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Ilia Topuria placed on one of many yr’s finest performances when he smoked Alexander Volkanovski earlier this yr, changing into UFC Featherweight king in emphatic trend. Since then, nonetheless, there’s been a little bit of Topuria backlash. The Spanish expertise is sort of in love along with his personal talents, which is a irritating high quality when he stays unbooked in opposition to apparent contender Max Holloway.
Extremely assured and using excessive himself, UFC Bantamweight kingpin Sean O’Malley can most likely relate to Topuria greater than most. Nevertheless, “Suga” drew criticism just lately for a criticism in regards to the official pound-for-pound rankings, which at the moment have “El Matador” a spot above O’Malley.
On a latest episode of his podcast, O’Malley gave blended messages about Topuria, questioning if he’ll be subsequent to endure a fall like Cody Garbrandt earlier than in the end complimenting his expertise.
“I tweeted, ‘How the f—okay is Ilia above me on the pound-for-pound? He’s 5 inches shorter and has much less title defenses.’ These are simply info, I wasn’t attempting to be humorous. I acquired a variety of hate for it … Buddy, I actually may give a f—okay much less the place I’m at on the pound-for-pound.
“Ilia goes to be the following Cody Garbrandt. He received his good little battle, he had his little Dominick Cruz, however he’s about to get pieced up by Max Holloway after which go downhill from there. Probably not, I really feel like Ilia is likely one of the most expert guys really within the UFC. However f—okay Ilia.”
Topuria and O’Malley have jawed at each other beforehand, so maybe “Suga” is simply persevering with to angle for an eventual shot at double champion standing. Within the interim, each stay unbooked, although O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili and Topuria vs. Holloway are apparent match ups for each champions.
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