McGregor reverses Topuria's provocation and defends Max Holloway ahead of UFC 308 fight

M.Holloway and C.McGregor faced each other in August 2013. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Montage

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The main fight of UFC 308 across Ilia Topuria e Max Holloway will pit the undefeated champion against the former featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg), who is looking to regain his belt. The clash has stirred the emotions of MMA fans and even Conor McGregor entered the discussion when exchange provocations with the Georgian and now defending Holloway after further attacks in the weeks leading up to the fight.

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Recently Ilia Topuria taunted Holloway, saying that after losing to McGregor, the Hawaiian should abandon the idea of ​​being UFC champion. Although Conor did in fact beat Holloway in 2013 by unanimous decision, Max then went on a 13-fight winning streak, including triumphs over Charles 'do Bronx', Anthony Pettis, José Aldo (twice) and Brian ortega. This sequence culminated in winning the UFC belt and successful title defenses.

Even though he was the target of Topuria's attacks, the “Blessed One” didn't even need to respond to the provocations, because McGregor himself came to his defense on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

Publication of Conor McGregor on 'X', (old twitter).

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“Not a bad idea, hahaha, but Holloway turned it around and deserved it all. Two-time featherweight champion. Tried to be a double champion. He’s the current BMF champion. No, he’s the real deal. Always has been and always will be. Holloway is that: always has been, always will be. 1000%. He got so much better after losing to me. In fact, he became one of the greatest of all time after that loss. This is going to be an amazing fight, guys! He even picked up some of my moves. He became ambidextrous after fighting me. Now he fights equally well in both stances,” Conor wrote in a post that was soon deleted.

provocation by Ilia Topuria

In an interview with 'The Ariel Helwani' Show on the 15th, Ilia Topuria made provocative comments about the history of Max Holloway in the featherweight division, stating that, having lost to Conor McGregor, Max should abandon any UFC title aspirations.

“He was defeated by the Conor McGregor. When you are overcome by Conor McGregor, shut the f*** up and forget about it, f*** you. When Conor beats you, you should forget about the title,” said the Georgian.

Ilia Topuria x Max Holloway

Topuria and Holloway will face off next weekend in the headliner of UFC 308, scheduled for October 26 in Abu Dhabi. The Georgian has seven wins in seven UFC fights, four by knockout and one by submission. Holloway will fight in his 22th fight in the organization and has 13 wins, XNUMX of which were by way of a knockout.