Transfer over, Shavkat. Laura Sanko discovered a brand new UFC star to swoon over.
After dominating the featherweight division with highlight-reel knockouts towards the likes of Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, Ilia Topuria is prepared for a brand new problem. On Saturday evening, June 28, he’ll get precisely that.
Emanating from the acquainted confines of T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas, UFC 317 will see Topuria make his light-weight debut for a conflict with Charles Oliveira, the winner leaving as the brand new 155-pound champion.
All through Topuria’s unblemished run contained in the Octagon, ‘El Matador’ has strung collectively a sequence of jaw-dropping finishes, a pattern he seems to proceed in ‘Sin Metropolis’ this weekend. However Sanko believes we must be cautious of getting caught up within the “sexiness” of Topuria’s knockout energy after fighters like Bryce Mitchell discovered some success towards the undefeated Georgian sensation.
“For those who look again at Ilia’s fights, it’s really easy to get swept up within the sexiness of his finishes,” Sanko stated on ONE on ONE. “Pay attention, numerous what this man does is totally beautiful. However there are moments which you could take into consideration the place you’re like, ‘ what, if it was Charles Oliveira doing this to him, just like the Bryce Mitchell struggle, Bryce takes him down and Bryce obtained some good photographs on him on the toes as nicely.
“If this was Charles Oliveira, I believe he could be in some large bother right here.”
Can Ilia Topuria end the UFC’s most prolific finisher?
Although a lot has been stated about Topuria’s capability to take out among the greatest names within the recreation, there is no such thing as a greater finisher contained in the Octagon than Oliveira.
‘Do Bronx’ has put away 20 of his 23 opponents underneath the UFC banner, together with 16 submissions and 4 knockouts. Alongside the best way, he’s stopped Jeremy Stephens, Clay Guida, Jim Miller, Kevin Lee, Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, and plenty of extra.
With each Topuria and Oliveira identified for his or her capability to finish issues inside the gap, clearly one thing’s obtained to offer once they headline a loaded Worldwide Struggle Week card.
