With another 24 hours in the past, the MMA world has been buzzing with some fresh new developments. Hence, we are here with a new edition of the daily roundup to help you stay updated with the most noteworthy moments in our favorite sport. We will start with featherweight champion Ilia Topuria giving his take on a potential fight against Max Holloway. Then we will shift our focus to an update regarding Conor McGregor‘s training. Finally, we will sum up this news compilation with Michael Chandler aiming to overtake Khabib Nurmagomedov in his fight against ‘The Notorious’.
Max Holloway did not impress Ilia Topuria with his UFC 300 performance
Max Holloway was involved in one of the most unbelievable moments in UFC history last weekend. He put on one of his greatest performances ever and knocked out Justin Gaethje at the final second of the final round to claim the BMF title. Now, featherweight champion Ilia Topuria seems to be interested in fighting Holloway. He claimed to have asked for the fight before he fought Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298. However, Topuria has a condition for the fight against ‘Blessed’, and that is for the Hawaiian native to put his BMF title on the line to raise the stakes.
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“Without the BMF belt, I don’t want him at all,” Ilia Topuria stated during the recent edition of ‘The MMA Hour‘. The featherweight champion is willing to fight Max Holloway only because of the BMF title. But if he refuses to put that title on the line, ‘EL Matador’ won’t hesitate to give Alexander Volkanovski a rematch instead. “If not, I’m going to fight with Volkanovski, who deserves the rematch more than him,” ‘El Matador’ added. It remains to be seen how Dana White navigates this situation in the months to come.
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