Excuse me? The 'Ascension' of Max Holloway? 🧐 He already ascended during the Kattar fight. This was his Apotheosis into the pantheon of MMA deities

The "Blessed Man Forever" deserves the belt. Max "Blessed" Holloway beating and KOing Justin "The Highlight" Gaethje in the fashion that he did at UFC 300 made the BMF belt more relevant than most people ever thought possible. I'm actually glad Dana made the belt. I was glad that Gaethje & Poirier fought for it, and even moreso glad by the fact the Greatest KO in UFC is what officially won Max this belt and perfectly fitting title of "BMF".

@1974Imperium

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. Max and this fight made the BMF belt legit.

Dude has options, more than most fighters will ever get in their career. He can defend his BMF belt, or chase a title fight in two different divisions. What a career he is having. He's already accomplished so much, and looks like he will continue to pursuing great fights. It is not premature to call Max Holloway a Hall of Famer.

@munanyo4670

2 ай бұрын

I thought max was hof for years already lol

@rt-a2005

2 ай бұрын

Also a Dustin rematch

As someone who's watched MMA religiously since 2004 and who's had a few amateur fights, I am so glad to see unanimous opinion among the hardcores that this was in fact one of THE all-time great moments in the sport's history.

20 year UFC fan and Max is my favorite fighter. My new husky pup, who I’ve had for 2 weeks, who’s been wreaking havoc at my home, somehow ran over the remote with 30 seconds left to go in the fight and turned the tv off, I missed the KO 😭

@Gleepglurp

2 ай бұрын

It's a sign to give the dog back tbh

@ConnorAlfonsoHo

2 ай бұрын

That's heartbreaking

@carltonpenaloza1395

2 ай бұрын

@@Gleepglurp If ever there was a sign from the Universe, I think you’re right

@yzwme586

2 ай бұрын

Damn that is brutal my friend. I was going absolutely nuts, my gf thought I was crazy but I legit never seen anything like that in 20 plus yrs watching ufc

Oh the Topuria bias from Luke after KO’ing Islams 35 year old sloppy seconds. I’m hard as a rock

i get excited every time i see one of these thinking it’s original content not a clip from the show

Its like Weasle says, this is Maximus Holloway now

It wasn’t just a KO, so comparing vs other regular KOs even vs a big time opponent…he was an underdog, had the fight won easily, at a time where most would coast to win he invites one of the most dangerous fighters in MMA history to fight in a phone booth in the middle of the ring and then slept him with 1 second left. It was the greatest KO for me.

@jokerhaha5123

2 ай бұрын

He had the guy hurt badly since round one, and refused to try and finish him until the last 10 seconds of the fight when he knew Justin didn’t have much left and was stumbling around. It was exciting to see, but nowhere near the greatest. Had he come out in round 2 and done that it would have been much more impressive.

@muchomacho9961

2 ай бұрын

@@jokerhaha5123 ok sure. Enjoy fantasyland.

@jokerhaha5123

2 ай бұрын

@@muchomacho9961 apparently you can’t intelligently analyze anything that you’re watching without being told by the announcers what is going on. This is like if we raced but only started sprinting in the last 15 feet of the race after I saw you twist your ankle in the beginning. It was exciting, but let’s not get too crazy about it

@muchomacho9961

2 ай бұрын

@@jokerhaha5123 sure Jan.

"There has to be an establishment of a ground positron for the knockdown the count" Is this new? This seems very sus for a knockdown metric

@dazzrikio

2 ай бұрын

Even as a Max fan, that was a KD.

@jordant96740

2 ай бұрын

​​@@dazzrikio no, they said it wasn't, so its not... And STiʻiILL, never been knocked down in any round of any fight he's ever been in, Max "Blessed" Holloway.

Somehow I missed that one! Better late than never.. Happy to see you back in track, chaps!!!

What about DJs armbar?

Good clip.

