Undefeated Ilia Topuria entered the UFC 298 primary occasion title bout in opposition to then-champion Alexander Volkanovski extraordinarily assured. Volkanovski had dominated the featherweight division for 5 years however that every one got here to a sudden halt within the second spherical in Anaheim, Calif. in February.
Volkanovski was taking on the struggle within the second spherical repeatedly touchdown his jab and shifting away from Topuria’s energy punches. Topuria closed the space and clipped “The Nice” sending Volkanovski crashing to the canvas. A comply with up shot left him slumped over in opposition to the cage. Rewatch the total struggle between Topuria and Volkanovski beneath.
Topuria places his title on the road for the primary time within the UFC 308 primary occasion on Oct. 26 in opposition to former titleholder and ‘BMF’ champion Max Holloway.
