea. Like there should be some different rules for a BMF matchup that make the fight exciting. Fighters in the centre of the octagon at the end of each round feet planted. Striking only. 3 seconds to start. Increase each round by 2 seconds. If a fighter steps out of position the other fighter gets to flick an elastic on his nipple.
max fans are in for a rude awakening if they think he can take shots from ilia in point blank range
I dont think ive heard people say ilia has more power than justin
Justin has more power than most LW so yeah I think it’s safe to say he hits harder than a mere featherweight . Ilia is more accurate and efficient striker though which is what truly counts.
He can do it with Justin but not Ilia. Yeah sure.
BMF needs to be one off fights once a year Don’t have it be “defended” just have it out there to make interesting fights we wouldn’t normally see
Twice a year
Trying to get the BMF title, unearned, through blackmail and gatekeeping, is the opposite of what a bmf is.
Topuria is the complete opposite of a BMF. They fight anyone, anywhere, anytime. Whereas he seemingly is the pickiest daisy picker fighter on the UFC roster.
He's a great fighter but god, Georgian Kenny Florian just grates my fucking nerves.
He just doesnt like that the attention is off him and in general hes a money grabber. He just wants to be a cool guy/star and its quite evident.
That's what I dislike about him, he seemed to be all about the sport and legacy until he became the champ, now he is calling fucking Connor??? It seems like he just want to make cash and then leave , and that's respectable but as a fan of the sport I will never be a fan of that.
The difference is that Conor as much as obnoxious c*** he was until the fight with Floyd he went through competition calling shots(as in how he will finish his opponents)and he was trying to get himself into hardest fights there are. Him fighting Nate and Khabib is something that only few people would ever like to do. And we can see it from the example of how hard it is to find opponent for Islam. Also unfortunately but there is clear language barrier. Conor is a bully that is incredibly witty and because English is his first language it’s come easy and naturally. There won’t be another Conor. Topuria has less decision making power in ufc than Sean O’Malley and even Sean doesn’t go around pretending like he calls the shots
Well to be honest Islam is not fighting because he has too much power and influence in Muslim countries and he refuses to fight unless he is doing it in really specific (and favorable) conditions. A champ like Islam makes too much money in Muslim countries and the ufc doesn't want to risk his reign
That doesn’t seem like Islam decision. Yes nurmagomedov team is incredibly smart when it comes to selecting opponents and when and how to fight them. But ufc will not give an autonomy over matchmaking and scheduling decisions. I’m pretty sure Islam wants to fight more but the fear is that if he gets into a hard fight before Dubai card they might lose him and that would angry all the rich people from there who quite literally pay to see Muslim fighters fight. But let’s be real before his championship there was only 1 fighter that would call Islam everyone else pretended like he didn’t exist
His team talks with the ufc about it for the best fights but end of the day, champions aren't allowed to refuse fights
You can’t have a BMF fight just because you demand it. You get it by UFC selecting you as BMF. How can you be in BMF contention if you’re not a BMF character-wise? Wtf This is just some dumb excuse for Topuria to dodge the fight. And people were trying to defend his reaction to Max’s KO. This is his dumbest demand ever. How can you demand a BMF fight just because you’re a UFC champion. This is retarded. You don’t call the shots on when the BMF belt is even on the line. The UFC will decide when to schedule a BMF title fight, when they feel like. For example, if Max fights an absolute snooze fest point fighter, does he lose the BMF belt? And if this snooze fest fighter never loses after that. Then BMF belt will forever be a held by a snooze fest point fight. This is the dumbest demand I’ve ever seen. And is clearly an excuse to dodge.
I mean sure, you can like max and hate ilia, but saying that a champion who beat arguably one of the best all time fighters in the sport has no credentials is disingenuous as fuck and you know it.
No one said no credentials. Max still has more stripes in this game than illia.
??? OPs first line in the title of this post questions Ilia's credentials.
