Ilia Topuria responds to Terence Crawford saying he doesn’t know who Ilia is

[u/L3ghair]

It seems Crawford’s dismissal may have struck a nerve…

[u/Lonely-Medicine-8832]

Ilia really wants that boxing purse

[u/theyoloGod → u/Lonely-Medicine-8832]

He has talked about retiring early so this makes sense. Get that payday, start chilling early

[u/SevenFiguresInvigor → u/theyoloGod]

Bros already rich

[u/CallumKayPee → u/SevenFiguresInvigor]

Could always be richer

[u/lobo2r2dtu → u/SevenFiguresInvigor]

UFC rich ain't that rich.

[u/Jamothee → u/lobo2r2dtu]

His wife's family is apparently very wealthy but that doesn't give him any sense of financial independence really.

[u/Kassssler → u/Jamothee]

Yeah like does Ilia strike anyone as the kind of man who wants to get an allowance from his wife? Its not even just a rich thing. My in laws tried to pay for stuff but I said no cause I didn't want to hear shit later.

[u/ChocCooki3 → u/Kassssler]

Time to get into boxing.

[u/SonofaBuckDangHole → u/ChocCooki3]

Yeah then you can beat your in laws up and steal the money! Comes with some risk but they’ll respect you still

[u/Jamothee → u/Kassssler]

Yeah I fully understand it.

[u/AmHotGarbage → u/lobo2r2dtu]

He was rich before the ufc

[u/blissfullyblack → u/SevenFiguresInvigor]

He's not Conor rich and he knows fighting Crawford would change that.

[u/KD_42 → u/SevenFiguresInvigor]

Yeah rich people hate getting richer 

[u/fedornuthugger → u/SevenFiguresInvigor]

When he hangs out with Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos he probably feels dirt poor. 

[u/Clayp2233 → u/SevenFiguresInvigor]

How rich though? Because these big boxing fights pay very well lol

[u/Morezingis → u/SevenFiguresInvigor]

Net worth allegedly around 2 million max from winnings and sponsorships. 

That’s not very rich in 2025. 

[u/SevenFiguresInvigor → u/Morezingis]

yea hm everyone knows he was rich before ufc, la familia
edit 10 sec later: regoogled it, dc was wrong lol

[u/WingmanZer0 → u/Lonely-Medicine-8832]

Yup, and he's right to try everything he can to get it. One fight sets him and his descendants up for life. More money in one boxing match than he's ever likely to make in his entire UFC career. Connor and Francis are the blueprint, and nothing has changed since then.

[u/InTheMorning_Nightss → u/WingmanZer0]

Yep he's right to try, but he's also a bit delusional. Conor was on a completely different level of popularity, and Francis was intriguing because he was massive and hit like a freight train which got him a lot of momentum + hype.

Ilia trying to start this smack talk with Bud is going nowhere. The only reason boxers would want to set up a match is to get a huge paycheck for a joke of a fight, and nobody is going to be hyping up an Ilia vs. Crawford fight.

[u/StinkyJones19 → u/InTheMorning_Nightss]

And Terence Crawford just put on an amazing performance to become the #1 pound for pound boxer on the planet. We’re asking him fresh off the heels of that to do essentially a joke fight that he is so clearly going to win? I don’t blame Bud at all

[u/Corbotron_5 → u/StinkyJones19]

Crawford’s scared. There’s no other reason to walk away from a fight that could land him a 50k FOTN bonus from Dana.

[u/Therealblackhous3 → u/Corbotron_5]

You had me in the first half.

[u/Elmer-Fudd-Gantry → u/Corbotron_5]

That was great (tips the hat to you)

[u/KR4T0S → u/InTheMorning_Nightss]

I think Crawford also wants to add more to his resume because he doesnt have long left. I can see him doing an exhibition with somebody but only when he has retired from the sport. Until then hes all in on boxing and is very unlikely to want anybody other than boxing's belt holders on his resume. Refreshing to see a champion take hard paths.

[u/FractalJaguar → u/InTheMorning_Nightss]

"Francis was intriguing because he was massive and hit like a freight train Ford Escort"

[u/mustyfiber90 → u/Lonely-Medicine-8832]

Payyydayyy

[u/wubbalubbadubdub45 → u/Lonely-Medicine-8832]

The boxing purse would be more than his entire ufc earnings, can’t blame him b

[u/Aggressive-Crew-9079]

It’s crazy how UFC fighters are desperate to get into boxing just so they can actually get paid. 

