“He Can Say Whatever He Wants To”: Despite Being Undefeated at 145 Pounds, Alexander Volkanovski Considered as “Easy Fight” by Rising UFC Star Ilia Topuria

UFC 290 ended with powerful punches and rising rivalries among the fighters. One such rivalry that caught the netizen’s eyes involved Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria. Even after ‘The Great’ demonstrated his prowess by knocking out Yair Rodriguez, Topuria was pretty confident in his ‘game plan’.

Right after the fight against Rodriguez, the Australian mixed martial artist had a face-off against Topuria. Without a doubt, the act sent the fans’ spirits up high. The MMA fans also believed that Topuria didn’t stand a chance against Volkanovski. However, ‘El Matador’ revealed how easy the fight would be for him in a recent conversation with the popular MMA reporter, Ariel Helwani.

What does Ilia Topuria think about a fight with Alexander Volkanovski?

Topuria recently appeared on ‘The MMA Hour’ with Ariel Helwani. Soon after the conversation commenced, the duo stumbled upon Topuria’s face-off against Volkanovski at UFC 290. “He can say whatever he wants to say. I know what gonna happen when we’re gonna face each other,” he said. ‘El Matador’ claimed that he knew how the fight between them would proceed and Volkanovski can say whatever he wanted. That intrigued Helwani and he asked whether the fighter thought a fight with the Australian would be as easy one for him. 

Topuria replied, “For me, yes, it’s going to be an easy fight… I always said like every time I move up in the rankings, every fight is going to be more easy for me. And why? Because it’s more easy to have a game plan against guys who are more technical than fight with someone who’s unpredictable.”

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He believed that the fights were going to be easier every single time he moved up in the rankings. He reasoned that he had a game plan against the fighters, who are more technical and predictable. It is indeed a tougher fight to go against unpredictable fighters. 

Volkanovski and Topuria face-off at UFC 290

After the Australian star mercilessly defeated ‘El Pantera’, he went ahead and glared at his next probable opponent. While ‘The Great’ and ‘El Matador’ exchanged a heated moment, the MMA world began speculating about the fight.

The excitement about the fight has skyrocketed, even though the official word is yet to be out. Nevertheless, both the fighters are confident in their skills. It would, in fact, be about worthy of all the attention it gets.

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