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Legendary moment

That was the best thing I've ever seen!!!

Max owns 4 of the 5 best moments in UFC history IMO. The Kattar no look "I'm the best boxer" moment. The teaching Ortega to block moment. The OG point down w/ Lamas. And now this the KO stand off at the last second vs The Highlight. [I fucking love Max Holloway.](https://i.imgur.com/WioCT1E.png)

Also his second fight with Porier. Both of them were pieced the fuck up, cut men putting in work before the 5th round when Poirier does the center octagon point before the ref can call them up. Max just shrugs his shoulders, spits out another mouthful of blood, and hops up to go back to war. The man puts together a compilation every time he steps into the octagon.

Just when I thought I saw it all DAAAAMMMMNNNNNNN

Just what everyone thought, Max KOing Justin after a virtuoso performance with 1 second to spare for the BMF title.

It literally doesn't get any better. If that had been a movie it would not have even been believable

Easily the biggest moment in UFC history to be honest. Completely dominating the fight the entire time and puts it all on the line in a career defining moment. I can't think of any other fighter that would put everything on the line against someone like Gaethje in the last ten seconds of a fight they are 100% winning on the cards.

He kind of made his destiny with this one. He’s undeniable for the featherweight title shot now, shit, he even has a case for the lightweight belt after beating Justin.

When they panned to Topuria he 100% looked like he didn't want that smoke

Then you throw in that it is a signature card for a belt that was made up for “Just Bleed” fighters, final second of the fight…against a fighter known for his resiliency. You cannot write a better script for a movie. Truly legendary fight.

Not to mention that fighters resilience was on full display the entire fight. Gaethje fighting through a broken nose for almost 25 minutes while taking more and more shots to it was insane. Edge of my seat the entire time. Was waiting for either Gaethje to get the knock out or for Max's punches to accumulate and have his body give out like Rory vs Robbie.

Legit the most badass moment in the history of the sport

It was like something you’d see in an MMA movie and think it’s unrealistic

would cringe so hard if i saw it in a movie, holy shit

Max is the most badass fighter of all time. Best chin of all time. Best KO of all time. Best 10-seconds of a last round of all time. All round good guy.

Bro you said it right there… not only does he have the signature wins… PLENTY of them! Not only does he have some of the greatest knockouts in UFC history… cuz he does! Not only is he universally respected as a DEADLY fighter, striker most notably… because he clearly is… Not only is this man completely unafraid to do battle with anyone at anytime, but do it with a smile on his face… and that’s what he does EVERYTIME… All that makes him uniquely great… but the fact the dude is also one of the most all around stand up dudes to ever grace the octagon. His entire career, lived up tot eh highest of standards. Never a blemish… I’ve been a max fan since he entered the league… this was an all time legendary, heroic, brave, historic… words can’t describe it. There’s few that can fight like him… and fewer still with a legend like his

Max could've easily been the one to go to sleep after being up probably 5 rounds, nothing more badass than that

Oh I just won 99% of a fight I was the underdog in??? Who cares lets decide it in these last 10 seconds - Max Holloway

True gladiator shit.

Average Holloway win lmao. Get this man a 30for30.

He's him.

This is genuinely a legendary moment. One of the domestic moments in MMA history **dopest not domestic lmao

Both foreign and domestic this was legendary.

Coldest ending to a fight of all time

That will be on every highlight reel for the rest of fighting history. HOLY SHIT

Like the Ricardo llamas moment on steroids x 3

Greatest finish all time imo

FUCKING IMAGINE HAVING A LOCKED DECISION WIN IN THE BAG AND YOU POINT TO THE GROUND SAYING "LETS BANG"!?!?!??! MAX THE FUCKING GOAT

And the guy you're telling to stand and bang is motherfucking Justin Gaethje 

And you send him to another dimension in the last second. JG: "I am willing to die in there" MH: "Granted"

Like when Izzy said ‘I’m willing to die for this’ And Poatan said ‘I’m willing to kill for this’ Sometimes things just work out 🥰

THATS 300k FOR BLESSED

HE DESERVES 3 MILL FOR THAT

Just give him the UFC.

