Max Holloway has some unfinished enterprise with UFC light-weight champion Ilia Topuria, and ‘Blessed’ needs to run it again even when Topuria chooses to maneuver as much as welterweight.
Holloway is scheduled to defend his BMF strap in a rematch with Charles Oliveira subsequent yr at UFC 326. Last night, in the course of the 2026 Seasonal Press Convention, the promotion shocked followers by saying this bout.
Max Holloway says he’ll chase rematch with Ilia Topuria all the best way to 170-pounds
After the press convention, Max Holloway advised The Mac Life in an interview that he and ‘El Matador’ have unfinished enterprise, and when the latter comes again, if he needs to struggle him, even when meaning transferring as much as 170 kilos. He mentioned:
“I’ve obtained unfinished enterprise, so possibly we are able to go to 170 when he will get that [family issue] accomplished.”
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Throughout the identical interview posted above, Holloway confirmed assist for Topuria, who’s at present coping with private points and has introduced a hiatus from preventing.
Regardless of their variations within the octagon, the BMF titleholder has at all times proven assist for his former opponent, even when the latter posted on X about him taking day off until the top of the primary quarter of 2026.
Final yr at UFC 308, Topuria was the first man to knock out Holloway. After that, ‘El Matador’ moved as much as light-weight and grabbed the vacant light-weight strap with a Spherical 1 KO of Charles Oliveira.
Then again, Holloway additionally made a everlasting transfer to 155 kilos after the Topuria loss and returned to successful methods in opposition to Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 in July. After taking part in spoiler in Poirier’s retirement struggle, he called out Topuria for a rematch, this time at 155 kilos.
The Georgian-Spaniard, nevertheless, has proven little interest in this matchup. He plans on preventing Paddy Pimblett subsequent after which chasing a superfight with Islam Makhachev.