I felt so bad for Gaethje for being a warrior in there for 4 rounds after his nose was blown off - it severely limited what he could do (not saying he would have won otherwise just saying it would have been different fight) - that I couldn't really enjoy it for the beautiful moment that it was. I'm a fan of Gaethje like everyone is but he's not my guy. I'm a Poirier-stan and yet I felt worse for Gaethje after that KO vs Max than I did a year earlier when Gaethje blew Poirier's head off with that kick! Also he's older now so how many fights does he have in him. Sad!

@nb6175

2 ай бұрын

everyone seems to have complete amnesia about how he damn near got his eye gouged out, twice--the same side he was knocked out on.

@pilsung26

2 ай бұрын

@@nb6175Whilst Justin had all my sympathy. On the earlier eye pokes as the reason 😂 NO! Just NO!

@luckyspurs

2 ай бұрын

Gaethje was brave, but he fought as defensively as he ever has. He picked up on Holloway's speed advantage and the fact Holloway's power was carrying, almost instantly in round 1.

I never got the goosebumps watching any other UFC fights. I been watching since renting UFC1 from blockbuster video because we were poor and couldn’t affect PPVs. The event, the title, the meaning of it, the reckless regard and brutality together at once is what makes it the best ever in my honesty opinion. It really doesn’t matter though, just glad this PPV probably just brought in a lot more fans to the sport. This is why we love MMA, anyone willing to step in that octagon is a warrior.

Love the show boys

I love Brian Campbell, I feel I’ve watched him grow on this show. Brilliant duo

Revelry Revelry DONKS!

@TruthSeeker-rn1tm

2 ай бұрын

Not sure you got that one right, try again.

@bobsondugnutt5688

2 ай бұрын

Since truthseeker just wanted to be a dick I'll tell you it's "reveille," a word no one knows in classic LT fashion

I love shitting on the UFC as much as the next guy, but I have to give them full props for UFC 300. Not having an undeniable, marquee star on the card ended up working out. They put a bunch of star *talent* on the card, gave them the incentive and platform to perform, and did they ever. The fighters knew that not having a guy like Conor on the card meant that they could legitimately earn the lead story coming out of the night, and Max was the guy who went out there and seized the moment.

@PriceySweater

2 ай бұрын

Max, Alex, and Justin are stars

The thing that makes Max’s KO the greatest moment of all time in this sport (if not the greatest KO) is that not only did every fight fan on Earth wish they could have a moment like that in their own lives, but I’d bet every actual fighter on Earth did too… 😎 🌏

I think so, I mean one of the most amazing things I ever witnessed before this was Yair Rodriguez's last second KO of TKZ. This is basically that with WAY higher stakes on a WAY bigger stage.

Max handled business from start to finish . When he came in his eyes were laser focused, wide eyed max is a problem for everyone

The BMF belt was a gimmick to me until this moment - this fight legitimized in my mind who we crown as the "people's" champ. Thank you max

This was the best moment in UFC ,what a war😎🔥🔥🔥Geheje is badass😎🔥🔥

@jokerhaha5123

2 ай бұрын

Not even close

@HectorLopez-dl2hi

2 ай бұрын

@jokerhaha5123 well,like Dana said F you😂

Let’s not forget that many people agreed that max won the first two fights against volk. And who has ilia beat prior to volk? Hard to see him beating max.

As an Australian I really am blessed that the fight usually start at 8am on a Sunday. Can't imagine being from England and having to stay up all night

Why can't I clip this ?

Holloway is amazing

Exalted Max "Blessed" Holloway.

That moment had soul a connection that goes as far as cayman days where balls and fighting spirit came alive where 2 bmfs look at each other and they both knew that it's time to see if you are what you say you are 🫡🫡🫡🫡

Conor vs aldo is the best moment inufc history.. It took the ufc to another level.. That’s the best moment of maxes career for sure.. All the doubt and losses yet her defied the odds and beat one of the scariest dudes in the UFc.. Max completely dominated.. Justin would KO volk for sure

He is I am what do they call it 😂 hahaha love that definitely a old head comment

What's a bigger fight right now, Max vs Topuria or Suga vs Topuria?

@3lastname390

2 ай бұрын

Easily Max, he's the biggest and hottest name out of all those guys.

