Ilia Topuria sends a message to Max Holloway after intense UFC 308 face-off

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has issued one final warning to rival Max Holloway heading into UFC 308.

Later tonight, Ilia Topuria will defend his UFC featherweight championship against Max Holloway in a blockbuster main event at UFC 308. In the eyes of most fans and pundits, Topuria is the favorite to walk away with the belt. Alas, Holloway is the kind of legendary figure who can’t be overlooked.

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For Ilia, he’s acting as if this is another day at the office. He’s taking on an absolute legend, and yet, he seems as cool as a cucumber.

Following the final staredown at the weigh-ins yesterday, Topuria sent a very clear message to ‘Blessed’.

🗣️ "He seems very, very nervous… he's struggling a lot"

Ilia Topuria vows to be the first person to knock Max Holloway out 😳#UFC308 | Oct 26, 5PM | LIVE on TNT Sports Box Office ➡️ https://t.co/uXQAMHOrqL pic.twitter.com/Y72jg9N4HN

— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) October 25, 2024

Topuria questions Holloway

“I told him that I’m the best fighter in the world and that I have worked my ass off and the victory will be my only option tomorrow night… That was the conversation I had with him, but I didn’t get any answer from his side, he seems to be very, very nervous and he is struggling a lot.

“I don’t want him to compare me with anyone he’s faced in the past [because] I am different,” stated the 15-0 superstar, who rides into UFC 308 as the slight betting favorite at around -250.

“He calls himself a problem solver but tomorrow night he’s going to have a problem in front of him called ‘El Matador’… He calls himself ‘The Bull’ and we all know what the Matador does with the bull, and the same thing is what is going to happen tomorrow night. I will be the first one to knock him out, trust me.”

Quotes via Bloody Elbow

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