'BMF' champion Max Holloway (26-8 MMA) said he is in good spirits following his third-round TKO loss to featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA) in the main event of UFC 308 Saturday afternoon in Abu Dhabi.
Holloway, 32, took to social media to address the loss. Up until the Topuria fight, the Hawaiian native had never been knocked out during his UFC stint. It was Holloway's fourth unsuccessful attempt at regaining the title he once held from June 2017-Dec. 2019 and his first loss in over two years.
“That’d be nice, 'The Diamond'. Sign me up, bro. I love that guy. I got nothing but respect for the guy," Holloway said at the UFC 308 post-fight presser. "He is up 2-0 against my ass, and I don’t have the best luck against people who are 2-0 against me. I guess I gotta try it again.”
Holloway said he plans to take some time away from fighting. He added he wants to target a return next summer, ideally for International Fight Week in Las Vegas.
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