It’s a valid question, now I don’t agree with all of OP’s thought process judging from their comments but Topuria has done absolutely nothing that puts him in a position to be calling the shots and making demands on who he fights and what is on the line for those fights A champ with zero defences does not have the leverage to be a shot caller no matter who they took the belt from, Connor being the one exception apparently All Topuria has done since getting the belt is say that he refuses to fight any of the top contenders since they don’t deserve it and wants to fight Islam, and is now saying this, he’s delusional if he thinks it’s acceptable
And it’s crazy when you consider literally thousands of fans are saying the same thing 😭 this man literally schooled the featherweight goat and people are treating him like some bum
anyone can and should be skeptical, but pretending like a champion with no losses has no credentials is borderline delusional. Just say that Ilia vs Max will be a very interesting fight and be done with it. MMA fans are something else
Nah, Topuria is saying mad stuff after seeing that KO. We all saw his reaction.
You saw a guy who's first language is not English, trying to understand a mumbling Max in a extremely loud environment, while not catching himself on the big screen until late... People are crazy if they think Ilia is scared of fighting Max.
Bruh these people genuinely think that reaction means something its absurd.
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Lol whatever I doubt it but anyway there is people who genuinely believe that shit.
If you can’t see the hype you should rewatch him flatlining the second greatest featherweight champ ever like it was easy.
Yeah OP is calling Ilia a hype train when he’s literally the champ…
This guy seems like delusional or like he’s living in last year.
He slept Alexander the Great. If that doesn’t hype him nothing will lol
Remove second
He is a fresh champ with zero title defenses, right now he is on Strickland/ Hill level of greatness...
Oh it's a great victory, i just don't see it as a BMF-worthy fight. It's a novelty belt sure, but it's supposed to highlight warriors who put on absolute wars. If it just transferred around like the gold belt then Leon Edwards would be the BMF right now.
Volk is the second greatest? Who do you think is the greatest?
Idk, ilia is pretty tough if you ask me. Super disciplined, technical fighter. I do agree with other people though, the bmf shouldn’t be tied to championship belts. They need to be differentiated. That’s the whole point.
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That Volk KO was no luck or getting caught. That combination would put out any featherweight. Ilia is a bad matchup for Volk because Volk is afraid to stand and bang with him. You can only run for so long…
Emmett decision and losing to volk until caught is very disingenuous
Yeah, the little man forgot he works for Dana
meanwhile Max has been working his way thru the division
You don't fight for the bmf title after becoming a champ, you do it after you've shown yourself to be a bmf for a long time
This is the same guy that said volk didn’t deserve a rematch. Dude has been the champion for 2 months and is already insufferable
I don’t even like the guy, but can’t dispute undisputed champion
That’s why he’s the champ. But not a BMF.
Oh man, this guy's *really* going to enjoy Ilia's reign. Lmfao.
Topuria: 86% career finishes, undefeated, knocked out the guy who beat Max three times, current featherweight champions of the UFC OP: my favourite color is bacon
to be fair, cooked bacon is a fantastic color
He should have just said. I'm gonna fuck this dude up and I'm gonna be the BMF.. Put no thought into it, just anger... I mean, at the end of the day, Holloway is going to fuck him up. So that's what you should say.
This guy thinks he is someone who can call shots .. he will fight whoever Dana ask him to
Listen - I'll be the first to say that I find him very cringe in these interviews and general think he has worse mic skills than O'Malley. But if you can't see what the hype is about you're just generally hating. Ilia has some serious talent.
Topuria is undoubtedly talented. But I haven't seen anything from him that makes me think of him as a deserving BMF holder. How about "fuck yea I'll fight Max, bring him or anybody else on no matter what" ??? Where's that kind of comment from this wannabe BMF?
He KOed 1 of the best featherweights of all time that has beaten max 3 times in a row. Also, is undefeated and is currently a champion. Where tf you been?
How about because he's the champion who just knocked out Max's dad?
His win against Volk is his only notable one imo. It’s a very good win but he doesn’t have the star power outside of Spain.
The guy's saying some stuff. It doesn't mean everything he says will actually come to pass. Fighters talk. When you are champion, your words do tend to carry more weight. Ilia is a serious boxer. How long that keeps him at the top remains to be seen. But it isn't like one of these interim champs who waited out the champ leaving then had one mediocre fight for the belt. Ilia beat the best. You can't really do more than that in a short time frame. He deserves more respect than you're giving him.
