Adam Catterall and Brendan Loughnane agree Max Holloway delivered the ‘greatest moment’ in MMA history at UFC 300
Max Holloway receives praise for his UFC 300 KO.
The former featherweight champion earned a $600,000 bonus by stealing the show by brutally stopping Justin Gaethje in the last second of their BMF title fight on Saturday night.
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Commentator Joe Rogan, who himself held back tears before the momentous event, immediately hailed Holloway’s result as the best in UFC history and started a debate among fans over the greatest knockouts in UFC history. all the time.
As this conversation rages, talkSPORT’s Adam Catterall, who watched the fight live in Las Vegas, praised Holloway for producing the “greatest” UFC moment of all time.
During a conversation with former PFL champion Brendan Loughnane on talkSPORT MMA’s Uncaged podcast, the combat sports journalist praised “Blessed.”
“The big story is Max Holloway, let’s not joke,” Catterall began.
“Boy, did Max keep his promises. It wasn’t necessarily about the last 15 seconds, it was a clinic from start to finish.
“But we’ll start with the end of the fight, is it the greatest moment in UFC history?”
Loughnane, who is days away from a fight with Pedro Carvalho at PFL 3, lost his mind when he saw Holloway send Gaethje crashing face-first to the ground.
He said: “I was in a random pub in Chicago, running like crazy.
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“You should have seen me running circles around the pool table, it was one of those moments, wasn’t it?”
“The whole place was going crazy, I can’t imagine what it was like to be there.”
“So it’s definitely ranked up there.” I’m trying to think of a better time, and I can’t after watching this sport my whole life.
Catterall highlighted Conor McGregor’s victory over Jose Aldo and Leon Edwards KO Kamaru Usman as potential alternatives before explaining why Holloway’s victory is different.
He added: “Max Holloway was moving up in weight to take on BMF Justin Gaethje, who is currently in a purple zone.
“He’s flying, he just knocked out Dustin Poirier and beat Rafael Fiziev the right way. Number one contender at lightweight, he will face Islam Makhchev.
“Everyone thought ‘The Highlight’ was going to be a highlight.”
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Loughnane hasn’t always been a fan of the BMF belt, but says Holloway’s final seconds against Gaethje helped him understand why it’s such a great addition to the sport.
The Manchester man likes the fact that it allows fighters like Holloway to shine.
“This isn’t Holloway’s first rodeo,” Loughnane said.
“I saw him do it against (Riccardo) Lamas and a few other people. It’s something in that Hawaiian warrior spirit where he just says, “I’m going to give you a chance to get to the next level.”
“Do you think he cared that he led three laps? He didn’t care. Do you think he cared how much money was at stake? He didn’t care.
“All he cared about was that moment in the last 10 seconds, ‘Let’s get the crowd moving and if I lose, I lose.’
“It really embodies what the BMF is.” This is what this title was made for, for moments like this, for special fighters like him.
Holloway is set to defend his newly won title in a rematch with McGregor, but accepts he will most likely return against featherweight champion Ilia Topuria later this year.
Whoever he fights next, you can be sure that Catterall, Loughnane and a group of new fans will be tuning in hoping he creates another iconic UFC moment.
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