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Max Holloway Believes UFC Was Protecting Ilia Topuria From Him

Max Holloway believes that the UFC was "shelling" Ilia Topuria away from him ud83dude33

"I believe that the UFC made me fight every other contender at 145 except for [Ilia] for a reason...

I'm gonna prove come October 26th why the UFC was shelling him away from me."

ud83cudfa5 YT /… pic.twitter.com/GXuCr2znT1 — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 17, 2024

Max Holloway believes the UFC was protecting Ilia Topuria from him and he plans to show why in their upcoming matchup.

Holloway will challenge Topuria for the featherweight title in the main event at UFC 308 on Oct.