{"id":76067,"date":"2025-07-24T06:21:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=76067"},"modified":"2025-07-24T06:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:21:41","slug":"the-nelk-boys-go-live-with-ilia-topuria-for-unfiltered-fight-talk-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/the-nelk-boys-go-live-with-ilia-topuria-for-unfiltered-fight-talk-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nelk Boys Go Live With Ilia Topuria For Unfiltered Fight Talk And More!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nelk Boys have turned asking uncomfortable questions into an art form. Their Full Send Podcast regularly gets fighters to drop their guard and say exactly what’s on their minds. When UFC champions sit down with these guys, fans know something spicy is coming. Ilia Topuria’s recent appearance delivered everything fans could want from such an encounter. <\/p>

The lightweight champion didn’t dance around any topics or give boring corporate answers. Instead, he served up hot takes about fake BMF belts, picked his dream teammate for a street fight, and revealed ambitious boxing plans that could shake up the entire combat sports world! He even sparred with them, and obviously, dropped all three of them! The Georgian-Spanish fighter proved once again why he’s becoming one of the most entertaining personalities in MMA today.<\/p>

Jon Jones Gets The Ultimate Seal Of Approval From Ilia Topuria<\/h2>

The Nelk Boys love putting fighters in impossible situations with their questions. They asked Topuria to pick one person from the entire UFC roster to have his back in a real fight. His immediate answer was his brother Aleksandre, which shows where his heart truly lies. Family comes first, and Topuria made it clear he’d give his life for his brother and vice versa without thinking twice.<\/p>

But then came the twist that made things interesting. The hosts told him to choose someone besides family, forcing him to dig deeper into the UFC roster. Topuria went straight to Jon Jones. The choice speaks volumes about how fighters view the former heavyweight king, even across different weight classes.<\/p>

“You have to go for the heavyweights. Jon Jones. It has to be Jon Jones. In the street fight, you don’t need good guys.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

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