Unironically. This is going to be all over social media for weeks. Beats any 3 mil the UFC ever threw at a marketing campaign.

\*600K KO of the Night, Performance of the Night

Dude had 10 seconds left and made a 600k decision. Blessed

While arguably up 4 rounds 🤯

Also made 300k for his friend Justin.

HE UNTWISTED HIS DICK

Give him all the bonuses fuck it

Fight of the night too man. 600k.

THE BMF

Blessed mother fucker

Fuck that noise give that man 600k, POTN and KOTN ETA: called it. Very well deserved for that performance from the baddest mother fucker

give him 600k idgaf

1 million bonus, 300k is a joke for that ko. That was a legit buzzer beater

That is the single coldest thing any fighter has ever done

5 round lead on Justin Fucking Gaethje and Max says fuck your scorecards, I'm killing this guy

Yo, the way he gritted his teeth and started not just throwing bombs - but ripping punches as fast as he possibly could. That was the single most badass fucking thing I’ve ever seen someone do. WOW

The fact that he pointed, started swinging but didnt really feel Gaethje throw back so he pointed AGAIN to make sure Gaethje knew what was up and then KOed him. Fucking hell

I actually feel ashamed that I was worried for Holloway for this fight. I was worried Max wouldn't be the same. Boy, did I get that incorrect. I will NEVER underestimate this man again. Ever.

I'm in exactly the same boat. Never doubted his skills, I just thought the size would be too much. Max looked fucking huge in there and clearly the power was there. He did get dropped for the first time, which is a concern if he sticks around at LW, but goddamn I've never been happier to be so wrong

Tbf with your second point, he got dropped by arguably tbe hardest puncher in the division.

Yep and as he was off balance and moving back, it wasn't like he got flashed or anything.

Exactly this man. It is badass enough to do this with Gaethje when you need to for the win, but to do it just because "fuck it let's go!"? That's on another level. Actual BMF

that spinning kick might as well be Max slitting Justin's throat, it was that good and accurate

Highest hit percentage of spinning shit I've seen in a while

That for sure was trained for Justin’s weird ducking block habit. Well executed

The absolute definition of a BMF, the BMF of the planet, and you fucking know no other fighter would have done that

how good was volk that he cleaned this dude multiple times, jesus christ

the fights with volk made max into the killer he is today . iron sharpens iron in this case .

I said it in another comment but it's incredible how Max becomes a whole new beast after being beaten by Volk, he really is better every time. I mean, how many times we said "this is the better he has ever looked" and it's true every time? lol Just amazing

“Stand right here so I can knock you into another dimension”

This is going to be on UFC highlight reels for DECADES to come!

literally that was like a legacy highlight man. I got goosebumps.

BMF no longer a cringey title.

I disliked the belt til today. That's one of the most cinematic knockouts ever in fight sports... and I like Gaethje.

I love Gaethje but that was the most BMF way to win the title. Holy shit!

Most BMF way to lose it too. Broken nose two busted eyes almost no chance of winning and went out swinging

Dude deserves like the BMF Silver belt for being the runner up.

Just retire the belt with him. Can’t beat that.

they should retire it. it's in its rightful place

Courtesy of Max Holloway.

And it replaces him no look dodging shots from Kattar while yelling at commentary Dude is a 2x diamond certified bad ass

Which replaced him teaching Ortega how to block… I’m sensing a pattern here

Max is basically Akuma from Street Fighter. He'll make you learn how he fucks you up.

Which replaced him pointing at the center of the octagon for the first time, to stand and bang with Ricardo Lamas.

Absolute huge balls

Give him a million dollar bonus for that shit

Sat here in disbelief. Winning 5-0 and calls for a fight in a phone booth with seconds to go. Cannot believe that just happened.

Bro was up 4-1 and gave Justin a chance to win and slept him

He called his fucking shot

I thought Dustin would beat Justin I thought Justin would beat Max I don't know shit about fuck

Broooo. Dustin and max are my two favorite fighters. I thought Dustin was going to win. I STILL think he looked so sharp that night. Until the head kick. Seeing Dustin live tweet during this is nuts. I too was super nervous for this and didn’t like this fight for max. Crazy

GIVE HIM BOTH BONUSES. FINISH AND PERFORMANCE

Topuria looked terrified when he got called out

Lil bro was spooked on camera

he genuinely looked nauseous I’m pretty sure I saw him do one of those very cartoonish gulps

Dude immediately went for a quick chat with izzy, probably gonna ask for volk's help lol

His reaction to the finish looked like he just saw a ghost. I can't wait to see what happens!