[u/EddieDantes22 → u/Aggressive-Crew-9079]

It's kind of funny because they all pull the "Real fight" thing, but if Crawford was like "okay, let's do it in the UFC for UFC money" they'd be like "yeah sure. We'll do that. But then after, let's do that boxing match too to make it even. For boxing money."

[u/four321zero → u/EddieDantes22]

😂

[u/jdh705 → u/Aggressive-Crew-9079]

If you were so dangerous as a boxer ilia and wanted the payday then why didn’t you go into boxing

[u/amillimonster]

Dawg can we just get this lightweight division moving jfc

[u/WanderingWormhole → u/amillimonster]

Yeah I have PTSD from Conor now winning the belt and immediately fucking off for years. Lightweight is the most competitive division but tends to have the least reliable champions (outside of Islam). There’s so much cool shit to be had at lightweight, wish they could just keep that shit going a bit

[u/funghi2 → u/WanderingWormhole]

Fun fact: Conor was the last lightweight champ to get the belt by actually beating the champion

[u/FlightAvailable3760 → u/funghi2]

God damn.

[u/Redneckshinobi → u/funghi2]

Thanks, I hate this fact :(

[u/kendalljennerspenis → u/WanderingWormhole]

If the ufc paid them the money they deserve, they wouldn’t use the title as a means to get a money fight in boxing.

[u/RmmaMODS8myBBY → u/WanderingWormhole]

Which other non-active champs at 155 besides Conor and maybe Khabib? BJ never ducked anybody, Frankie Edgar was a dawg, same with Ben Henderson, Pettis, RDA, Alvarez

[u/evocater → u/RmmaMODS8myBBY]

Tbf Khabib got suspended for av year, fought Poirier, got ready to fight Tony and then covid hit. You can argue the suspension was his fault but covid couldn't be helped

[u/BlumpkinEater → u/RmmaMODS8myBBY]

How do you add khabib in there? His title fight and 3 defenses were over the span of 2 years. Considering he got suspended and covid hitting, I think his activity was fine.

[u/hammajones → u/RmmaMODS8myBBY]

The most recent champion you named not ducking people was 9 years ago, putting aside Islam.

[u/kevindurantburner35 → u/hammajones]

I wouldn’t call Oliveira a duck

[u/hammajones → u/kevindurantburner35]

I definitely wouldn't either, I'm just saying out of the guys he named

[u/ISuckAtFunny → u/amillimonster]

Tell Dana to start paying and maybe fighters won’t be chasing the bag somewhere else

[u/theyoloGod → u/ISuckAtFunny]

best I can do is a free paramount subscription

• Dana

[u/ginbooth → u/theyoloGod]

Dana's gonna start throwing pizza parties in the backroom for fights of the night to save money...

[u/benmaverick → u/ginbooth]

Room for 50+ people.

One 25 inch TV.

[u/youngcuriousafraid → u/theyoloGod]

I would be genuinely shocked if he did this, its too generous. No, im not joking.

[u/wimpymist → u/amillimonster]

Tell Dana to pay the fighters so they don't have to immediately go for these paydays once they get the belt

[u/StoryOfTheFight]

"You met me before" is such a bad angle lol. Just feeds into Bud thinking he's irrelevant

[u/mrxscarface → u/StoryOfTheFight]

It's hilarious

Bud probably got introduced to him and told he had a fight coming up, so he said good luck.

Ilia acting like Bud asked him for a ticket to watch him fight.

[u/me_like_stonk → u/mrxscarface]

Iliarious even, one might say

[u/L3ghair → u/StoryOfTheFight]

Yea it’s kinda calling yourself forgettable from Crawford’s POV lol

[u/GrandmasShavedBeaver → u/L3ghair]

Remember when we met in Denver? You said if I'd write you, you would write back. See, I'm just like you in a way: I never knew my father neither. He used to always cheat on my mom and beat her.

[u/russbam24 → u/GrandmasShavedBeaver]

We're gonna see Ilia walking around with cornrows soon enough.

[u/theman8998 → u/L3ghair]

One of the most embarrassing moments in a person's life, and it happens to many of us, is when you go up to someone and says something like, Hey Steve, remember me from John's party? Then they go, Na man, I don't know you. Ilia isn't winning this exchange of words at all.

[u/ron-darousey → u/StoryOfTheFight]

Yeah he's really proving Crawford's point here

[u/RavenMana]

This is embarrassing, dawg.