@luckyspurs

2 ай бұрын

Just do Topuria v Holloway and O'Malley v Merab.

@saang9655

2 ай бұрын

Oh yes same card wouldn't that be something incredible ​@@luckyspurs

Yes, yes it is.

Comments getting deleted like crazy.

the title is hilarious cause in hawaii brada could mean like badass as well like braddah ray cooper

I'm sorry but Max and this amazing fight just made the BMF belt legit. It now really means something. Sick of everyone saying it doesn't. What started out as a fun gimmick has become a totally legit belt. Defend that shit Max!

Only other KO that rivals this is Edwards over Usman.

as we used to say in Hawaii- " go for broke, bruddah"

I’ve said max beats ilia before this fight and I know he beats him it’s match ups

You're crazy. No frigging way I'd call it best knockout let alone best moment. I think you guys are high.

You got a lucky punching pal. You're making him seem like he's the next Pope. He was lucky then his luck will run out in the next one or the one after that. It's the nature of the game. That's why no one stays on top for very long

I don't want to downplay just how awesome this fight was, and it had a storybook ending for Max, but it is just the most recent highlight. Best moment in UFC history it is not, IMO. Although, the video title got me to click and comment, so mission accomplished. lol

BC been GOATed since '96

This was Masvidal vs Askren

The stand and bang thing has happened before not just with Max right? I know he’s now done it at least twice. I cannot for the life of me remember the two fighters but they did it coming out of the post round break. I thought it was max, maybe Tony Ferguson and someone? They come to and agreement and then just swing like crazy and I can’t remember who or when it was.

For me, the first thing I thought of as a fight for max. Was against Conor for the BMF belt. Not that Conor deserves that fight. But because max deserves a huge pay day and moment. Yes he got it by doing what he did. But Conor would do anything to fight for that belt in his career. It would be huge business for the ufc and max gets to avenge the loss when he was so young.

Awkward for topuria, he probably felt like cheering the incredible ending to that fight but with being a potential opponent it was just awkward, wont affect the outcome of their fight but topuria knows how real the max threat is now if he didnt already, but tbh i think lw max is more dangerous than fw max, actually tho, imagine seeing a future opponent do that to gaethje in front of u, psychologically its 1- 0 max, he could not of made a bigger statement, kind of ending that scares onlookers, i was equally concerned for justin as i was happy for max for a minute, was glad he got up.

Best knockouts ever is max over justin hendo over bisping and jorge over askren. Those 3 generated everyone watching to scream where ever the hell they were

Its the best KO not even close. Not even close at all. Best thing anyone has done in the sport

Short answer yes, long answer yes.

The best is BLESSED!

Fucking amazing 🤩that fight ,was Fucking awesome .

3:40 Silva doesn't have a BMF moment like that. He had a historic run, but if they made a movie called UFC 300, we would laugh at that script and say that it is so fake. He washed JG out and crusing to a win, then puta him self in the most dangerous position of the fight and slept him.

@jokerhaha5123

2 ай бұрын

Anderson Silva ? Please… He was on the background screen for the video game for front kicking Vitor in the face which was far more bad ass that what Max did. Choked out Chael with seconds left in a fight he was losing 5-0. Went matrix mode on Forrest. Took the title from an undefeated Franklin with the most vicious Muay Thai clinch attack we’ve ever seen. Did you watch any of his fights?

@H-Town_83

2 ай бұрын

@@jokerhaha5123 Yes, I understand Silva was a badass. My problem is he was so far away a better striker than anyone he fought. It's not his fault, but it's just the nature of where the fight game was at the time. He got the comeback against Chael, but he was a huge favorite. Max was the underdog. 2 and a half to 1 at one point. Crazy disrespectful. He went up a weight class and fought one of the most violent fighters we have ever seen.

