The UFC 300 was a spectacular affair and one of the best cards ever assembled by the company. It featured a ton of exciting matchups and many entertaining fights, and fight fans were left asking for more after the card ended. The BMF bout between Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje stole all the limelight. After earning a phenomenal victory at the UFC 300, Max Holloway has made his mark in the lightweight division.
Max Holloway , who beat Justin Gaethje in the BMF bout at the UFC 300, now has a target on his back.
Max Holloway makes a debut in the Lightweight division
Max Holloway has entered the UFC Lightweight rankings after taking on and beating one of the top lightweight contenders in the UFC. Apart from being one of the top contenders in the featherweight division, Max is also a contender in the lightweight division of the company. Many will agree that Holloway deserves his ranking in both divisions.
It was reported that according to the latest UFC lightweight rankings, Max debuted in the ninth position. Holloway is now the number one contender in the featherweight division and the ninth contender in the Lightweight rankings. The fans had a lot to say about the recently posted rankings. Below are some comments that the fans wrote.
Dominates the number 3 guy for 5 rounds before brutally knocking him out and gets ranked 9th…makes lots of sense
9 is insane after dominating the #2 fighter in the division
Math isn’t mathing. How is he higher ranked on P4P than on LW rankings? Doesn’t that mean all the fighters higher than him on LW should be on P4P as well?
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He should honestly be higher after that performance against a top 3 LW 🤷♂️
The fans clarified that Max Holloway deserves a much better ranking, given that he just beat a top lightweight in Justin Gaethje, who’s been in the top three of the division for a long time. It’ll be interesting to see if the UFC will heed what the fans say inside the octagon. Holloway will fight for the title in his next fight in the featherweight division.
Ilia Topuria has called Holloway out several times right now. It’s quite clear he is willing to take on Holloway before the year ends. Topuria beat Alexander Volkanovski in the second round after he knocked him out via a viscous boxing combination.
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