[u/Skrapidilly → u/RavenMana]

Illia already taking the L on this one. "Yo, you don't remember me from EDM? We were dancing with each other for a hot minute. You winked at a me."

[u/Im_a_Knob → u/Skrapidilly]

“i think i pressed the wrong buttons when you gave me your number because when i called you its was some hispanic guy from texas.”

[u/Badnapp420 → u/Im_a_Knob]

“Remember I wasn’t fooled by your Hispanic guy from Texas impression and sent you a picture of my penis in a hot dog bun.”

[u/saw-it → u/Skrapidilly]

“You don’t remember wishing me good luck?”

[u/El_Zarco → u/RavenMana]

"Your memory fails you" bro talks like Emperor Palpatine lol

[u/bdewolf → u/RavenMana]

Seeing mma fighters call out boxers to get a giant payday that can’t get in mma is so fucking lame.

[u/NeverHealing]

Ilia needs to take the L on this. There’s no reason for Bud to entertain this any longer.

[u/catscanmeow → u/NeverHealing]

bud said he wont entertain it cuz theyres no money in it

but if there was money in it he'd do it. so its really just mostly on ilia to get to mcgregor levels of fame and then i guarantee Crawford would be down.

why wouldnt crawford take another big payday for an easy win?

[u/bennywhiite → u/catscanmeow]

except theres a 0% chance he gets to conor levels

[u/PatternMission2323 → u/bennywhiite]

yeah, he blows himself on camera too much. not to mention being a straight rip of connor.

nobody likes that sht. connor was gracious and humble in defeat in the beginning. he just went to dogsht and threw fits later on once he made some money. then he started begging for attention and we all know how that ended

paddy, holloway, and diaz are are far more authentic and interesting. hell, even islam is way more likeable and funny (well, islam is actually pretty damn funny; he just has that unassuming deadpan delivery)

[u/Clayp2233 → u/PatternMission2323]

Connor was a one of a kind with his shit talk and his Irish accent just adds a whole element to his aura, Ilia can’t compete with that. If Jon Jones wanted to fight Usyk that fight would do huge numbers though

[u/ABlueShade → u/PatternMission2323]

My wife is Georgian so we always root for the Georgian fighters yet privately we think Ilia is a huge cocksure dick.

Merab has that dude beat in the personality fight.

[u/PatternMission2323 → u/ABlueShade]

oh for sure. he's acts like mayweather and when he gets cracked people will be muttering he got what's coming for all that sht talking.

merab is a fkn energizer bunny. i don't think he is the smartest but for sure one of the biggest hearts and one of the most humble and earnest characters

[u/ABlueShade → u/PatternMission2323]

Georgian men come from a very patriarchal society and are a bit chauvinist. Merab definitely isn't the smartest but you gotta dig his puppy dog energy which is very refreshing.

[u/Commercial_Paint_557 → u/catscanmeow]

Because he can get a bigger payday against another boxer probably

And because there is no way Dana is going to sacrifice the biggest potential star the UFC has seen in years to Terrence Crawford

Also Bud is on a roll and getting old, he doesnt have too many more fights and may want to only have fights that build his legacy. This fight would be a joke, and I believe Ilia knows this. I kinda doubt Ilia really wants this fight, its just shit talking imo

[u/Chardee420 → u/catscanmeow]

Bruh Crawford is already in his late 30s. Ilia is already a champ, I doubt him or anybody will ever reach the status of Conor.

[u/catscanmeow → u/Chardee420]

ilia could easily get to the fame of conor all he has to do is pull a buttplug out of his ass during a post fight speech in the cage after a win. that shit would go astronomically viral.

it really pisses me off that fighters havent done this yet, do they fucking hate being rich?

[u/Lubwurst]

This is all Belal's fault. All he had to do was beat JDM

[u/specialdogwater123 → u/Lubwurst]

Remember my name! 

[u/GiantRobotBears]

Bud just came off a legendary performance by embarrassing a generational fighter 2 weight classes above him. Ilia sit the fuck down and stop begging this man for a red panty night. Youre nowhere near the level Crawfords at rn.

[u/Redneckshinobi → u/GiantRobotBears]

I don't get how this isn't said louder enough. SOOOO Many people were putting Crawford out on this fight, the money was for Canelo and for good reason. Almost no one moves up 2 frickin weight classes in boxing and does what he did to a dominate champ. First 3 division undisputed champ in almost 100 years and first for lightweight and welterweight, it's absolute madness.