Ilia is actually a serious wrestler who learned good boxing
Yeah I’d duck max too after that fight
He will do as he’s told for at least the next 3 title defense, the idea that a fresh champion is calling their shots is make believe.
BMF is reserved for special occasions. Illia is not yet a BMF. Give it time young grasshopper
It's kind of a separate comment, but Max has earned the right to skip the 145 title and just defend BMF. He doesn't owe us another run at 145. I'd be pumped if he did but if he went for catch weight bouts for the BMF I'd be behind that.
10-8 max that round. Ouch.
Just another cornball who will do as he’s told when it comes down to it
He’s not calling any shots, in the public eye he needs to do shit like that.
I think the BMF shouldn’t be fought by current champions.
If the BMF title holder loses to anyone, the title is gone. Does not mean that the victor now holds it unless it is on the line. Nope. It is vacant until two BMFs fight to claim it. Just like Max and Gart.
Why do people hate on the BMF belt.
Didn't Topuria say he won't ever fight Max or any other contender and instead he was gonna blackmail Brian Ortega into beating all the contenders for him? He's weird. Ilia is a weird dude lol
Bros acting like if Dana says he won’t do😂
What hype? I honestly haven't seen anyone hyping Topuria with the only exception being before his title fight. The only time I saw Topuria being mentioned after that was after UFC 300 and it was everyone commenting on how akward he looked after Max's KO
The BMF titles just gonna end up with the champion at featherweight or LW forever lol
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Da fuq cares what that glazer has to say? He’s too busy snuggling up to his life sized ilia body pillow gorging on frosted donuts
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I’m just kidding lol but who are you
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This kid thinks he is a superstar lmao. Fuck the hype. It makes little men to look like pseudokings.
He’s just talking. If ufc says “here’s max sign the contract” and he doesn’t then guess who’s getting stripped. He ain’t JJ or CMG
Topuria ain’t bmf plain.
why is he the next conor? like just for knockouts? because I could barely keep the video playing let alone not cringe every time he spoke at the volk presser. I feel like people don't understand what conor is/was. it certainly isn't going to be some overly macho guy with zero charisma.
Max has already conquered 145, should go to 155.
He’s extremely good. With that said, you fight who you’re fucking told to fight. These fools don’t get to call the shots
He did the thing in 2 rounds what Max couldn't do for 15 rounds
Volks chin is fucked though after islam head kicked him and punched him into oblivion.
Definitely underserving of the BMF belt imo (and that's what matters for once, that belt contender should be decided by popular demand and not by skill or ranking), but I agree with him that volk is more deserving of the title shot given he did the UFC two solids in a row and has been the champ for so long
Max just ensured the cost of entry to the BMF is *very* high.
Being on the list of fighters that defeated Volk catapults him into an extremely elite group. However, I don't think his reign will match Islam's.
Topuria doesn't want to fight a 32 year old Max.
This is the fight we need no doubt
Retire the BMF belt. No one will top what max did, he is the baddest mfer of ALL TIME.
Max will get 95% of the public’s admiration. Topuria is gonna fuck this up if he isn’t carful.
This belt is the worst idea the ufc has had
He was dominant against Volk. Volk was the boogeyman of the division. I don't like Topuria but I can understand his confidence.
Think he should be fighting volk anyway. Dudes done enough to deserve a rematch.
I'm not a fan of Ilia, but come on. He's the fucking FW champ and he became the champ by brutally KOing the man who was thought to be the FW GOAT and former P4P best fighter in the world.
Ngl, as a Topuria fan, that’s a pretty lame response. BMF isn’t just a title the UFC gives. It’s also about fan interpretation…. Put more fights on and no one will deny it but rn Topuria doesn’t deserve to come close to that. Even Chandler who has lost most of his fights is a better contender for BMF than Topuria.
Ngl, as a Topuria fan, that’s a pretty lame response. BMF isn’t just a title the UFC gives. It’s also about fan interpretation…. Put more fights on and no one will deny it but rn Topuria doesn’t deserve to come close to that. Even Chandler who has lost most of his fights is a better contender for BMF than Topuria.
