Over a decade ago, while still finding his footing in the murky waters of the UFC, Max Holloway proudly proclaimed himself the ‘best striker in the world.’ “ I go around telling myself I’m the best striker in the world ,” he said at the time. “ Not in the division—in the world. I could go and fight any kickboxer, I don’t care… I want to prove I’m the best striker, and that’s just how I feel. It’s confidence.” But as the saying goes, time and battles take a toll on every fighter. Although he reached the sport’s highest levels, winning a title along the way, Holloway eventually reached the summit, where Ilia Topuria was waiting to push him off.

Max Holloway had suffered losses before. But no one had ever knocked him out. That changed last year when Ilia Topuria flattened him durin

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