Max Holloway is determined to reclaim his throne at 145 pounds in his next title fight against Ilia Topuria. The current champion and the challenger will meet on October 26 at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi, where Holloway plans to do something special. The Hawaiian earned his title shot after beat Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 with a KO in the final seconds of a legendary fight. Now, ‘Blessed’ wants to make history against ‘El Matador’ recovering the belt he lost in 2019.
“Every training camp, it’s me against myself. I have to go out and outdo myself every single time, you know? Everyone thinks UFC 300 was amazing, so just wait until you see the result of UFC 308. It’s going to be very good. To my fans, to Blessed Express“Tune in,” the Hawaiian wrestler said on his YouTube channel.
The Hawaiian wrestler is, without a doubt, one of the best fighters of the UFC and this is demonstrated by his career. ‘Blessed’, with a record of (26–7), was the 145-pound champion between 2017 and 2019. And in the featherweight division, only Alexander Volkanovski has been able to beat Holloway in recent years. In addition, In his 33 professional fights, he has never been knocked out.; they haven’t even been able to knock him down.
“We’re going to have a ton of YouTube videos for this camp. You’re going to be able to be on this journey with me and I can’t wait. I’ve been trying very hard for the past few years trying to regain my throne. “A lot of people laughed, but we’ll see who has the last laugh on October 26,” Holloway added.
What is clear is that Blessed will not have it easy at UFC 308. Topuria remains undefeated with a 15-0 record and defeated Volkanovski by KO in the second round at UFC 298something Holloway has been unable to do in any of his three meetings with the Australian.
