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The UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria successfully retained his position by knocking out Max Holloway – it is worth highlighting that he has never faced defeat in such a fashion ever before. It was a solid exchange of striking, Max Holloway had many dominating moments but Ilia Topuria was evidently more spontaneous – he found Holloway’s weakness and skillfully exploited it.
Ilia Topuria points to the ground to start the fight and Max Holloway turns it down #UFC #MMA #UFC308https://t.co/p0hp6L5bsA
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) October 26, 2024Topuria’s performance should serve as an inspiring example for everyone, his sheer confidence and self-belief are some of the major contributors for his solid victory. Victory was first etched in his subconscious and as everyone saw seamlessly translated itself into reality. It is all about controlling your subconscious mind. As far as the featherweight champion’s next fight is concerned he seemed okay with defending his belt against Alexander Volkanovski next.
ILIA HAS KNOCKED OUT MAX !!! OH MY GOODNESSSS!!!!!#UFC #MMA #UFC308https://t.co/eSrrGyeXoC
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) October 26, 2024Ilia Topuria on pre-fight preparation
Ilia says he was trying to find reasons to hate Max Holloway during fight week to motivate him to knock him out
“It was so tough to find something about [Max] that’s bad. It was like, why I have to face him.”
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