Ilia Topuria challenges Max Holloway to throw down in the middle of the Octagon in the first 10 seconds at UFC 308

Ilia Topuria claims Max Holloway’s UFC 300 win was boring

Despite being the No. 1 contender at featherweight, Max Holloway went up to lightweight to face Justin Gaethje at UFC 300. Holloway was the underdog, but he scored a thrilling fifth-round knockout win, but Ilia Topuria says he wasn’t impressed with the performance.

“The only thing exciting about that fight was the last 10 seconds, to be honest. I didn’t see any technique in that fight. I didn’t see any strategy, I didn’t see anything, I just saw a bar fight, to be honest. It was very spectacular for the fans. But, for me as a professional, it was not something very impressive,” Topuria said.

Ilia Topuria believes if Max Holloway fights the same way he did against Justin Gaethje, the champ is confident the bout will end early. But, both men enter the UFC 308 bout with plenty of confidence that they will leave Abu Dhabi as the champ.