Ilia Topuria (left) fighting against Alexander Volkanovsky (dir.) in UFC 298. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @UFCNews
Protagonist of great performance in UFC 298, Ilia Topuria left ego aside and recognized the great surprise presented by Alexander Volkanovsky. Victorious by knockout in the second round, the new featherweight champion (up to 65,7kg) highlighted the speed and power of the Australian's punches and made no secret of the fact that he had difficulty dealing with the precision of his blows.
“To be honest, he surprised me. He was very quick with his jabs. His movement, the way he positioned himself in the Octagon. He surprised me a little. It took me a little bit of time to study him, right, inside the Octagon. But at the end of the day, we got the job done. The timing and speed with which he used his jabs. Normally, I do a lot of counterattacks for jabs, but with him it was a little difficult”, revealed Topuria in an interview with ESPN.
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