Kyte: And for Topuria, it’s continuing to do the Topuria thing of patiently marching guys down that we wondered all last year if he could do it to Volkanovski and Holloway, and he did.
Marshall: Be patient and touch the chin. Cut him off, get him on his heels.
(Eric) Nicksick likes to call it “corner-posting” — keep working your angles so Oliveira can’t come forward. If he can come forward, he can start to apply the pressure, he can start to put you to the cage, and he finds the back well against the cage; he’s like Khabib that way.
FREE FIGHTS: Topuria vs Holloway | Oliveira vs Chandler 2
If he can get behind you, he jumps on the back well, so, for Topuria, it’s the forward pressure, cutting him off, putting him on his heels, and being very patient. He’s gonna have to touch the body early, too.
Kyte: It’s the Volkanovski game plan — hem him in, keep the pressure on, eventually find the shot. Max was a little different, but he still got clapped.