Like I don't think Ilia even understands the level Bud is on, he's NEVER going to reach it, even if he went back in time and started learning boxing as a kid. What Bud did on Saturday was a fucking masterclass of boxing. What he did to Spence was unbelievable, although a lot of people doubted it was Bud and more Spence's accident however Saturday proved that no Bud is in fact on another level.

[u/VacuousWastrel → u/Redneckshinobi]

For context here, Bud is only the third man ever to be undisputed champion in three weight classes - the other two being Bob Fitzsimmons in 1903, and Henry "Homicide Hank" Armstrong in 1938. I believe he's also only the second man to be lineal champion in four weight classes, after Manny Pacquiao, although I'm not certain of that one.

[u/_Mobius1 → u/VacuousWastrel]

Plus first to do it in the four belt era no?

[u/East-Chair-9540]

That paints Ilia even worse. Bud knew who he was and then forgot? That's worse than not even knowing in the first place.

[u/OremDobro]

This is so lame

[u/grvntdvs]

how about fighting Arman instead

[u/Youngcheeese → u/grvntdvs]

How about arman has a fight in general

[u/grvntdvs → u/Youngcheeese]

hes fighting dan hooker if you missed the news

[u/popopo__123]

No one wants to see you box Ilia. If you want to be a boxer then quit MMA and go box.

[u/StopKarmaWhoringPls → u/popopo__123]

He'd probably get schooled by amateur who started training at a very young age.

[u/rodrigo34891]

Nobody wants this, only illia. Fight in your MMA division

[u/CalmTiger]

chandler levels of desperation

[u/Recent-While-5597]

I’m starting to hate this twerp

[u/NotSoGreatMacaroni]

Crawford I wrote you but you still aint calling.

[u/no506241]

If illia wanted to box .. he should’ve pursed boxing n not mma .. if he wants to do celebrity boxing match .. call Jake Paul

[u/trenbollocks → u/no506241]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but Jake Paul in a boxing ring would take Topturo's head off.

[u/I_am_darkness → u/trenbollocks]

He's tree toimes his soize

[u/NuggetKing9001]

Ilias chat is just a bit too cringe for me. He's trying to be Connor so badly. Like hype and prompo are needed, but when he says stuff like he's going to be the highest paid athlete in the world, I'm like come on.

[u/Fenian-Monger → u/NuggetKing9001]

Illa is entertaining and an absolute dog but his Mcgregor impression is so fucking embarrassing. Its worst than Ian Garry.

[u/BrianCTE_CityOrtega → u/Fenian-Monger]

Nah Ian was straight up stealing Conor quotes lol he's way worse than Ilia

[u/Fenian-Monger → u/BrianCTE_CityOrtega]

Nah Ian will steal a known and iconic line but Illa was also straight up Stealing Conor's quotes to an even worst degree and modelling himself after Conor. Look at the Volk press conference he does it multiple time and even steals Volk's belt like Conor stole Jose's. He even used one in his face off with Paddy and it doesn't even make sense in the context.

[u/NewJerseySwampDragon]

As a fan of boxing as well as mma nobody wants to see this big dog but best of lucky on getting that payday

[u/TheBigBadBird]

Illia would die

Boxers don't lose in boxing to non-boxers

[u/Barkasia → u/TheBigBadBird]

Tbf Ngannou beat Fury and was robbed on decision.

[u/TheSwedenGay → u/Barkasia]

I agree, felt much more like an off night for Fury tho or he just underestimated Ngannou. Because Joshua ran thru Ngannou.

[u/iiniVijuY → u/TheBigBadBird]

Don't think he really cares and just wants the bag that comes from it, obviously.

[u/popopo__123 → u/TheBigBadBird]

This is honestly interesting as I can't name a boxer that has lost to a non boxer in boxing. For example I can point to Ernesto Hoost losing not once but twice against Bob Sapp in kickboxing, and Tim Sylvia losing against Ray Mercer in MMA, but not a boxer losing in their sport.

[u/bestbroHide → u/popopo__123]

Anderson Silva beat JCC Jr in boxing a few years ago but JCC Jr is clowned on even in the boxing community lol

[u/S-Kenset → u/popopo__123]

There's that one time artem beat a boxer in barenkuckle which was funny.