@jokerhaha5123

2 ай бұрын

Gaethje is not one of the most violent fighters we’ve ever seen. Plus Holloway had him hurt badly at the end of the first round and refused to press for the finish until the final 10 seconds when there was an extremely low chance of getting knocked out. Vitor was more dangerous than Gaethje and Silva went for the kill right away when both were still very fresh and dangerous. Forrest was much bigger than Silva was and was completely dispatched. The Chael fight exposed a hole in Silva’s game finally and he still managed to pull a victory right out of the jaws of defeat. The Holloway ko was exciting to see for sure, but let’s not get ridiculous

@H-Town_83

2 ай бұрын

@@jokerhaha5123 I can't take you seriously if you say Gaethje isn't one of the most violent fighters. Gtfoh he has the record for fight bonuses and hasn't fought half of what a guy like Olivera has. I take the fighters' word for it. The UFC asked who the most violent fighter in the UFC was, and they picked JG overwhelmingly. A few picked Periera, and some picked Porier, but the most picked name was Gaethje

@jokerhaha5123

2 ай бұрын

@@H-Town_83most violent in the division right now and most violent we’ve ever seen are 2 completely different labels. Plus , waiting until he’s busted up and gassed before getting into an exchange with him is nowhere near the same as going after a dangerous guy early in the fight when both of you are fresh.

Max did the last 10 second stand n bang thing with arnold allen as well n rocked him too, if max is in that mood, dont do it lol imo.

Not IMO, but it's up there. The BMF title just has no stakes compared to the plethora of title-fight finishes throughout the decades. However, in terms of how things went down with Max's patented "finger-point-to the-ground-throwdown" to Justin's face plant afterwards, it's definitely an all-timer. I'd include it with the likes of Masvidal vs. Askren, Buckley vs. Kasanganay, Edson vs. Etim, Rory vs. Lawler staredown, etc.

@bnpparibassss

2 ай бұрын

I’d argue the context of the BMF coupled with the finger point to the ground throw down made it that special. But hey to each their own. Cheers

meanwhile alex just casually ko everyone

luke and bc def went epstein island

Hard to imagine anything ever beat Sonnen Silva 1. There was nothing at stake here, no build up, two dudes from different divisions.

It was exciting to see for sure, but it’s not anywhere near the greatest. There’s nothing technical about the way it happened, and if Max was really so brave by doing this then why didn’t he come out in round 2 and do it? Why wait until the last 10 seconds against a guy who has been badly hurt since round 1 ? There have been several knockouts that top this… Francis vs Overeem, Gonzaga vs Crocop, Hendo vs Bisping, Silva vs Belfort, Nunes vs Cyborg, Holm vs Rousey, Rampage vs Wanderlei, Evan’s vs Liddell, Henderson vs Shogun 2, Bigfoot vs Overeem,. All of those were set up better, more technical, and came at a much more dangerous time when both fighters were still very dangerous. No 300k bonus, just violence.

Max was so legendary.. he walked back to the hotel. Came home the goat 🐐 definitely the biggest story. Who cares about the main event. 😂😂

Holloway just had his Masvidal knocking out Ben Askren via flying knee moment

I have seen every single fight of Max and i have to admit i was never a fan of him. But this fight simply forced me to become a fan. No reasonable man wouldn't be. What i agree with the most is that Max gave the bmf belt a legitimacy that might make fights involving it even more exciting than championship fights for fans.

@campbellcamera

2 ай бұрын

I feel the same way. I always thought he was boring. No power, no cool kicks, just boring powerless featherweight boxing. Somehow he was stronger and more powerful last night and threw some kicks. It was like he was an entertaining fighter all of the sudden. I used to like wonderboy because of his cool kicks and striking and then that cheesy phase he went through where he couldn’t beat Tyrone turd log Woolley made Wonderboy look weak and corny. It’s a shame because I like his style but he couldn’t beat a chump like Tyrone. It’s ridiculous. Wonderboy what a waste of a cool style. Oh well.

"1 punch KO" is pushing it. It was truly amazing but come on now.

To say he beats max so matter of fact is insane lol

He kicked his nose and was distracted throughout the fight.

Topuria is not that good. I’ll face him in powerslap today.