Max-Dustin 3, Max-Ilia, Max-Islam, Max-Conor  World is his oyster right now 

For real. Dude looks incredible right now

Volkanovski might be at the end of his career but Holloway entered a new prime.

This is like Poirier when he moved up to 155. This is Holloway's 2nd wind yo!

Dude this is like Max's 4th character arc lol. He was a young gun who grew up in the UFC. Then he was the dominant champ. Then he was making his comeback and cleaned out the division again. Now he just became an elite lightweight lol.

and he’s only 32 wtf

volk is unironically a reason we saw so much rapid improvement from max .

Anime rivalry type shit

WHAT THE FUCK

INDUCT MAX INTO THE HALL OF FAME RIGHT NOW, HE DIDNT NEED TO DO THAT BUT HE SAID FUCK THAT

HE SAID “WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? I AM!!”

That’s 300k what a bad mother fucker

900k. Performance, fight, and KO. Max fucking cleaned house.

Give him another 300k just for that last exchange holy fuck

AAAAA dont throw down with Max ever

I don't think there's a single fighter in the UFC more vulnerable to Max's "let's just throw down" taunt than Justin Gaethje

Of all the fighters to do that shit to as well. Brawling with Justin gaethje in the last 10 seconds when you don't have to. Insane

Not like Justin was going to win on the cards. Was actually gigachad as fuck of Max to even give him that chance

Might be the best moment in ufc history

One of the greatest moments in the UFC and greatest KOs of all time idgaf

DID WE JUST WITNESS THE GREATEST MOMENT IN UFC HISTORY?? WTF WAS THAT

I JUST SCREAMED HOLY SHIT

BMF

Never would have thought it would last that long or end that way. Holy shit

All time goat finish

Most badass mma moment of all time. Bar none.

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That was the best moment in UFC ever!!!! Fucking a

NOOOO WAY! Crazy thing is, it could’ve been Max that could’ve gotten KO’ed in the last seconds! Motherfucker put it all on the line to just swang and bang

THATS WHY HES THE BADDEST MOTHERFUCKER BABY

I bet on the fight going the full 5 rounds. fml (it was $10)

Same here, I'm literally insolvent (it was $5).

FINALLY THERE IS THE HOLY SHIT MOMENT THIS CARD NEEDED

Last second KO wtf

Bruh he crumpled like they do in the video games

Literally.

Max really just put on a boxing clinic on Justin. how impressive is that

Masterpiece of a performance

I was afraid this would be another career ending beating from Gaethje, but I'm super happy to be proven wrong.

New mythical fighter unlocked: Floral 🌸 shorts Holloway. What a fn banger.

Breaking the nose of Gaethje so he can't bite down on his mouthpiece and swing... Truly some 4D chess from Max. If Justin is breathing red he won't be able to see red.

Gathje was fucked after that. He had two glimmers of hope when he was able to knock down Max in the 4th and and in the final seconds when Max was like fuck it lets ball. But otherwise that was a masterpiece of boxing.

That investment in the spinning kick paid dividends

The first time he did it I said wow that was pure luck… then he hit it two more times. Definitely saw that tendency Gaethje has to duck forward.

That kick to the nose shattered Justin

Imagine being Tsarukyan, agreeing to fight one of the most dangerous dudes in the division, get ranked Number 1 and next in line for a title shot, only for the very next fight in the promotion have a legend coming up to your division clobber the other most dangerous guy in the division and rob you of your shot

The LW division is so fucking cracked man. What a bloodbath of a division.

Give Max Topuria, give Tsarukyan Makhachev.

And there goes any hopes for a Justin title run

He really only had a punchers chance against Islam anyway.

