Max Holloway rejects Ilia Topuria’s invitation to fight from the beginning in the center of the octagon

Precisely, in that fight, in which the Hawaiian obtained with his victory the BMF belt -the baddest motherf*cker- (which is how the most evil fighter), a symbolic title that represents those fighters very loved by the public, Holloway managed to knock out Gaethje at the last second, after a crazy exchange of blows in the center of the octagonwhile the Hawaiian pointed his finger at the ground.

Well, facing this title fight, which will take place this Saturday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, Topuria had invited Holloway to go to the center of the octagon in the first ten seconds of the fight to fight boxing, confident that his hitting power is much superior to that of the Hawaiian. A request that has now been rejected by the candidate for the pen title.

In an interview with ‘MMA Fighting’, Holloway assures that El Matador does not understand the concept of exchanging like crazy in the center of the cage, something, he says, reserved for giving your rival an opportunity after a great fight. “I don’t think [Ilia] understand it. The stalemate is something that is done towards the end of a fight. If something goes well, If the fight is entertaining or if you are winning, you give your rival a chance to win. The moment is a moment for a reason… The belt is called the ‘Baddest Mother F***er’. If the belt was called DMF, ‘Dumbest Mother F***er’, maybe I would have swallowed it…[Ilia] “He talks about being a boxer, but that’s not smart to be a good boxer,” said the American.

Be that as it may, this Saturday both will have the opportunity to close a rivalry and a fight that has generated enormous expectation among fans and curious people of mixed martial arts globally. Without a doubt, the winner will emerge very strengthened.