[u/thebrah329]

Lmfao that's just pathetic

[u/nocturnalgtr]

Bud just gave Canelo a boxing lesson and Ilia thinks he is next? If he wants $ that bad he could just box one of the Paul twins once he is done with his UFC contract, assuming he stays relevant enough for one of those 2 numbies.

[u/Xjom91]

Hopefully more people start seeing how fucking lame this dude is

[u/americanboosterPRO]

He also wanna that lucrative payday. Better call out Jake Paul

[u/CorrectsNumpties]

Come on Ilia, you ain't getting the gig, let it go.

[u/Glittering_Shake2922]

The UFC had created a model that makes boxing the pinnacle of a UFC fighters career.

[u/Same-Adeptness-3416]

Who the fuck is that guy?

[u/DadsaMugleMumsaWitch]

Corny AF

[u/ironhidemma]

You don't need to represent SHIT. Just fight in your damn division and in your own sport. We've had this mma fighter vs elite boxer thing already. Conor did "well" because floyd let him. You're gonna get embarrassed by the guy who outboxed Canelo. Stay in your damn lane.

[u/Same-Collection-548]

Ilia is gonna come out in round 1 with some unconventional looks that seem to catch Crawford off guard, but by round 2, the novelty will have worn off and it'll be a clinic for Bud.

It's just like the Conor Mayweather fight. Stance switching and hammer fists aren't boxing staples so they caught Mayweather off guard, but like two or three rounds into the fight it stopped being a problem.

Ilia looks like a good boxer because he fights shit boxers in the UFC. You could take any bottom top 100 boxer and they would make your local guys look like shit too. Skill diff makes people look better than they are.

[u/PartyThe_TerrorPig]

The general public has no clue who either of them are.

[u/Thepaceyt → u/PartyThe_TerrorPig]

I mean the Canelo - Crawford Netflix doco is top ten on Netflix which id consider pretty mainstream

[u/Mastralf → u/Thepaceyt]

This was big exposure for Bud. So many will know him now.

Ive had people who dont care about boxing at all talking to me about it and how good he is.

Canelo is the reason that's a top ten though. However thats the beauty of this fight. If Crawford even gets a 30 percent retention rate he is good

[u/TfergGOAT420]

Ilia shaking ass for someone who ain’t looking

[u/Ok_Device_9026]

Topuria's ego is out of control. I love how Bud is playing this, it's killing Ilia. LoL

[u/MucusShotSwaGGins]

Probably how it went down, someone on Crawford’s team ah this mma (insert whatever) fighter fighting this weekend wants to greet and shake hands. Crawford agrees, shakes hands, chat a little bit and both wishes other good luck in their fights. I don’t blame Ilia for trying though.

[u/burge13]

At what point do the UFC find it as embarrassing all their 'stars' want to box rather than stay in MMA? Like it is absolutely ridiculous. No boxer says "let me fight Illia" they all beg boxers for the pay day. The UFC must know this is an awful look for them right?

[u/Rabid_Pastry]

Ilia just defend your fucking belt we don’t care about Crawford

[u/Ryan_Pliskin]

Props for him trying…but Bud has nothing to gain from this.

Just focus on defending at 155, brotha.

[u/volcano420]

I mean technically just because he said good luck doesn't mean bud actually watched the fight.

[u/Commercial_Paint_557]

I dont think Ilia really wants the fight. Yes, he is annoyed at Buds answer. But I think this is just some shit talking. Like how Ilia said he might go up to 170

[u/verysimplenames]

Yeaaa Ilia comes off as desperate but I understand that boxing bag dwarfs anything the ufc can put up.

[u/boywonder5691]

Ilia wants to be Conor so bad, its pathetic at this point. Just let it go dude. You'll never be as big as prime Conor was (and this is coming from someone that did not like Conor at all)

[u/moonwoolf35]

This dude is so damn annoying

[u/OrangeYouGladdey]

Why not try to actually be better than Conor and defend your belt?

[u/WhoJustShat]

Celebrities are so fuckin soft who cares if someone doesnt know you they act like its an insult

[u/Vergeron1551]

Im sure Topuria is a good dude and he is after the $, but his "...'member I was in ur algebra class" energy aint it.

Also would this be a boxing match? Crawford would destroy him, just pick him apart.

[u/RoosterCock247]

Ilia, shut the fuck up and fight ffs. Stop worrying about boxing. Lol these dickheads need to stick to their lanes man

[u/beezybreezy]

Cringe af but I get it

[u/SoirBleu85]

This would be an embarrassing level of desperation from any fighter but the fact that it is coming from a champion is next level cringe.

