UFC 300 brought together great fighters, but many highlighted the BMF title match between Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje (25-5) and Max “Blessed” Holloway (26-7). These “many” were not wrong when they trusted their instincts. “Blessed” put BMF champion Gaethje to sleep with a monstrous knockout in the final second of the fifth round.
Many wondered why Holloway entered into a straight slugfest at the very end when he was definitely capable of winning by decision, but then again, those “many” know what type of fighter Max Holloway is.
“That’s the moment. That’s what BMF means,” Holloway said at the UFC press conference, adding: “I know he would give me those 10 seconds. He’s a dangerous man, I don’t know if I’ll ever share him.” A cage with an even worse man. The momentum of his blows shocked me! It’s rare these days to witness a more genuine respect than between Holloway and Gaethje.
“I was lucky enough to hit him in the nose with a roundhouse. I heard his coach telling him not to blow it off and I immediately knew what it was about. Look, fighting four rounds with a broken nose is a…” “Kudos to my brother Justin and thank you for taking the fight. He gave the fans everything and thank you again.”
“Blessed” has moved up to the UFC’s lightweight category and we can expect to see him in interesting fights. “My team and I have options. It’s really great to be here now, we’ll sit down and look at the options.”
