[ Max Holloway’s coach believes Ilia Topuria’s style works in their favor. Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) captured the BMF title with a last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje in their lightweight bout at UFC 300. He has since gone back-and-forth with featherweight champion Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), who could be his next fight. Holloway’s … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/04/ufc-topuria-vs-holloway-fight-to-make-reaction-video April 22, 2024 8:30 pm ET On the latest episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel reacts to the ongoing trash talk and potential fight between UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway. … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/04/spinning-back-clique-live-noon-et-topuria-holloway-heat-up-diaz-masvidal-press-tour-knucklemania-4-more April 22, 2024 11:55 am ET Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of … Read more
[ If Ilia Topuria holds to his recent stipulation for a title fight with Max Holloway, it would run counter to the idea behind what Topuria wants to get his hands on to begin with, Holloway thinks. UFC featherweight champion Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) said after this past Saturday’s hyper-dramatic UFC 300 “BMF” title … Read more
[ Ilia Topuria has revealed a major stipulation before he agrees to defend his UFC featherweight title against Max Holloway. Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) expects his first title defense after claiming the belt from Alexander Volkanovski in February to come against newly crowned BMF champ Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC), who dazzled the combat … Read more
[ Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria sent Max Holloway a warning after UFC 300. Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) claimed the BMF title with an iconic last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) was in attendance and looked stunned after Holloway delivered … Read more
[ LAS VEGAS – Max Holloway is not closing the door on featherweight, especially if an opportunity to fight champion Ilia Topuria comes his way. Holloway (25-7 MMA, 21-7 UFC), a former UFC featherweight champion, moves up to the lightweight division Saturday to take on Justin Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) for the BMF title … Read more
[ Ilia Topuria’s soccer interest goes beyond Spain. The undefeated UFC featherweight champion met and snapped a photo with soccer superstar and World Cup winner Lionel Messi on Saturday at the Chase Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – at Inter Miami’s home game against Colorado. Topuria, a big soccer fan who supports Real Madrid, had … Read more
[ Ilia Topuria’s rise to stardom has been one of the biggest stories of 2024. The UFC featherweight champion has surprised many with his explosion in popularity, including his own coach, Jorge Climent. Climent has been ultra confident in Topuria’s capabilities and even predicted that his pupil would knock out Alexander Volkanovski to win the … Read more
[ Umar Nurmagomedov thinks Ilia Topuria is a bad matchup for Sean O’Malley. Bantamweight champion O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) called out featherweight champ Topuria after his lopsided beating of Marlon Vera in the UFC 299 main event Saturday. Nurmagomedov is not a fan of the callout, not only because he sees Merab Dvalishvili as … Read more
