Ilia Topuria has fired again at Max Holloway and claims Brian Ortega might be getting the subsequent featherweight title shot.
Within the lead-up to Holloway’s UFC 300 battle towards Justin Gaethje for the BMF belt, the Hawaiian took photographs at Topuria. He claimed there was a purpose that the UFC by no means provided him Topuria earlier than he bought a title shot and referred to as him questionable.
“Questionable. That’s it. Questionable. All people retains asking me, what do I consider Topuria? He’s questionable. I’ll battle him. Go ask him that query. Ask him that query about me. On the finish of the day, UFC, I all the time wish to battle for the title, I all the time wish to do that, plenty of contenders, they gave me plenty of up-and-coming contenders, and there’s one which didn’t come my means. You’ll be able to ask UFC about that, you may ask him the query,” Holloway mentioned at UFC 300 media day.
Now, after Max Holloway scored a fifth-round knockout win over Justin Gaethje to win the BMF title, Ilia Topuria and ‘Blessed’ have engaged in some heated social media exchanges, with ‘El Matador’ suggesting he’ll solely battle Holloway if the BMF title is on the road.
Holloway reacted to Topuria’s stipulation by suggesting it was very “un-BMF”, and now the Spaniard has clapped again.
The one factor questionable about me is whether or not I end you by ko or submission.I simply beat the man that beat you not as soon as, not twice, however 3 instances. You now have the one factor that retains you related and that may grant you a cash battle, the BMF belt. I not battle for…
— Ilia Topuria (@Topuriailia) April 19, 2024
“The one factor questionable about me is whether or not I end you by ko or submission.I simply beat the man that beat you not as soon as, not twice, however 3 instances. You now have the one factor that retains you related and that may grant you a cash battle, the BMF belt. I not battle for cash however for legacy. Successful that belt whereas holding my title will cement me as the primary,” Topuria wrote on X.
“The primary to carry each belts. The primary to knock out volk and what most actually will occur after we battle, the primary one to place you to sleep. One thing to calm you down is that this: God doesn’t disgrace anybody. You should have a worthy defeat towards a champion who can be remembered for eternity. I resolve who, when, and the place. In case you don’t just like the phrases I’m positive Ortega will oblige,” Topuria added.
Though Ilia Topuria is threatening to not give Max Holloway the subsequent title shot, most followers are hoping that bout is subsequent. After Holloway’s efficiency at UFC 300, it’s one of many largest fights to make, and one many followers are trying ahead to. The lead-up to the potential title battle must also be stuffed with loads of trash discuss as we now have already seen, which solely provides to the intrigue.