UFC 300 exceeded all prior expectations, dwelling as much as the stress connected to the cardboard. Whereas the occasion was filled with memorable moments, there was no larger ‘holy sh**’ second than Max Holloway’s knockout of Justin Gaethje.
Though ‘Blessed’ would have walked away because the clear winner if the combat went to the judges’ scorecards, he nonetheless invited Gaethje to slug it out on the finish of the ultimate spherical. With only one second left on the clock, Holloway put his opponent out chilly with a vicious proper hand.
The MMA world watched in shock as the previous featherweight king capped off one of many best performances of his profession with an announcement end. Israel Adesanya, Sean O’Malley, Tom Aspinall, and people in attendance at UFC 300 had been speechless as they watched Justin Gaethje’s lifeless physique hit the canvas.
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— UFC (@ufc) April 14, 2024
客席で見守っていた名だたるファイターたちも、このリアクション🤯🤯🤯#UFC300 pic.twitter.com/01lLG7Ftjh
— UFC Japan (@ufc_jp) April 14, 2024
Paddy Pimblett and Demetrious Johnson each congratulated Max Holloway on rightfully incomes the $600k bonus for his exhibiting at UFC 300.
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.@BlessedMMA, can I borrow a few of that 600k for a brand new mic? 🤑 #BMF📺 FULL BREAKDOWN: https://t.co/Ni11FQ8wwL pic.twitter.com/0whum0x9Op
— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouse) April 14, 2024
Holloway had already cemented himself as among the finest to ever compete contained in the octagon earlier than elevating his title worth even larger together with his legendary knockout of Justin Gaethje.
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Joe Rogan, who was on name for the long-lasting UFC 300 pay-per-view, has witnessed a few of the greatest moments the game has ever produced. Regardless of spending a long time within the sales space, Rogan believes Holloway’s win on Saturday was the best knockout of all time. Take a look at his response, alongside Daniel Cormier and Jon Anik under.
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Whereas he wasn’t stunned by the outcome, Alexander Volkanovski reacted precisely how nearly all of the combined martial arts world did when Max Holloway knocked out Justin Gaethje.
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The win not solely confirms Max Holloway’s title hopes at featherweight, however he now could have a case to combat for light-weight gold following the title bout between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier at UFC 302.
