Neutral Quotes by Ilia Topuria
All Neutral statements made by Ilia Topuria across interviews, press conferences, and social media.
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Feb 28, 2026 neutral
“Stylistically, Sean [wins the rematch]. If he goes in with the right mentality, does a proper training camp, and prepares himself properly, he takes it.”
– via Adin Ross livestream, weighing in on a potential rematch between Sean O'Malley and the new Bantamweight champion, Petr Yan
Feb 27, 2026 neutral
“[Nurmagomedov] wasn’t fun to watch until his last two fights. What made him fun to watch was that he was undefeated... but the reality was, I never was fan of his fight style”
– via Adin Ross livestream, explaining why he excluded Khabib Nurmagomedov from his all time MMA Top 5 list
Feb 27, 2026 neutral
“I'm in Madrid, March 7. Come, you're more than welcome. Try to do something”
– via his viral Adin Ross livestream, issuing a direct and physically charged challenge to Conor McGregor after months of back and forth insults
Feb 27, 2026 neutral
“Volkanovski. He's a very smart guy inside the octagon. He knows how to fight. He is very calculated”
– via Adin Ross livestream, naming Alexander Volkanovski as the toughest opponent of his career during his record breaking appearance.
Feb 27, 2026 neutral
“He lost to Islam [Makhachev]. He lost to [Mateusz] Gamrot. He got knocked out in the beginning of his career. And he doesn't really have the ability to finish the fight. He only finishes the fights when his opponent gets tired... But if he faced someone who really has that preparation, has that cardio, he doesn't get scared if he goes to the ground, he's going to suffer”
– via Adin Ross livestream, dismissing the threat posed by Arman Tsarukyan in a potential Lightweight title defense.
Nov 25, 2025 neutral
“If the UFC won't let me move up to welterweight to fight Islam, I would really like to fight Islam in the third weight category. Let's see, maybe I'll have one more fight [against Paddy Pimblett]. Then in summer, there's a date when they'll let me move up to welterweight, and I'll fight for the third belt.Or maybe they'll create a new belt called the pound for pound title at a catchweight. So I'll fight for the pound for pound belt. Let's see, plenty of options”
– via an interview with Álvaro Colmenero, laying out scenarios for a super fight with Islam Makhachev.
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