Joe Lopez suggests Ilia Topuria simply capitalized on his puncher’s chance at UFC 298.
Alexander Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) lost his featherweight title to Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) by second-round knockout in Saturday’s UFC 298 main event.
All three judges scored Round 1 in favor of Volkanovski, and his head coach believes he was starting to take control before he got caught.