You think it’s the biggest story? What more do you need 😂

Leon knocking out Kamaru is equally as good as Maxs. I consider those two tied for 1st

@posmoo9790

2 ай бұрын

No the Leon moment was objectively better because Leon had gotten his assed kicked all fight. Everyone, including me, was already cashing their parlays 2 rounds before the kick!

@trevorcovey5365

2 ай бұрын

@@posmoo9790 i agree for sure. Leon’s was amazing. “Headshot Dead” was also a dope thing to say which made it even better. But the fact Max gets the KO with 1 second left after pointing to the center of the octagon while dominating the fight is the reason i personally think it’s just as good as the Leon one.

And there was zero ‘art’ to it, just slugging away.

The Cult Of Max !!! 🙌

@seanseany6481

2 ай бұрын

The best is blessed

It was the moment of the night, on the biggest night, but not the biggest moment ever in UFC. It is iconic, but more so because of WHO he did it to. However, it isn’t even Fight Of The Decade. That was Joanna - Weilei 1, so far. Or the most gangster shit that night. What Perreira did to Hill in response to the low blow, calling off Herb Dean, was fucking incredible. It was awesome. But the best?

Ilia is likley too much for Max but I think Max is the only challenger who can hive him a good fight right now so book it! Gonna be a huge scrap!

I was disheartened that the finish came after TWO vicious eye pokes, to EACH eye, on top of the broken nose. I mean, all credit to Max for making use of that spinning back kick, it's crazy he broke a nose with that. And I know Gaethje tends to dip real low to dodge counters, but I still think it's a bit of a fluke that Max hit his nose. I think Holloway would still win a rematch, but it would go very differently without a freak in jury. And STOP with the damn eye pokes, man.

@fuckbored4724

2 ай бұрын

People are acting like it wasn't max who legally broke Justin's nose. As for the eye pokes, yeah, they weren't cool -- but that shit happens in the sport, and gaethje has eye poked TONS of guys himself. Gaethje got 5 minutes to take each time to recover if he wanted, and he said he was fine..... He had his best round after the pokes, too.

@dookester.manoftruth7773

2 ай бұрын

First of all, the "freak injury" you refer to was not a "freak" injury at all. It was a broken nose to damaging strikes that Max purposefully threw at Gaethje in Round 1. Secondly, the eye pokes both happened in Round 2, of a fight that ended almost 20 minutes later. (between-round-resting included) Thirdly, both times Justin was accidentally eye-poked, he only took up to 35 seconds of time to recover before telling the ref he wished to continue. He *Chose* to keep fighting after blinking and wiping his eye. The only other thing I will say on this topic is that in the moments after the second (and worse) eye -poke, I called for a point-deduction. I believe that was the fair call to make, despite the ref not doing so. Plus, that would've kept the clock stopped for another few seconds after Gaethje said he was good to start fighting again. However, with how the rest of the fight transpired, that would've been irrelevant anyway.

@user-th3qg3vb3t

2 ай бұрын

When a fighter says he alright and barely takes time off to recover from a poke I don't take as serious either

@KahlessTheUnforgettable

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, sooo disheartening! As we were leaving the venue I saw Gaethje with dark sunglasses, a white cane & a tin cup collecting change from passerby’s. Poor guy… casual MF’ers act like these fighters don’t realize that eye pokes are part of the cost of doing business; almost never out of malicious intent; but a flaw in the glove design. If Gaethje shook off the pokes with no complaint; these concern trolls should too … “vicious” eye pokes; gimme a break 😆

Is it fair to say Justin couldn't fight as effectively as he could have if he wasn't poked in both eyes in quick succession? How significant of a factor were those fouls in the grand scheme of the fight?

@KahlessTheUnforgettable

2 ай бұрын

Good one! 😆😂🤣

@campbellcamera

2 ай бұрын

Eye pokes and broken nose. He really got messed up early. I wonder how he let a little man like max walk him down so much? I’m not a fighter, I’m a software engineer but I’m 6’0” 215lb I’d bulldoze Max like a helpless woman in a fight. I thought Justin was this power house beast? I guess not. Getting walked down by a tattooed skinny skeleton like Max. Oh well.