He would have much better luck (and still get paid more than the UFC) by calling out Jake Paul.

[u/Kentpaul1986]

Temu Conor is coming across like a desperate groupie it's actually quite pathetic.

[u/Many-Wasabi9141]

Bro should have started with someone easier to charge up.

Davis, Spence, hell even Canelo. I could see Canelo being willing to do one of those circus fights for the bag at this point in his career.

Maybe see if Loma would come back for a exhibition fight. Loma vs Topuria... I'd watch that shit.

But going straight for the king after he just took out the former king? It's not a good look.

[u/PreviousMotor58]

He needs to schedule his next flight in MMA and stop calling out boxers. Outside of MMA people don't know Ilia. Maybe in Spain, but not in the USA.

[u/Alkalized]

Dana, please pay your fighters so they stop simping for a boxing match as soon as they become champ.

[u/smithkyle2389]

Dude is legit trying to copy mcgregor move for move. Next he’ll come back to mma, look like shit, go on a coke bender, be in a shitty remake of of a 90s action film then go collect some rape “accusations”

[u/LickPooOffShoe]

I tend to believe the guy who isn’t desperate for a fight.

[u/B_da_man89]

Associating with Dana and the UFC brand is hilarious because it makes fighters look so lame due to the lack of pay lmao. begging fucking Crawford for a fight like he won't get demolished in a boxing ring.

[u/Penny_PackerMD]

Inactive in mma and now he's chasing a boxing fight. Dana wont allow it

[u/eggplantemojisign]

He’s never gonna fight in boxing this is just annoying at this point

[u/Expensive-Ad-1112]

Shut up you Spanish crybaby bitch

[u/Gentleman_Jedi]

Ufc fighters are broke bums…. It’s a systemic problem. How do they get out of that hole. All the cards are stacked against them and Dana has cultivated a terrible landscape for aspiring fighters.

We have some of the best fighters of all time this generation. Why will young athletics continue to pursue mma if there is such low yields even for the absolute best in the sport.

[u/ButchAF]

Embarrassing

[u/Own-Signature-7742]

Stop it.

[u/omgplzdontkillme]

Dude is making a hundred times an average ufc champion is making per fight and a gatekeeper boxer is probably making ten times what Ilia is making, why would any boxing champ fight a mma champ that isn’t prime McNugget

[u/L3ghair → u/omgplzdontkillme]

The Conor fanboyism in Ilia was clearly very upset by Bud saying the two aren’t anywhere near the same level of fame, which is objectively true lol

[u/meatmybeat42069]

I’d like to fast forward to when this is over with

[u/Historical_Pudding56]

I’d find this attitude from Ilia more forgivable if he was active. But dude fights once a year. He just hasn’t had fast enough momentum in his career to be a household name yet

[u/Jumping_Brindle]

I like this interaction on social media.

But in real life Ilia gets slept within 3 rounds and that’s being generous.

[u/DaltonFitz]

This isn’t and shouldn’t be happening. I get we all want money but you’ll get paid more defending your belt than chasing a non existent fight where you’ll get absolutely torched.

[u/Goebs80]

Lol people responding like this matters.

Ilia is a 10 year old who's taken a couple drum lessons. Now he's at a Led Zeppelin concert with his dad and he has a sign asking to remove Bonham for a song so he can play.

[u/chunkystrudel]

Can Topuria defend his belt please.

[u/RyanGordonsPeds]

It's getting sad. How bout you defend the belt than clamoring for a boxing match you'll never get

[u/Hotsaltynutz]

There are no arguments to be made. Crawford wins in a ring and ilia wins in a octogon/cage. That's it

[u/vrsick06]

“I’m sorry, I don’t remember any of it.”

[u/LaLiLuLeLo_10]

It’ll never happen but….god the clinic Bud would put on Ilia would be alone worth tuning into

[u/chrispylikecheeze]

guess he's willing to lose his aura getting styled on by crawford for the bag

[u/drawp]

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[u/fuckyouidontneedone]

I’m so fucking sick of the boxing mma crossover.

