Dana White was full of praise for Ilia Topuria in the immediate aftermath of UFC 317.
Pre-Fight, the former Featherweight Champion predicted that he had Ko Charles Oliveira in one round.
Ilia Topuria quickly slept the Brazilian to realize his promise and to become the UFC light weight champion on Saturday evening.
In addition, he impressed UFC boss Dana White, who compared the UFC 317 star with the greatest legend of Boxing during a press conference after the fight.
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Dana White compares Ilia Topuria with Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was known for predicting the round in which he would eliminate his opponents.
The heavyweight legend said famous that he would “float like a butterfly, as a bee”, when he predicted a first round knockout for Sonny Liston, who was left flat on the floor after only 132 seconds in 1965.
Ali was the first to come to me when White responded to the impressive UFC 317 win of Topuria.
“I mean, you couldn't do better,” said the UFC CEO.
“It was like some Ali's – saying,” I'm going to eliminate it in the first round, “and he took out evil in the first round.
“I think his big night was tonight and we have a star in our hands.”
Dana White hated Ilia Topurias Face-Off with paddy Pimblett
Lightweight competition Paddy Pimblett had a chair in the front row when a new champion of 155 pounds was crowned.
Images of his live response to Topuria that Oliveira Knock -Out Knock -Out has become 317 viral since UFC.
This also applies to his face-off in the cage with the new lightweight king, with whom he has been cut for years.
Security intervened when Pimblett and Topuria's Staredown threatened to be a fight.
When he finished making ali-comparisons, White expressed his aversion to the face-off of Topuria vs. Pimblett.
“That's not really what we do,” he said about the scuffle.
'I don't give it – if it was fun to look or not. That should not happen.
“It was a bad call of whom they let there be in there.”