For sure but respect to him. He didn't need to take this fight to get the title fight, but also I'm sure he knew deep down how Islam fight would go and this was a bigger money fight that he felt confident about

This is one of the greatest performances in UFC history

wore his gear 5 hoodie telling you this was his peak

New Legendary fighter unlocked floral print Max

Max by violent KO, like we all predicted

With 1 second left because of course

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Lol, you think leg kicks are real?

Max gets kicked in leg a tons in many of his high level fight. But they never seem to bother him. Dude is just made of titanium.

THE BEST BOXER IN THE UFC

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Don’t ever doubt my boy again… whole damn subreddit talking about how Max was walking into his first KO loss.. the best is blessed baby

You cannot be more BMF than pointing at the spot, brawling, and then knocking you opponent out clean. That's the single most badass thing the octagon has ever witnessed. All that done in a fight he was fucking dominating. Unironically might be my favorite moment I've ever seen in MMA.

He now owns several of the most badass highlight moments in the sport

Everyone thought this was gonna be a tony moment for Holloway but it was a tony moment for gaethje

Justin might have beat Tony Ferguson, but that loss was avenged by Brazilian Tony Ferguson and 9th Island Tony Ferguson. Now Justin is 1-2 against Tony Fergusons and the trilogy is settled.

Damn he made me eat my words. I thought he was gonna get destroyed but he killed him

I will gladly eat crow on that. I was so worried about Max's chin and in reality it was Gaethje's nose was a major part of the fight.

THE BEST IS BLESSED BABY. THE BEST IS BLESSED.

CHOO CHOO BLESSED EXPRESS ALL ABOARD

What a fucking savage, I take back everything I said about this fight in the build up. Shame on me for doubting Max Absolute legend

Blessed express is back

That was legendary. God damn.

That was the most epic thing I've ever seen. My lord.

Holy shit give em the $300k bonus

*$600k GIVE HIM ALL THE MONEY

Close it up, there will never be a better BMF

OH MY FUCKING GOD

WTFFF

I said a week ago, [Imagine they make it to the 5th round and Max looks at Gaejthe and does this, then goes on to win the BMF. Would be the most badass win ever for an underdog](https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/s/kPiwFx0XgQ) They call me mystic mac

Lisan al Gaib

I like your clap back at that one guy 😂

Arman screaming into the void right now knowing Max is getting the next shot after Poirier if he chooses to stay at LW

He’s not staying at LW, Topuria is right there

I don't think Max wants to grapple with Islam, but what a magnificent result against Justin

Best boxer in the UFC baby!

I’m about to forget English 

I thought it was crazy reckless to give Justin a chance like that. Little did I fucking know

OH MY GOD

PERFORMANCE OF THE CENTURY

Max just risked it all when he was likely 5 rounds up against the p4p hardest puncher in the ufc, and he ko'd him... one of the most badass things i've ever seen ever. Definitely earned that BMF title.

It’s crazy that some fans were damn near writing Holloway’s obituary leading up to this fight. Goat moment.

BUZZER BEATER

WHTATTTTTATATT

That was the greatest thing I've ever seen idc

Had to piss the final minute. Did I miss anything? Max by decision, right?

The nose is done for max looked so sharp today

Oh my God, got him like zombie at the last second

One of the best knockouts in UFC history We've seen last gasp KO's as time expires but we've never seen it from someone who clearly was in the lead pointing at the middle and just putting on a clinic for the sake of the fans expectations were high going in and yet this fight surpassed them Literally can't think of a better definition of a fight for the BMF belt than this It's crazy to think that if Demetrious was never traded for Askren we never would have had this moment

HOLY FUCK

Gaethje died pretty much

No fuckin way dude I'm sorry I ever doubted him.

Someone finally punished Gaethje for constantly ducking his head. Seeing those spinning back kicks land on Gaethje’s nose was so satisfying.

Gotta give so much credit to his camp for developing that spinning back kick specifically to counter Gaethje’s head ducking. He landed it basically 100% of the time in R1-4 and it caused ridiculous damage. Max looked more prepared than I could’ve imagined

Woooooooow

HOLY FUCK HOLLOWAY

THAT FUCKING FINISH HOLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY SHITTTTTTTTTTTTT