Max Holloway is puzzled by Ilia Topuria sharing photographs posing with a BMF championship belt.
Holloway lately defended the precise title belt with a call win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 this previous Saturday in New Orleans. Previous to that, Holloway was stopped by Topuria at UFC 308 in October in Topuria’s last featherweight struggle.
Topuria moved on to the light-weight division and knocked out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 in June to turn out to be the brand new 155-pound champion, and after Holloway’s win over Poirier, Topuria tweeted a photograph of the BMF title saying that the belt is “nonetheless mine.”
After his victory over Poirier, Holloway was requested about Topuria’s tweet, and if “El Matador” has earned a BMF title struggle.
“Oh, for positive,” Holloway mentioned on the UFC 318 post-fight press convention. “On the finish of the day, when the UFC didn’t put it up, it’s what it’s, you recognize?
“It simply is not sensible what he’s doing strolling round with it, or no matter. Did you see [Islam Makhachev] strolling round with [another] champion’s belt after beating [Alexander Volkanovski] two occasions? You realize what I imply? Like, the belt wasn’t on the road. Recover from it, brother. Why did you spend cash on a rattling f*cking belt?”
Topuria and Holloway at the moment are in the identical division, and maybe, the UFC may e book a rematch between the 2 fighters. However with the primary struggle occurring simply 9 months in the past, it appears unlikely.
Whereas each fighters will doubtless go on totally different paths — no less than, for now — Holloway continues to be confused as to why Topuria continues to name himself the BMF champion.
“That’s simply loopy to me,” Holloway mentioned. “I do know you’re wealthy and all, however that’s only a waste of cash.”
