The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Daniel Cormier TV - Daniel Cormier REACTS to Ilia Topuria INSANE KNOCKOUT of Alexander Volkanovski + UFC 300 UPDATE

Episode Date: February 18, 2024

Ilia Topuria made history after his HUGE knockout victory over Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298, and DC is here to give you his INSTANT REACTION. Daniel Cormier gives his take on Topuria's victory and what that means for both Ilia and Volk moving forward. And with Dana White announcing huge breaking news for UFC 300, DC gives his initial thought to the massive news. Plus, don't miss Cormier's break down Henry Cejudo's loss to Merab Dvalishvili, Robert Whittaker's bounce back victory over Paulo Costa, and Ian Garry outlasting Geoff Neal. 143 - Watching UFC 298 at Wrestling tournament2:43 - Ilia Topuria KNOCKS OUT Volkanovski10:55 - Rest of UFC 298 Card (Ian Garry, Henry Cejudo, Robert Whittaker) #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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All right, guys. So, UFC 298 just wrap. I'm just getting home from the wrestling tournament. So my voice is a little bit messed up. but I still got to give you all the reaction. So essentially, I'm at the tournament watching the matches while my other coaches coach, and I'm watching the pay-per-view and watching the matches. So I was so excited about this fight card that I had to be paying attention.

But as you hear, my voice is gone because I've been yelling all weekend. But safe to say, I'm a happy coach, the Mustangs of Gilroy, won the conference title for boys and girls. So, yeah, it was a good day for us. 13 champions across the two divisions. So we'll go for the Mustangs. Anyhow, UFC 298, Ilya becomes the new featherweight champion in the world.

Look, guys, I can't say that I can say, that I'm a bit surprised that it went down the way that it did only because and only because he said it to me. And you can go back to the video. When he says he's going to do it at one round, I only's double tape because I know who Alexander Volcanovsky is. So I almost was like, wait, what? You think it's going to take you around to get this dude out of there?

He did it in two. You know, Volk started the first couple rounds and you could see him throwing a lot of kicks. Now, here's why that's important. When he fought Max Holloway the first time, he wasn't sure how to approach Holloway as a puzzle and how he wanted to fight him to try to become the champion. So he fought behind a lot of kicks, inside leg kick.

That first round, Volcanowski threw more kicks than I have seen him throw in a really long time. That told me right away that he was very weary of the power. Because again, the legs are longer than the arms. So you can get to him with much less danger than you trying to get to him with your hands. So when I saw that, I said, this dude, he respects the power of the Poria. But he openly said that. When Toporia started to get his range, he said,

even in the interviews. He's got to throw long combinations to try to get the vote. That's exactly what he did. He threw a long combination and nothing landed, right? He went right to the body, left up top,

right hand that kind of passed the ear of Volcanovsky and then Alex turned right hook over the top put him completely out. You know, the reason he through those long combinations,

and I keep pointing to the interview, is because he said he didn't have to really respect the power of Volcanowski. He said it's different than Emmett. Against Eric, he knew how hard he hit, so he had to be very cautious. This time he didn't need to. So he was willing to extend his combinations to four, five punches, and ultimately the fifth punch is what got the champion,

or the former champion. You know, Volk fought a good first round. He really did. And he looked like himself. But it was a weird dynamic in this fight because he felt like Volcanovsky was trying to be safe in a fight against a guy

that would never allow you to be safe. To pour his confidence all week really was like mind-blowing. And he was so filled with belief or the belief that he was going to be a champ that when I left, I said, wow, he's got a ton of charisma. He's got a ton of belief. And I'm talking to his coaches, the brothers. And they said, man, we got him when he was just a little boy.

We've been seeing this. We've seen his development time and time again. and this feels like destiny for him to not only become champion but to become champion over someone that's been as dominant as Volk. I thought Tupori did a great job.

And when you call your shot like that against someone that dominated in the way that Vogue did, you can become a star. And as I said prior, I believed that this kid after that result has star quality, has star potential, and the big-time push is in store for Ilya to pour you. Now, anytime a great champion loses,

people start to question whether it's over. Is Alexander Volcanowski done? Guys, I'm not here to write this man off. And I think you guys should reserve those thoughts for a little bit down the line because we don't know. you know, everybody calls me in my circle when the fight happens

and it's immediately, you know, Vogue's done, he shouldn't have fought Islam again, it's lingering. Look, once the button's been pushed a couple times, it does become easier to go out. But I don't know

that this was a great indicator of that because if any of, took that right hand. In that weight class, they're going out. Maybe not Max Holloway because he has like the biggest, hardest head I've ever seen in my entire life. But if anyone else took that shot, that right hand, that clean,

they're going out. So I don't know that it's time to write Alexander Volcanozky off. He's got knocked out two times in a row, though. So what I do believe he needs is time. He's got to allow for his chin to reset. The button cannot keep getting touched because in practice he won't get punched to get knocked out, but the button keeps getting pressed.

