Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje is a massive main event, and this is one of those fights where the small details matter. After sharing the Octagon with Ilia, I know how dangerous he is when he starts forcing you back, cutting off your movement, creating angles mid combo, and waiting for the perfect moment to counter. In this breakdown, I look at how Justin Gaethje’s pressure, defence, shelling up, leg kicks, and durability could make things interesting, but also why one mistake against Ilia can end the fight very quickly. Video Graphics: Mathew Gray @officialfightlab Timestamps 0:00 Ilia vs Gaethje main event breakdown 0:40 Justin Gaethje’s pressure and defence 2:07 Why Gaethje shelling up could matter 3:09 How Ilia can still find the knockout shot 4:12 How Ilia backs opponents toward the cage 5:07 What Ilia did differently against me 6:23 Ilia’s mid combo angles and adjustments 7:09 How Ilia set up Charles Oliveira 9:08 The traps Ilia could use against Gaethje 10:49 My prediction for the fight 11:31 Can Gaethje take Ilia into deeper waters? 13:03 Final pick for the White House Card main event #UFC #MMA #AlexVolkanovski #IliaTopuria #JustinGaethje
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6:00 i never realized how detrimental that movement is too be literally face to face qith someone you just threw a 3 piece and you know its coming back imminently and instead of backing out or shooting he just chased laterally didnt accept your attempt at opening the distance planted and continued the combination. Both of you guys are just excellent examples of high level mma
Great breakdown Volk! you got me thinking more on certain aspects of this fight!
Gaethje's hard leg kicks must be used in volume in this one.
This is incredible content respect to editor and respect to big brain Volk.
Love from Spain great Alex
Alexander the great what a beast, great deep dive and also congrats to the editor
The way your team highlighted what you were saying on screen while you explained was awesome. A great innovation to your breakdowns Champ. Shout out front NZ team!
This content is huge quality VOLK i love you man
thank you for all the value you share we love you man
The slight movement to the right is what makes ilia one of the smartest and greatest fighter of all time and I really appreciate that Volk mentioned that because it was so fast you can't see it unless in ultra slow motion
volk and ilia cooking needs to happen
If Justin uses front center kicks, pushes fwd, then it's easier
10:41 Justin Charles Gaethje
editor deserves a raise
The featherweight goat active champion & arguably best breakdown on youtube? what?
Great break down 👊
Nice video leyend!
Parece un tipo super agradable saludos desde argentina.