Former UFC featherweight champion, Max Holloway, will look so as to add one other belt to his Hawaiian mantel when he battles light-weight bruiser Justin Gaethje for the “BMF” strap on the upcoming UFC 300 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion, happening this Sat. evening (April 13, 2024) at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Max Holloway, all the time an enormous fan favourite,” White informed First Take with Stephen A. Smith. “Most likely the best featherweight of all time, going up towards Gaethje, who’s a human spotlight reel.”
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This marks the third “BMF” (Baddest Mom F—ker) title combat since its inception again in late 2019, when Jorge Masvidal sliced and diced his solution to victory over Nate Diaz. Gaethje would later declare the crown by thumping Dustin Poirier at UFC 291 final summer time.
“The thought of the ‘BMF’ was constructed proper right here on this room,” White informed Smith from his Las Vegas workplace. “There’s all the time these fights that the followers love, whether or not it’s a Masvidal vs. Diaz, you already know, these varieties of fights — Gaethje and Holloway. We had been sitting in right here in the future and thought of constructing this ‘BMF’ title and who’s higher match for this factor than Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway? We thought of it in right here. I informed the blokes, ‘Inform me if I’m loopy, however what do you consider this concept?’ They beloved it, the followers adore it, and right here we go.”
The winner of Gaethje vs. Holloway may rating the subsequent light-weight title shot (or not).
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