Ilia Topuria has gotten the attention of legendary boxing analyst Teddy Atlas.
Topuria (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) battered Josh Emmett for five rounds in this past Saturday’s UFC on ABC 5 headliner at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The fight marked the first time Topuria has gone 25 minutes.
Topuria put a heavy pace on Emmett and never let his foot off the gas pedal, which impressed Atlas, who sees a resemblance between the striking style of Topuria and UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.