Max Holloway rebukes UFC statisticians, admits Justin Gaethje dropped him at UFC 300: ‘Legs just give out’

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Max Holloway continues to be using excessive after his all-time nice knockout win over Justin Gaethje (watch it) at UFC 300 a pair weeks in the past. The “Blessed” Hawaiian scored a BMF title because of the victory, however he additionally lined himself up for another shot at Featherweight gold reverse present champion Ilia Topuria.

The combat itself will go down in historical past as a masterclass performance, as Holloway touched up Gaethje in each spherical previous to the buzzer-beater knockout. Nevertheless, that’s to not say Gaethje didn’t additionally discover his personal success. “The Spotlight” landed fairly just a few heavy low kicks that bruised up Holloway’s lead leg, and he actually landed some clubbing hooks upstairs too.

One such proper hand caught Holloway upside the the cover and briefly despatched him to the ground. Holloway bounced again up and fought again instantly, however it gave the impression to be the primary knockdown in opposition to him in an already legendary career! Formally, nonetheless, it wasn’t deemed a knockdown, because the UFC statisticians are UFCStats.com do not acknowledge the alternate as a knockdown.

Even Holloway is aware of that’s bulls—t, nonetheless, and he admitted as a lot on the “JRE MMA Show”

“It didn’t rely as a drop, which is loopy,” Holloway stated (through MMA Junkie). “ESPN is posting and saying like in nonetheless many fights I’m with the UFC, I nonetheless didn’t get dropped. That’s some bulls—t. Give Justin that one. Like, I’ll take it, you realize what I imply? However I wouldn’t be a person sitting right here and telling you that he didn’t.”

“Bro, I don’t even keep in mind getting hit with that punch,” Holloway continued. “After which I sat, and I got here again up. I used to be like, ‘What the – what did he simply hit me with?’ what I imply? I used to be like, ‘Holy s—t!’ I used to be like, ‘That was punch.’

“Then once I rewatched it, he hit me like proper on the highest of my dome. I used to be like, ‘Holy smack, brother. This man smacks.’ I used to be advantageous as quickly as I obtained up, however it was a kind of like, ‘Increase.’ The legs simply give out. Like, I used to be nonetheless there, even once I was standing, I used to be him. However I don’t understand how that didn’t rely as a drop. I don’t know what they rely as a drop.”

It’s a bit harking back to when Colby Covington grew to become the first man to take down Kamaru Usman of their second combat … just for UFC statisticians to say it wasn’t a takedown! MMA isn’t boxing or wrestling, so the requirements for a knockdown and takedown could be totally different from the bottom sports activities, however the place’s the road?

Apparently, not even a embellished champion like Holloway is for certain.

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