Former UFC middleweight champion-turned-pundit Michael Bisping believes Justin Gaethje will defeat Max Holloway at UFC 300.
"The Count" made his pick in light of Dustin Poirier's prediction from The MMA Hour on February 5. "The Diamond" remarked that if he had to put money on the fight, he'd choose Holloway as the underdog - something Bisping "respectfully" disagrees with:
"I think Justin Gaethje probably wins the fight," Bisping said on his YouTube Channel . "But I tell you what, I respect Max Holloway for having the balls to try this... that's what a real man does.
".... I gotta respectfully disagree with Dustin Poirier on this one," Bisping exclaimed. "Because... I think maybe he's letting his emotions cloud his judgement..."
Bisping is alluding to the fact that Poirier's last UFC appearance was a head-kick knockout loss to Gaethje at UFC 291. Poirier has shared the octagon with both Holloway and Gaethje, two times each, with a record of 3-1 in those fights.
Though, Poirier's prediction was only half-baked, "The Diamond" was remarking who he'd put money on, and he chose Holloway as a live underdog.
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