Undefeated featherweight contender Ilia Topuria (14-0) headlines the UFC 298 pay-per-view in opposition to champion Alexander Volkanovski on Feb. 17. “El Matador” is assured heading into the title bout and has ‘little question’ that he’ll put Volkanovski’s ‘lights out.’
Topuria is ranked third within the weight class and has six consecutive wins contained in the octagon. He is coming off a one-sided choice win over Josh Emmett in his final outing and submitted Bryce Mitchell within the earlier bout.
“He is excellent and he brings at all times a special technique with each opponent which makes the distinction. However he’ll face somebody actually, actually good and hard on Feb. seventeenth,” Topuria informed The Schmo.
Volkanovski went up a weight class on 11 days discover to rematch light-weight champion Islam Makhachev in his final combat. The 2 first fought at UFC 284 in Feb. 2023 with Makhachev defeating the featherweight titleholder by unanimous choice. Within the rematch at UFC 294, Makhachev knocked out Volkanovski within the first spherical. Topuria believes he’ll do the identical.
“After all I’ll put his lights out,” Topuria mentioned. “With none doubt, I’ll put him to sleep. He is at all times like, ‘there are ranges. Blah, blah, blah.’ After all there are ranges. There may be me, so I’ll present him ranges. I’ll him the brand new technology of blended martial arts.”
“I’ll dominate him in every single place. Within the hanging, within the wrestling, within the floor, every-f**king-where I’ll beat him,” Topuria continued.