Max Holloway doesn’t suppose Ilia Topuria is appearing like a real BMF.
Following Holloway’s unbelievable buzzer-beating knockout of Justin Gaethje to win the UFC’s bragging rights belt on April 13, reigning featherweight champion Ilia Topuria opened the door for a possible conflict between the 2 titleholders if — and provided that — ‘Blessed’ places his BMF title up for grabs
“With out the BMF belt [on the line], I don’t need him in any respect,” Topuria mentioned on The MMA Hour. “If not, I’m gonna struggle with Volk who deserves greater than him, the rematch. As a result of he has that belt, I’m enthusiastic about that. That’s why I would like him. He’s been saying, ‘Proper now I’ve loads of choices.’ He doesn’t have any choices. I’m the champion proper now, I select the date, I select the place. He simply needs to be prepared and anticipate the decision. Each time I would like him, he needs to be prepared.”
Responding to Topuria’s demand, Max Holloway questioned whether or not or not ‘El Matador’ was exhibiting the traits of a real BMF.
“That’s not a really ‘BMF’ strategy to say it,” Holloway advised Jim Rome. “A ‘BMF’ wouldn’t say, ‘I’m not going to struggle this man until …’ That’s form of un-‘BMF.’ Doesn’t sound ‘BMF’ the best way he’s making an attempt to demand it and saying, ‘I’m not going to struggle.’
“A ‘BMF’ fights no matter, fights whoever, every time, any weight, any time, and that’s not a tone of a ‘BMF.’”
Staying true to the BMF manner, Max Holloway is adamant that he’ll struggle any man the UFC chooses to place in entrance of him, however a world title tussle with Ilia Topuria is on the high of his final.
Ilia Topuria open to a rematch with Alexander Volkanovski if Max Holloway Struggle doesn’t occur
Topuria, however, did open the door to a possible rematch with Alexander Volkanovski, the person he took the featherweight strap from at UFC 298 in February.
Nevertheless, ‘El Matador’ has an excessive amount of respect for the previous champ and needs ‘The Nice’ to take loads of time to relaxation and get well after struggling a pair of brutal back-to-back knockouts.
“Alexander Volkanovki’s been the world champ,” Topuria mentioned. “He’s defended it six or seven occasions. He’s a pound-for-pound fighter. Probably the most technical man I’ve fought ever. There’s a purpose he’s been a world champion, however I believe he wants extra time to get well. He fought on the finish of the 12 months and obtained knocked out [by Islam Makhachev].
“I knocked him out and if he doesn’t get the time to get well, he’ll get knocked out thrice in a single 12 months, or one thing like that. I simply need the very best for him. I would like the very best model of Volkanovski.”
