Watch Ilia Topuria crumble Alexander Volkanovski to win UFC gold

Undefeated Ilia Topuria entered the UFC 298 main event title bout against then-champion Alexander Volkanovski extremely confident.  Volkanovski had dominated the featherweight division for five years but that all came to a sudden halt in the second round in Anaheim, Calif. in February.  

Volkanovski was taking over the fight in the second round repeatedly landing his jab and moving away from Topuria’s power punches.  Topuria closed the distance and clipped “The Great” sending Volkanovski crashing to the canvas.  A follow up shot left him slumped over against the cage.  Rewatch the full fight between Topuria and Volkanovski below. 

Topuria puts his title on the line for the first time in the UFC 308 main event on Oct. 26 against former titleholder and ‘BMF’ champion Max Holloway.