Max Holloway says his career-defining moment was not his UFC 300 KO win over Justin Gaethje.
Max Holloway has revealed his career-defining moment, and it's not face planting Justin Gaethje at UFC 300.
Holloway is undoubtedly a future UFC Hall of Famer. His resume speaks for itself with championship gold and big wins over fellow fan favorites. If you asked around, many UFC fans would point to Holloway's last-second knockout victory over Gaethje back in April as his crowning moment.ahead of UFC 308. "Blessed" revealed that his career-defining moment was capturing the UFC Featherweight Championship from Jose Aldo in enemy territory.
"I mean it's featherweight champion," Holloway said. "It's fighting the King of Rio in Rio. Nothing's ever gonna top that moment for me and my career, personally. Some other people might top what I did to Gaethje over it, but for me personally, doing that to the King of Rio in Rio, Jose Aldo, one of my idols, still my idol, that moment is never gonna get topped."
Holloway will hope to create another memorable moment when he throws down with Topuria this Saturday in Abu Dhabi. If you use any quotes from this article, please leave an H/T to MMA Knockout on SI with a link back for the transcription.Fernando has over a decade of combat sports news writing experience. He currently covers MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Fernando joined MMA Knockout as the Lead Writer/Editor when it was founded in 2023.
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