Max Holloway says favorite clip from UFC 300 wasn't him knocking out Justin Gaethje, but of Ilia Topuria's "lost" reaction afterwards
Former UFC featherweight king and current 'BMF' titleholder Max Holloway has revealed his favorite moment from the historic UFC 300 event. Ahead of his fight at UFC 308, Holloway did a video with the UFC where he looked back on some of his iconic moments inside the octagon.
At one point, 'Blessed' reflected on his fight against Justin Gaethje for the 'BMF' championship at UFC 300. Holloway stole the show that night by delivering a thrilling knockout in the closing seconds of the 25-minute fight.
While discussing that contest, the 32-year-old revealed that the knockout was not actually his favorite clip from the event. Holloway then picked Ilia Topuria's "lost" reaction to the knockout as his favorite clip of UFC 300 instead:
"My favorite clip from all that night is not even me knocking him out or screaming over. It's of Ilia Topuria looking lost, like he didn't know where he was. He didn't even know if he was in human dimension."
Check out Ilia Topuria's reaction below (8:55):
Holloway and Topuria are now scheduled to lock horns for the featherweight title at UFC 308. The event will be held on October 26 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Ilia Topuria previews fight against Max Holloway at UFC 308
Ilia Topuria seemingly wishes to recreate the iconic UFC 300 moment again at UFC 308 with Max Holloway.
'El Matador' recently made an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show. During the interaction, the champion shared that, similar to Holloway's actions in the closing moments of his UFC 300 fight, he intends to point to the ground tin he opening seconds of the fight and invite 'Blessed' for a slugfest:
"In the first seconds of the fight, we are gonna find out who's the 'BMF'... I'm gonna point to the ground and we'll see. We'll see what [Holloway's] going to do. I will be in the middle of the octagon. So, let's bang, bro. If you're ready, I was born ready... I want to give the best and the most exciting 10 seconds in the UFC history to the fans. They deserve it. And if he stays in the middle, I promise I'm gonna knock him out. I will take his head off."
Check out Ilia Topuria's comments below (39:50):