Unbeaten featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria has vowed to floor incoming title challenger, Max Holloway at UFC 308 later this month, and the brash striker has now levelled a rather interesting challenge to the Hawaiian in the opening exchanges of their pairing.
Topuria, the current undisputed featherweight titleholder, most recently headlined UFC 298 back in February, handing then-featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski his first loss in the division in the Octagon, winning the crown and moving to 15-0 with a stunning second round knockout win in Anaheim.
As for Holloway, the former undisputed featherweight gold holder featured on the main card of UFC 300 most recently back in April, winning the symbolic BMF championship with a spectacular buzzer-beating knockout win of his own against former interim champion, Justin Gaethje.