UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has hit back at Max Holloway for criticising him buying and carrying out a BMF title belt.
As we know, Max Holloway successfully retained the BMF title by defeating Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 318. However, some have questioned whether or not he should even have the strap in the first place. That’s because in his last outing at 145 pounds, Holloway was knocked out by Ilia Topuria. However, the belt wasn’t officially on the line, as they were instead fighting over the featherweight championship.
Ilia Topuria, meanwhile, felt as if he had become the true BMF champion.