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Undefeated UFC Featherweight Hyder Amil Claims He Would ‘Mess Up’ Champion Ilia Topuria (Exclusive)

For the first time in a long time, there is a new champion at the top of the featherweight division who is going to have a target on his back. Ilia Topuria has made a huge impact since signing with the UFC and his knockout win over Alexander Volkanovski to claim the 145-pound gold was […]

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For the first time in a long time, there is a new champion at the top of the featherweight division who is going to have a target on his back.

Ilia Topuria has made a huge impact since signing with the UFC and his knockout win over Alexander Volkanovski to claim the 145-pound gold was his best performance to date.

If “El Matador” wants to stay at the top for a long time, he doesn’t just have to worry about the contenders that are currently in the mix like Max Holloway and Movsar Evloev.

There are plenty of competitors coming through that all hope to square off with Topuria down the line and the champ is certainly someone that Hyder Amil has got in his sights.

Hyder Amil Believes He Matches Up Well With Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria

Undefeated featherweight contender Amil maintained his perfect start to life in the UFC this past weekend, where he stopped Jeong Yeong Lee in the first round.

As he continues to climb up the rankings, he has a potential path to the top already laid out in front of him in his mind.

He spoke in a recent interview with MMA News about how once he makes it to title contention, after taking out England’s Arnold Allen along the way, he hopes that Topuria is still the champion.

Amil said that alongside a fight with Holloway not being ideal, he believes that he has the ability to cause the current titleholder some serious problems if their paths were to cross inside the Octagon.

“I need someone in top 30-20, then maybe another person or two, fight Arnold Allen, knock him out and then fight Ilia Topuria, Max Holloway. Ideally I fight Ilia Topuria. Max Holloway has kind of connections to my team, that would be a great fight also but stylistically, I would mess up Ilia Topuria. I don’t care what anyone says.”

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“Surreal” Filipino-American Hyder Amil on Unbeaten UFC Run

"Surreal" Filipino-American Hyder Amil on Unbeaten UFC RunFeatherweight sensation Hyder Amil still can’t believe how far he’s come in his mixed martial arts career. After earning…

"Surreal" Filipino-American Hyder Amil on Unbeaten UFC Run

Featherweight sensation Hyder Amil still can’t believe how far he’s come in his mixed martial arts career.

After earning his UFC contact during a 2023 appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series, ‘The Hurricane’ added a pair of highlight-reel knockouts to his resume, KO’ing Fernie Garcia in the second round of their February Fight Night clash before dispatching Jeong Yeong Lee in 65-seconds via an absolutely insane 38-punch combo on Saturday.

Amil banked an extra $50,000 performance bonus for his fast and furious finish inside The APEX.

Even after his second-straight knockout inside the Octagon, the budding Filipino-American star still finds himself waking up and wondering if this whole crazy career he’s carved out for himself is really just a dream.

“The whole thing has been surreal. I can’t even believe I’m here,” Amil said at the post-fight press conference. “That’s why I enjoy and embrace it and it means so much to me. I’m gonna fight my heart out. It means the world to me — MMA, martial arts, and yes, it is still surreal that I’m even in this. I wake like, ‘What am I doing? Am I really in this?’ It’s crazy.”

Moving to an overall record of 10-0 in his MMA career, it’s clear that the sky is the limit for Hyder Amil.

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Hyder Amil is quickly becoming must-see-tV in the featherweight division

Taking his first fight when he was just 17 years old, Amil found success under the Bellator and LFA banners before scoring a spot on DWCS last summer. He made the most of the opportunity, landing a unanimous decision over Emrah Sonmez.

What comes next remains to be seen, but after his whirlwind performance at UFC Vegas 94, fight fans are already chomping at the bit to see him back inside the Octagon.

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‘DEAR LORD THAT WAS INSANE’ – Fans React As Hyder Amil Lands Knockout In Wild 65-Second Brawl To Kick Off UFC Fight Night Main Card

Saturday’s UFC Fight Night may not have been the most hyped card the UFC has ever put on, but the opening matchup of the main card produced fireworks. Hyder Amil won the bout, needing just over a minute to put away JeongYeong Lee. The two produced a firefight for the short time it lasted, trading […]

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Saturday’s UFC Fight Night may not have been the most hyped card the UFC has ever put on, but the opening matchup of the main card produced fireworks.

Hyder Amil won the bout, needing just over a minute to put away JeongYeong Lee.

The two produced a firefight for the short time it lasted, trading powerful and crisp strikes. Amil had the upper hand following a leg kick, landing hard-hitting combination after combination, filled with hooks aplenty and living up to his nickname of “The Hurricane.”

The undefeated American backed his South Korean opponent up to the fence, and while Lee was still on his feet, he took so many strikes that the referee was forced to step in and wave the fight off.

Hyder Amil Knocks Off JeongYeong Lee In Wild Striking Encounter At Apex-Held UFC Fight Night

Amil, an alumnus of Bellator and LFA, now improves to 10-0. After defeating Emrah Sonmez on Dana White’s Contender Series last year, “The Hurricane” debuted in the Octagon this past February, scoring a finish of Fernie Garcia.

Meanwhile, this result marked Lee’s first loss in the UFC after starting his Octagon run 2-0. Before arriving in the Octagon, “The Korean Tiger” was a Road FC champion and won a pair of bouts on Road to UFC in 2022.

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