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 . “Topuria, he reminds me with his striking a little of Volkanovski, where he’s so solid technically, he’s so buttoned-up with his approach, his overall approach, that it just reminded me of him a little bit,” Atlas said on his show, “THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas.” Atlas lauded Topuria for his composure. The unbeaten 26-year-old never got overzealous when seeking the finish against Emmett
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Teddy Atlas says Ilia Topuria’s striking reminds him of UFC champ Alexander Volkanovski – MMA Junkie