Coming face-to-face for the primary time since their reserving for a large symbolic BMF title struggle at UFC 300 in April, former undisputed featherweight champion, Max Holloway jokingly tried to pants former interim light-weight gold holder, Justin Gaethje throughout their first face-off forward of their conflict.
Holloway, the present primary ranked featherweight contender, is slated to make his sophomore light-weight divisional stroll in April, within the type of his BMF championship showdown with Arizona native, Gaethje at UFC 300.
Within the midst of a two-fight successful run at 145 kilos, Hawaiian favourite, Holloway most not too long ago turned in a dominant knockout win over former title challenger, Chan Sung Jung again in August, face-planting the South Korean in his retirement.
As for Gaethje, the previous interim champion has been sidelined since July of final yr, the place he scored a thunderous second spherical high-kick KO win over common-foe, Dustin Poirier, touchdown the BMF championship title.
Justin Gaethje faces off with Max Holloway forward of UFC 300
And sharing the stage at a pre-fight Q&A session forward of UFC 300 in April – Holloway and Gaethje faced-off for the primary time since their reserving, ultimately – after the previous tried to briefly pants the symbolic belt winner, in entrance of Aljamain Sterling.
Staking their respective claims to land the principle occasion bracket of a much-anticipated UFC 300 card – which has nonetheless but to obtain it’s formally headlining bout, Gaethje x Holloway has been predicted as receiving simply that billing by play-by-play commentator, Jon Anik – who prompt the BMF title struggle is his frontrunner to shut the flagship present in April.
Who wins at UFC 300 in April: Justin Gaethje or Max Holloway?
