Max Holloway doesn’t assume Ilia Topuria is appearing like a real BMF.
Following Holloway’s unimaginable 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 need him. He’s been saying, ‘Proper now I’ve numerous 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 look ahead to the decision. Every time I need 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’ solution to say it,” Holloway informed Jim Rome. “A ‘BMF’ wouldn’t say, ‘I’m not going to struggle this man except …’ That’s sort 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, at any time when, any weight, any time, and that’s not a tone of a ‘BMF.’”
Staying true to the BMF approach, 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 prime of his final.
Ilia Topuria open to a rematch with Alexander Volkanovski if Max Holloway Battle doesn’t occur
Topuria, then again, did open the door to a possible rematch with Alexander Volkanovski, the person he took the featherweight strap from at UFC 298 in February.
Nonetheless, ‘El Matador’ has a substantial amount of respect for the previous champ and desires ‘The Nice’ to take loads of time to relaxation and get better 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. Essentially the most technical man I’ve fought ever. There’s a motive he’s been a world champion, however I believe he wants extra time to get better. He fought on the finish of the 12 months and acquired knocked out [by Islam Makhachev].
“I knocked him out and if he doesn’t get the time to get better, he’ll get knocked out thrice in a single 12 months, or one thing like that. I simply need the perfect for him. I need the perfect model of Volkanovski.”
