Prior to the Topuria loss, Holloway scored an iconic knockout of Justin Gaethje in his return to lightweight at UFC 300. This time, Holloway looked like a much more natural 155-pounder than he did when he lost to Poirier on short notice for the interim title at UFC 236.

Some are worried that Max Holloway's KO loss to Ilia Topuria will cause him to be tentative at UFC 318, but one MMA legend doesn't think so.

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Whether it’s his memorable knockouts, humble attitude or popular catch phrases, Waianae’s Max Holloway has established himself as one of the fan favorites in the UFC over the course of 30 fights.

Max Holloway now only has eyes for the lightweight title. While he is currently preparing for his bout against Dustin Poirier, Holloway will be fancying a rematch with Topuria. Amidst all the buzz, speculations about Holloway eyeing the featherweight title ...

Topuria completed his ascent to two-division glory late last month when he headlined the UFC’s International Fight Week pay-per-view in Las Vegas. After bidding farewell to his reign as featherweight king, Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 to collect the vacant lightweight crown.