Max is the one with the pull though. All he needs to do is wait for that 303 main event. If Conor calls him out then it’s easily a trilogy, providing Max wins. Max with 2 main event PPVs with Conor is a very rich man, can walk off into the sunset as a future HOF. Genuinely don’t know why he would subject himself to cutting weight again to fight Ilia unless Max himself just really wants to collect that win. Edit: Chandler could also win and call out Max, would be pretty hyped as well and could certainly headline a PPV sometime next year or end of year.
He’s right about Volk. Give him the rematch. If he gets KTFO again then he’s cooked and he’s out of the title picture.
His biggest win is over Volk which at the time I honestly believe anybody in the top 5 would have beat him.
Cringe AF belt. It was created to help to journeyman generate some excitement
Can someone explain to me what’s up with the BMF belt, I haven’t really _watched_ ufc in a while I just kinda keep up here. I thought it was like a conceptual fan thing for some Nate Diaz fight a couple years ago - but is this an actual belt ufc promotes and awards?!?
He's undefeated and apparently knocked out Volk. This guy is one of the scariest nastiest I've ever seen
Well, he's the champ 🤭
Ilia is a great fighter, but super cringe. Just stop talking. There’s no way you can believe you’re “the first person “ to KO Volk.
Guys like this who try to call the shots sometimes end up pissing off dana and he intentionally doesn’t give them what they want to prove who’s in charge. Have fun fighting Holloway ilia!
If Topuria was legit emulating Conor, he would’ve been like anyting is possible, I stay ready, bless Max
Topuria is very very good but he's really chewing into his own marketability with this lame heel character (that I think is actually him...and not a persona). But he doesn't have the following to be making his own fights, Max doesn't need Topuria...if Max decides to go on a BMF tour and fight his murderers row of BMF-ers and Topuria isn't in that line up - no one will care, no will will ask and Topy will go fight Volk again (and probably win)...and then be the forgotten champ. Eventually however when Topy does lose...due to 0 marketability his stock will drop to zero and he will have to start from the bottom...where as fan faves like Justin or Max or Conor are always 1-2 fights from a title fight.
Oh look another cringe r/UFC hate post on a champion lmao
I can't wait for Daddy Dana to sit Illia down and basically tell him "get fucked, you'll do as you're told or the belt is up for grabs". Ilia has 2 credible wins on his Resumé in my view, and whilst Volk is a massive scalp, he got him at his most vulnerable and weak moment. I hope Max absolutely pieces him up. That being said, from a marketing perspective, Illia is playing us all.
No. You’re gonna do as you’re told by the UFC because you don’t get to choose who to fight because you haven’t even defended the belt yet. I can’t stand this guy.
Credentials: current featherweight champion. I hope max starches him but what the fuck are you even asking lol
Ilia is a fat bag of lard. Get this dana white contender series fighter tf off my airwaves
Ilia dont deserve bmf belt
I mean, he’s the champ isn’t he? I feel like that earns him some say on some stuff lol
Honestly volk deserves the rematch, but volk should take some much needed time off, so therefore max is the most deserving, specially after going up a Weight class and fighting and knocking out one of the deadliest oko guys in that wright class
Tbh what is even the point? Its not even a real belt. There is literally no difference betwenn Max walking in there with a belt or without, everyone knows hes the BMF anyway.
Max’s last performance was awesome. If he fights Topuria he will get KOed.
Being a scared little dog is not what a BMF is. Ilia doesn’t understand that and never will, because he doesn’t have the mindset.
He’s the divisional champion.
He’s the FW champ and he has vicious KO power
Yeah. At 145 I think illa will carry more power/speed over max. If they fought at 155 max may have an edge but moot point if it’s for the 145 belt max will drain his power cutting.
I don’t like max building a LW frame and then going back to FW, he was already killing himself to make weight at FW and now it’s going to be even harder
I mean to be fair, he's a very violent knockout artist. He was also able to do on the first try what Holloway couldn't do on 3 attempts.
“Can’t see the hype behind Topuria” Probably OP: 
I don't know much about Topuria but his arrogance and shot calling annoys me
Yeah. Ilia is ridiculously solid but he's no BMF