The clock showed 6:15 p.m. United Arab Emirates when, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, Ilia Topuria (15-0) and Max Holloway (26-7) They saw each other’s faces for the last time before UFC 308. And next to the featherweight champion was Sergio Ramos, escorting him. The legendary center back of the Spanish team and Real Madrid is close to the Spanish fighter, I had already accompanied him in Jacksonville before facing Josh Emmett, and appeared with ‘El Matador’.
Topuria, Ramos and their representative Lukasz Orzel.
If the previous day was an exchange of statements with the weight cut still torturing the fighters, The weighing ceremony was simply a ‘face to face’ with some statements finals where Ilia once again stressed that tomorrow she will shine.
“I will prove that I am the best fighter in the world,” he explained. A message that he repeated long before he became champion and that he made valid when he knocked down Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in Anaheim. There, Ilia was champion and now seeks the legend.
I will prove that I am the best fighter in the world
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For its part, Max Holloway showed a tone more punished by the cut. It should be remembered that in UFC 300 he “only” dropped to 155 pounds as a lightweight to beat Justin Gaethje in the fight for the BMF. His statements, in line with those of the Fight Weekcalmer. “Enough of talking“he stressed.
Enough of talking
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Topuria has another attitude. He ‘Matador‘ arrives brimming with confidence and in a moment of pristine form. It has never been better. He made the weight hours before having to step on the UFC scale… and is progressively making progress in his (re)weight load. Today he will sleep having gained around eight kilos and will arrive at the fight around 76 after having given 65.8 this morning at the weigh-in. It’s a bull. And very brave. Hungry for glory.
