Max Holloway was trustworthy in response when requested about his potential operating for Fighter of the Yr.
Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) kicked off his 2024 with an iconic last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje to say the BMF title at UFC 300. He challenges featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 308 (pay-per-view, ESPN+) headliner at Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi.
If Holloway can pull off one other upset vs. Topuria and reclaim his featherweight title, he actually can be a candidate for Fighter of the Yr. However over UFC mild heavyweight champion Alex Pereira? “Blessed” says that’s extremely unlikely.
“I imply, I don’t know, man,” Holloway instructed Kevin Iole. “I don’t know if they’d do (Fighter of the Yr for me). The way in which Alex took fights – he’s the quickest man to defend his title, proper, with three title defenses (in 175 days)? That’s a tough man to beat. Each time I’m within the talks for it, any person’s having a loopy 12 months. I believe Alex Pereira has acquired the win within the bag already.”
With Holloway at present the BMF champion and a ranked UFC light-weight after his end of Gaethje, he’s not wanting choices. Nevertheless, he’s not able to map out any plans till he fights Topuria.
“We’ll see what occurs,” Holloway mentioned. “Very first thing’s first is Ilia Topuria. I’m not going to look previous him. That man’s a harmful man, and he deserves all of the respect on this planet from me and all my focus, in order that’s the very first thing. Every little thing goes proper come Oct. 26 and I get my hand raised, you may ask me that query after.”
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