TJ Dillashaw believes he is aware of the place issues went south for Max Holloway at UFC 308.
Holloway tried to grow to be a two-time UFC featherweight champion when he met the undefeated Ilia Topuria in Abu Dhabi. “Blessed” was aggressive within the first two rounds, however issues went off the rails for him within the third body. Sensing that he had Holloway damage, Topuria unleashed a barrage of strikes earlier than catching his opponent flush for the knockout win.
It was the primary time Holloway had been knocked out in a professional MMA combat.
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TJ Dillashaw On The place Issues Went Awry for Max Holloway
Showing on the “JAXXON Podcast,” former two-time UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw shared that he believes Max Holloway misinterpret having Ilia Topuria’s quantity earlier than spherical three started (through MMAJunkie).
“I believe he (Holloway) acquired too snug within the second spherical,” Dillashaw mentioned on the “JAXXON Podcast.” “He began piecing him (Topuria) up, proper? He’s utilizing his distance, he had an excellent jab, he’s hammering his jab, and Max is a quantity man.
“His quantity’s working, he will get higher and higher because the combat goes on, and I believe when it acquired into the third spherical, he acquired a bit snug, and Topuria’s quick as f*ck. He did that slapping hook to get his palms away from his face with that overhand proper after which it modified every thing.”
Topuria could have locked up “Fighter of the Yr” honors together with his exhibiting in opposition to Holloway. As for “Blessed,” the longer term UFC Corridor of Famer is leaning towards making a everlasting transfer to light-weight. Holloway informed reporters that there isn’t a lot else to do now that his possibilities of being the 145-pound king as soon as extra have gotten fairly slim.