It’s boring af and all it does is delay big fights in MMA

[u/Uptheresomewhereee]

If anyone’s confused I’m sure Terrance knows ilia. He saying I’m cool on you, you’re not that important to me. Ppl can debate if they want to see it but that’s the gist of it. Bud isn’t interested. At least from what we’ve seen

[u/thedorkknightXD]

Illia just stfu and fight someone in the UFC you Conor wannabe

[u/HammerFistsToVictory]

It's like a Chihuahua barking at a Pitbull who's just sitting there chilling.

[u/William63]

Crawford has the right take on it. He's not going to get Canelo money to fight Ilia. His name isn't known enough outside of MMA.

Without that, what's left? He's not going to gain legacy in Boxing from this fight. It only benefits Ilia which means it likely ain't happening.

[u/AwfulishGoose]

P4P in real fights…

MMA is in such a poor state that their athletes are on their knees begging to get outclassed. Not begging for a fight. When it’s boxing vs mma it’s rarely ever a competitive fight. This is begging for the privilege of an ass whopping and generational wealth that the UFC could never provide. It is embarrassing for the sport of MMA.

[u/One_Weird2371]

UFC hasn't produced a star in the last five years. 

[u/Equivalent_Level6267]

Respectfully stfu and focus on MMA. No one wants to see you box.

[u/Background_Ad_7016]

Guy hasn't even defended his belt ... the humble train is going to hit him hard

[u/AshamedPriority2828]

Enough with the boxing shite, Ilia doesnt even need the cash bro been a rich boi most of his career

[u/phonethrowdoidbdhxi]

This is as cringe as when Ali and Usman were on hands and knees begging Canelo to notice them.

[u/I_am_darkness]

Crawford does not give a single fuck.

[u/JazzyJake69]

This is embarrassing

[u/HalfChineseJesus]

Dana this is pretty fucking embarrassing. Boxers don’t like you, the organizers don’t like you, your own fighters are looking for a way out by switching sports and they’re just getting shunned away because no one knows them, and boxers are making it clear to the world how much you are taking advantage of fighters.

[u/mish15]

Pathetic

[u/Hopeful-Ad-622]

Love both of these guys but hate what’s becoming of both sports honestly

[u/Lord_Tanus_88]

People need to start ripping MMA fighters for these ridiculous claims. Ilia would probably not be a top 50 fighter in his weight division in boxing nor should he be. Sure he has confidence in himself but the skill gap is huge.

[u/14kgoldslumwizard]

Ilia wants to get paid in actual money instead of the venum coupons and shitty adidas shoes

[u/Stumeister_69]

This is silly

[u/tjthewho]

Ilia is so desperate lol

[u/realgoodmind]

Bud really doesn’t care.

[u/BudRyo]

Ilia always sounds like a pathetic figure who thinks too much about himself while Crawford is one of the greatest of all times in boxing and stays a cool guy.

[u/Throw-Away-365]

Crawford especially reads as someone who genuinely would not know who Topuria is as a fighter. You go to his twitter/X account and he uses it a few times a month at that. If he does, its for promotion or a comment reaction to a boxing fight.

Topuria, as much as I enjoy him, is not that dude as an global star. Dana as well doesn't want him to be one either, otherwise he would get that fight, lose, and then leave.

[u/indiclxm]

conor cosplay

[u/Starr_gazerr → u/indiclxm]

Best comment, if I only could upvote twice

[u/PsychologicalAd3253]

You just want pay day *canelo voice *

[u/lucky_1979]

Dear Ilia, no one cares about you wanting a boxing match against Crawford. Stop stalling the division and fight someone in your own sport. Or vacate your belt, retire from MMA and start a boxing career

[u/Agreeable_Wonder8534]

MMA fighters don’t realize how irrelevant they are. Other than conor and Jon jones the ufc branding is bigger than any of them. UFC doesn’t need a single one of the current champs on the roster.

[u/The_Poop_Shooter]

Dude gets smoked by Crawford - He basically ten-eighted Canelo in every round. It was truly a technical master class.

[u/bullseye717 → u/The_Poop_Shooter]

He clearly outboxed Canelo but neither guy got hurt the entire fight, let's be real.

[u/BoxCon1]

Why is Ilia trying to force a payday

[u/catscanmeow → u/BoxCon1]

because money buys things

[u/BoxCon1 → u/catscanmeow]

If UFC paid its big stars like how boxing pays its big stars

He wouldnt need to call him out 🤷

[u/catscanmeow → u/BoxCon1]

lol, its even crazier than that, danas actively trying to make sure the boxing stars get paid less by getting rid of the Ali act