Unbeaten featherweight contender Ilia Topuria opened and closes as the betting favorite to defeat former interim championship contender, Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville later this month.
A current ninth-ranked featherweight contender, Topuria improved to 13-0 as a pro in his latest outing in the octagon, successfully defeating fellow champion Bryce Mitchell with a one-sided victory at UFC 282 back in November. With the third ring arm triangle throttle. The win earned Ilia Topuria another Performance of the Night bonus after the fight.
As for Emmett, he challenged the veteran featherweight knockout artist for the interim gold in the co-main event of UFC 284 back in February in Perth, Australia – he suffered a second round loss to Yair Rodriguez as the Chihuahua native sealed a frame two triangle choke victory by giving up.
And riding a 13-fight undefeated career that reached his first promotional title later this month, the German-born undefeated Topuria closes out as a significant -280 bet to beat +240 weak betting Emmett at UFC on ABC 4 in the ‘Sunrise State’ the sun’.
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5-0 since moving to the UFC in 2020, Topuria picked up an octagonal win for the first time against Youssef Zalal, earning a unanimous decision.
In four massive consecutive stoppages since then, Elijah Topuria, the highly-acclaimed contender who was likely to contend for UFC featherweight gold in the future, has landed consecutive KOs on Damon Jackson, Ryan Hall, Jay Herbert – the latter at the limit Light weight to boot.
Finishing eighth in November of last year at UFC 282 in a pay-per-view feature in his sophomore year under the white-led Dana banner, Elijah Topuria delivered Mitchell’s highly regarded teammate by the end of the third round.
Emmett, a current fifth-ranked featherweight contender, saw his impressive winning streak of five straight wins halted by Rodriguez at UFC 284 back in February, seeing his record go 18-3 as a result.
In between his 2018 knockout loss to promotional alum Jeremy Stephens and his loss in February, Emmett racked up back-to-back victories over Michael Johnson, Mirsad Pectic, Shane Burgos, Dan Egg, and most recently, in a controversial win, he defeated Calvin Kattar with a split split. Resolution won the main event of UFC Fight Night August in June last year.
Previewing a month-end bout in Jacksonville, Fla., Topuria claimed Emmett was specifically designed to be finished in the opening round.
“Josh Emmett has nothing to lose,” explained Elia Topuria. “He’s a fighting superstar. He’ll be proud to share the cage with me for the rest of his life. He’ll tell his kids he was with me once. He’s a perfect first-round finisher, and his style matches my taste in a way that I shine that night. My only concern is that he shows up fight night.”