Just don't allow wrestlers to participate in the BMF belt and it will be a good, relevant, and coveted belt, no matter what Islam says... Having, as Jorge said, someone hugging another man's crotch for most of a fight... isn't going to be that exciting, isn't going to add "prestige" or "value" to the BMF belt...

Doubter lol how can you doubt max.

No

Don’t get me wrong, this was awesome. However, Izzy knocking out Alex Pereira to me was far more significant of a moment and an overall more difficult thing to have done. It also has a greater narrative/back story.

@SomeAftermath

2 ай бұрын

Nah

@nemesisraleng17

2 ай бұрын

Hahahaha bro wtf hahaha

@jokerhaha5123

2 ай бұрын

And several other fights top this as well

@BakedJake27

2 ай бұрын

@@jokerhaha5123 Leon headkicking Usman

@jokerhaha5123

2 ай бұрын

@@BakedJake27for sure, also Nunes vs Cyborg , Hendo vs Bisping, Gonzaga vs Crocop etc

There's lots more significant, bigger, better moments - the biggest reasons why it wasn't a better moment was that fight was already won and it wasn't for anything anyway. Max was still going to return to featherweight win or lose. No real belt on the line. It could have had more signifigance if Max stayed at 155 and fought Islam in 2 months but he was never going to do that.

No.

Max unintentionally headbutted Justin from below, he dipped his head and hit Justin’s chin from below immediately before Max KOed him. You can clearly see it in the slo mo sequence. I’m not sure why anyone mentioned it.

It's great, but... no.

Putting BC in thumbnails to prove how less popular he is to Luke, huh...

MMA math boys. Max will now go on to lose his next fight to some no name 10-5 chump in a boring decision loss where they wrestle the whole time.

@HalifaxOrigins

2 ай бұрын

It's not necessarily MMA math, but Max's performance warrants his next opponent to try to grapple with him and not strike with him like Justin did. But ultimately it won't prove anything if someone beats but can't outstrike Max

Don’t get me wrong, this was awesome. However, Izzy knocking out Alex Pereira to me was far more significant of a moment and an overall more difficult thing to have done.

@Sneaky_Lemur

2 ай бұрын

Knocking out a depleted opponent who cuts 40 lbs after your 4th attempt is more difficult? Never change your user name Bruddah 💙

@SomeAftermath

2 ай бұрын

WRONG

@joe3rd403

2 ай бұрын

@@Sneaky_Lemur *Knocking out a oversized rehydrated(232pounds) super elite and powerful kickboxing machine. Izzy isn’t even that big for his weight class and he knockout a heavyweight that night. It’s hard for me to pick out of Max Knockout or Izzy’s tbh. Max risk the whole 4 rounds he won and plus the way Justin body collapsed was epic

@Sneaky_Lemur

2 ай бұрын

@@joe3rd403 Alex has eaten Jiri and Jan shots at 205 bc he doesn’t kill himself to make the weight. At 185 his brain was more prone to injury/ gettng rattled. Glad Izzy figured it out on the 4th attempt 👏🏽

@stephenstuckey

2 ай бұрын

Meh

You guys gotta remember what we've seen in this sport all these years, this probably isn't in the top 25, 2 guys squared up and 1 fell off...after 2 eye pokes...

No it isn’t

@ianmansfield8245

2 ай бұрын

Say what you will, but I haven't been that excited for a moment in the UFC in a long time. I've watched the sport for decades, and there are many insane moments that we could rattle off, but you can't deny that this was incredible

@kareemlayne9258

2 ай бұрын

@@ianmansfield8245 great fight as per the climatic ending but no not The Best Moment in UFC history

@millhousemillard2140

2 ай бұрын

It had a whole casino I was at screaming and people running around and people's jaws were on the floor when it happened. You needs friends to understand these moments 😂😂

Put some respect on rumble and glover. No Wind up, just a death touch

one of the better videos I have seeen

Damn near forgot about this show, almost as if it got shadow banned 🥸

@marinov5907

2 ай бұрын

Crazy because I’ve been subscribed forever.