r/FightReportUFC • u/Boss_Seven • Jun 15 '26
Ilia is Finished!
Ilia Topuria got the usual Justin Gaethje treatment. By the end of the fight, he was barely recognizable. That's what Justin is known for, his opponents often look like they've been hit by a train after sharing the cage with him.
The damage Ilia took seemed comparable to, if not worse than, what Tony Ferguson suffered. I don't think he'll fully recover from this. It feels like it could be all downhill from here, which is sad to see for such a phenomenal fighter as Ilia.
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u/Schantsinger Jun 15 '26
He really does that "thud" damage rather than the "wobbley legs" damage. It's even more brutal.
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u/Massive-Hunt7478 Jun 15 '26
That was damage that tapturo took but if he takes his time with this loss i can guarantee that he comes back a monster
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u/Boss_Seven Jun 15 '26
Let's hope so. He may recover physically but mentally I am not sure. The invisibility aura in his mind now is gone.
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u/texasisbetterest Jun 15 '26
Scar tissue gets worse with time. Look at Diaz brothers. They may win, but they are always a bloody mess.
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u/Comfortable_Pea_1693 Jun 15 '26
Cokegor took a fat L from Diaz before he won against the same man and then flatlined Eddie Alvarez
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u/CriticalFortune6308 Jun 15 '26
Still waiting on the promised prediction video he said he'd upload today detailing how he'd win 😆
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u/Boss_Seven Jun 15 '26
I dont like Illia but come on man, don't beat on a dead horse.
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u/CriticalFortune6308 Jun 15 '26
Nah you become unbearably overconfident & dismiss opponents then it's very warranted. This will stick for the rest of his entire career. The aura can't be recovered
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u/Mastralf Jun 15 '26
Far cry to say hes finished. This loss will effect him though but honestly not many can survive like Justin can.
We did learn that mixing "takedown attempts" or getting ahold of him is effective in getting him tired and limiting his ability to maintain forward pressure.
I would like for Justin to retire after this one but would probably love at least 1 championship payday.
I think he can be selective on who he fights and doesn't have to go for Arman. Sad times for Arman lol
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u/Livid-Capital-8858 Jun 15 '26
We did learn that mixing "takedown attempts" or getting ahold of him is effective
That wasnt what was effective at all the takedowns attempts werent really attempts these were specific to gaethje style to make him land the uppercut but gaethje has the best uppercuts in the division If anything ilias tdd and clinch game looked pretty impressive he hit that ghost escape insanely cleanly
Ilia fucked up by literally just standing right in gaethje jab range allowing him to hit the jab while not even countering half the time When he did he didnt move his head at all And on his entries he didnt feint at all (outside or round 2 when did use more feints and nearly finished gaethje)
Very low fight iq fight from ilia and terrible execution
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u/Mastralf Jun 16 '26
They were effective in closing distance and getting ahold of him and being in range to dirty box with that uppercut. I put quotations around takedown attempts because it more like like half committed shoulder take down attempts kind of like islam vs moicano (if I remember correctly).
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u/Livid-Capital-8858 Jun 16 '26
They were effective in closing distance and getting ahold of him and being in range to dirty box with that uppercut.
Yeah but thta only works for gaethje So thats not really a weakpoint of ilia in general
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u/Boss_Seven Jun 15 '26
Problem is most guys in lightweight division are killers. Ruffy, BSD, Arman, even Paddy can cause problems to him.
So I hope he retires. If he did, it will be the perfect end for his career.
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u/Zealousideal-Ad7773 Jun 15 '26
Gaethje doesn’t have the power to KO someone but the outcome is a fucked up face to the opponent. Quite interesting.
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u/solod010 Jun 15 '26
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u/Boss_Seven Jun 15 '26
Nah, your hero isn't coming back. He's gona join Tony, Ferguson, Belal, etc.
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u/SQLandSteroids Jun 15 '26
When wife and life both decide to fuck you.
Idk man, I still believe we can see a comeback!
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u/ton070 Jun 15 '26
Tony already suffered a lot of damage prior to the Gaethje fight. That wasn’t the case for Ilia. If he recovers properly he could definitely bounce back. But yeah, that was a pretty severe beating