Joe Rogan becomes instant meme and Ilia Topuria looks terrified as Max Holloway scores sickening KO at UFC 300

Joe Rogan was every UFC fan watching Max Holloway’s spectacular knockout of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 on Saturday night.

The former featherweight champion scored one of the greatest knockouts in MMA history by hitting Gaethje with a huge right hand in the final second of Round 5 of their “BMF” fight.

The instant classic left everyone at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas completely stunned, including UFC color commentator Rogan.

The amazement of the extraordinary podcast was written all over his face as he jumped out of his seat, turned around in bemusement, and let out several of his “ohhss!” » patented.

“The new Rogan meme has dropped,” one fan wrote.

“I love Joe. His facial expressions are killing me,” another commented.

“The new Rogan meme is here :)))) he’s done it again,” added a third.

Rogan wasn’t the only prominent figure totally impressed by the Hawaiian’s vicious knockout.

Current featherweight champion Ilia Topuria was just as shocked as everyone else as he stood cageside next to former middleweight king Israel Adesanya.

Footage of the Georgian-Spaniard’s instant reaction to Holloway’s fight-ending right hand went viral and some fans thought he looked “scared.”

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@Octagonobsessed commented: “Ilia Topuriaa looked worried. »

“He is very scared,” wrote another.

“He doesn’t want it lmao,” replied a third.

“Brother not ready,” commented a fourth.

Topuria knocked out former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in February, who had previously beaten Holloway 3-0, to become champion.

“El Matador” has tapped the UFC for his first title defense, which will take place in Madrid, Spain, sometime in 2024.

It could now be against Holloway after “Blessed” called for a fight against the Georgian-Spaniard in his UFC 300 post-fight interview.

“I am him!” Holloway called Topuria before asking him to sign the contract.

Then he appeared to call out current 155-pound champion Islam Makhachev, saying, “Islam is famous for holding his own against 45ers! I’m here.”

It remains to be seen whether “Blessed” will move back down to 145 pounds for a title fight with Topuria or whether he will stay at lightweight for a potential clash with Makhachev.

Islam shared his immediate reaction to the result on X.

“Justin is a warrior, hold your head high champ! Spectacular performance from Max, congratulations,” the pound-for-pound No. 1 posted.

Jon Jones also commented on Holloway’s victory saying, “Enjoy that 300,000 max” in reference to Dana White increasing post-fight bonuses from $50,000 to $300,000.

Holloway was moving up a weight class to fight for the “BMF” belt against former interim lightweight champion Gaethje, who won the belt last July with a stunning head kick KO over Dustin Poirier.

Max got into his rhythm early on and, in the first round, landed a final spinning kick that left Gaethje with a broken nose.

By the fifth he was ahead on the scorecards and in the final seconds he pointed to the canvas to confront his opponent.

The two exchanged a barrage of punches, but it was Holloway who landed a clean right hand to Gaethje’s jaw to snatch the victory with a second to spare.