He needs to stop letting the button get pressed for a little bit. He needs to step away from this thing and just kind of chill, right? He's got a great family. He's got a new baby. I know that was difficult the first time, but I believe that it's what's needed. It's hard, though. It's hard to watch that.

But like I told you all, that damn place is cursed, man. That stadium is cursed. So many fighters lose championships in that place. Francis and Gano retained against Cyril Ghan. But if you recall, when Hedosah fought against, oh, no, when Davidson Figaro fought, Braden Moreno, Davidson beat him. When I fought, lost twice.

Every time somebody goes to that place to win or defend the championship, but the most part, they get beat. And the same thing happened tonight to the great Alexander Volcanowski. Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal, but encouraged. It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque.

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It just is what it is. The dude is that good. He's that solid. And I thought tonight he showed that the fight against Drake's duplexi is more of a tip of the cap to Dracus. And not what I was just talking about with Volpe. Maybe Rob was done. I don't think, well, now we know.

Right? Because Rob went back in there and fought and beat Paul O'Costa, a motivated Costa, who looked really good, who looked very strong, who fought well behind his kicks, he still beat him. So when Rob lost the Drakes and the fashion that he did, again, those questions started to arise. Is this not the same guy? Can he still take a shot like he did? Is he the same Robert Whitaker? Well, we know now. We know now. He needed time and prove once again that he is still viable. He's still one of the best middle weights in the world, and he's not going to just give up his place in the division.

I really respect his mentality, his mental strength, fortitude, and toughness. Because it's not easy when you're living under those circumstances, the questions. he's handled that, come back out, and did exactly what he was supposed to do. Ian Gary called Jeff Neal. Another close fight. Some people saying that they thought Jeff won. A lot of clinch work from Jeff Neal. But when you really look at the striking exchanges,

you look at the person that dictated the ring or the octagon. you look at the person that did the damage with the shots, it doesn't matter what you feel about Ian Gary or his life outside the Octagon is none of our business. He still got to judge him for the work that he put inside the Octagon. Because guess what? That is our business. Or that is the thing that we, as fans of the sport,

should pay most attention to. Ian Gary, the fighter. and tonight he beat a very tough Jeff Neal and then earned the biggest one of his career. He has no top 10 wins like that. He just be one of the best guys in the world.

And he did it in a way where there's only a small few people think that it wasn't the right call. Marab de Walshvili is an absolute monster. His name is the machine and he is a machine. By the end of that fight with Henry Sehudo is very clear that the fight was going to end the only way that it ended with Marab winning, because he won't be deterred.

And I'll tell you this much, he's tough for anyone because his pace, his pressure, his cardio, and his ability to just spam takedowns. He's just like spams takedowns. Keep the guy that you play in a video game that you throw and break controllers because he will not stop. He will not stop. he just keeps going and going and going and going. Fluffy Hernandez, Anthony Hernandez,

amazing, just an absolute savage. You know, you love seeing a guy like that who doesn't have all the, like, he's not the fastest, he's not the biggest, not the strongest, but he's just a gritty,

hardworking dude that goes after you. And tonight, he beat Roma, Koppeloff, who people were so high on. I love the picture, though, of him with a smile on his face when he just knows that that chokes in. Hats off to McKinsey Dern and Amanda Lemoush putting on a fantastic fight. Yo, Dern is tough.

McKinsey Dern is freaking tough. And even Mark Zuckerberg after the fight gave her a hug. Because you just got to respect someone that can fight. a beating in the way that she did and still continue to fight in the way that she did very rarely. You get to lose and your stock raises. I feel like that was the case tonight from McKenzie Dirk. All in all, UFC 298 was a tremendous fight card. Look, Robert Whitaker says he wants a rematch.

I'd watch it against Drake is duplice. UFC 300 main event got announced Jamal Hill versus Alex Pereira. Love that. That's going to be fun because all I can think about is when Pereira was staring at him across the octagon when he beat Glover. So it has the backstory. Look, 298 was phenomenal. 299 goes down in Miami and I can't wait for that one. UFC 300 though.

It's going to be a blockbuster. Anaheim, cursed. Toporia, great new champion. Volcanowski, not done yet. Robert Whitaker just proved that, but you can come back after your most shocking performance. What a night from Anaheim, though. So, guys, I hate missing pay-per-view,

and I will not make this a habit. So until next time, like, subscribe, tell your friend, and tell you your friend, that DEC's got a YouTube channel, and I'm dropping stuff like the post-fight reactions. This time, it's not octagon side, but it's still as good as it always is. Until next time, peace.

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