Ilia Topuria knows the who. Now he’s just waiting on the when.
After Max Holloway’s incredible buzzer-beating KO of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, ‘Blessed’ was all but guaranteed to be the first fighter to challenge ‘El Matador’ for the featherweight title.
During a recent interview with Sportskeeda MMA, Topuria revealed that Holloway will be his first challenger with a target date of September, presumably UFC 306 when the promotion makes its debut inside The Sphere in Las Vegas.
“My target is to come back in September. Right now we are in the conversations,” Holloway said.