Main path to victory would be an anvil randomly falling on Ilia from the sky.
3 months ago | 34
Always a fighters chance. Paddy is after all an elite fighter too
3 months ago | 3
Uncle Chael, I was never a Topuria fan. This nobody could never beat Volk, then he did in devastating fashion! Well beating Volk shortly after a K.O. losss to Islam is one thing, but shutting down a surging Max Holloway who has never even been knocked down, no MF way. Then he did it! Not a single chance he moves up an beats Charles, then he does it in the very first round! I dont think anyone is beating Topuria! Im still not the biggest fan but he damn sure made me a believer 🤞
3 months ago (edited) | 62
I think what fascinates me the most about this fight and Topuria in general is that his grappling gets completely slept on when he used to be known as a grapling specialist. I feel like that narrative shifted during the Ryan Hall fight and never shifted back
3 months ago | 49
I think Ilia is better than Paddy in all facets of MMA. Paddy is very open to eating a punch to the chin and it seems as though Ilia has ridiculous power. If they fought 10 times, I think that Ilia would win 10 times. Paddy's best chance would be to lock up a sub, but even that feels like a massive reach.
3 months ago | 9
At range, on points, thats his best bet, if not, then drag it to the later rounds by frustrating him at distance, then get a submission. If he gets into the pocket with Illia then he going to sleep as he keeps his chin up... and Ilia finds chins over and over again.
3 months ago (edited) | 9
I think that if Paddy can get a hold of Topuria he might be able to eat him. That is his only chance..
3 months ago | 1
Topuria just might be the strongest striker Paddy ever faced. And in the past, Paddy’s response to taking a well timed haymaker or two seems to remind him of how he has the swamp to drag him into. Because on the ground Paddy is a much much bigger problem for his opponents. I vote submission win R3
3 months ago | 0
Islam and Ilia is the best fight to make right now which means it will never happen
3 months ago | 1
I honestly think they will have a decent 3 round fight where we actually see topurias grappling but I think paddy can pull off a submission win I say armbar specifically
3 months ago | 3
Paddy’s been growing on me, but I think he gets knocked out by Topuria. Paddy is a huge lightweight though so we’ll see if he can hang on him a bit to take away the power. Paddy’s been mixing up his strikes better, but Topuria is just so clean and doesn’t waste any movement it’s crazy.
3 months ago | 0
Chael Sonnen
How does Paddy Pimblett beat Ilia Topuria?
3 months ago | [YT] | 570