Max Holloway was last seen inside the Octagon at UFC 300 when he took on Justin Gaethje in a clash of a lifetime. The fight almost went the distance, and by almost the implication is the final second of the ultimate round. As it is now in the history books as one of the greatest UFC moments, Holloway won via a spectacular knockout at the very end.

However, the knockout was not the only major highlight of the historic bout. ‘Blessed’ is a veteran of the sport who has never been knocked out in his career. Interestingly, this changed during the fight with Gaethje when the Hawaaian native dropped once, and many fans felt it was a knockout. In a recent interview with Kevin Iole, he opened up about the famous incident and shared the story behind it.

Max Holloway clarifies what exactly happened in the famous UFC 300 fight

Max Holloway, the reigning BMF champion, is preparing for his upcoming fight against Ilia Topuria at UFC 308. Holloway earned this shot following a historical stint at UFC 300. Despite facing a challenging opponent, Holloway’s resilience and fighting spirit allowed him to turn the tide and secure a victory. Had the fight gone to a decision, Holloway would have likely won all four rounds. However, Justin Gaethje also matched Holloway in terms of striking and dropped him in the fourth round, which many felt was a knockout.

The 33-year-old does quite agree with it. In a recent interview with Kevin Iole, he shared his thoughts on the situation. For the unversed, Max Holloway has never been knocked out in his career. He is also believed to be having the strongest chin in the division. A sport as competitive as MMA, this particular record holds a special place. Holloway agreed to the fact that he was indeed in trouble in the fourth round and felt it could be called a ‘knockdown.’

Holloway explained what an official knockdown means if one goes by the book and stated, “I mean I got hit, and then I freaking touched the mat. And I guess in a knockdown whenever you get hit, your gloves will touch the ground after getting hit if you’re gloves touch the mat that’s considered a knockdown right? So by that saying yeah, you know I know they didn’t, they didn’t count it as one officially but.”

He then further iterated that he did go down but got up in a moment, “If you look at what a knockdown is he hit me and my gloves touched the ground. My butt touch the ground I got back up real fast but I mean it is what it is. ” 

The featherweight king Ilia Topuria has expressed his confidence in knocking out Max Holloway in their upcoming title clash. However, El Matador’s ambitions extend beyond this immediate matchup. The 27-year-old aims to become a three-division champion in the UFC and has a strategic plan to achieve this goal.

Ilia Topuria wants to do the unthinkable after his UFC 308 fight against Max Holloway

Ilia Topuria wants to become the UFC’s first three-division champion and is determined to achieve this rare feat. The current featherweight champion is all set for his first title defense later this month in Abu Dhabi. While he is confident that he will be winning the fight, he already has his next opponent in mind. After his featherweight outing, he wants to move to the lightweight division and take on Islam Makhachev. Well, it just doesn’t end there!

In an interview with ‘Shak MMA’, Topuria made it clear that welterweight champion Belal Muhammad is also on his hit list. ‘El Matador’ said, “So maybe after this one, it could be to move up to the lightweight division, and if we still have that fake champion in the welterweight division, Belal, that’s an easy run for me. And what else, it’s Max Holloway, the lightweight title, and the welterweight title. That would be that would be great”.

Topuria is definitely capable of achieving this particular feat! But first, he needs to get past the challenge of Max Holloway. Both fighters have no love lost between them which has made the battle even more interesting. However, at UFC 308, only one will walk out as a winner. Who do you think will win the fight between the two? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.