Former UFC welterweight title challenger Jorge Masvidal commented on Max Holloway winning the symbolic belt BMF ("The toughest motherfucker").
Recall that on April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, USA, Holloway spectacularly knocked out Justin Gaethje in the last second of the fight.
"It's so great that Max has that belt now. I don't think there's a better asshole to hold it. It's a BMF title, and he realizes what it's all about. One fighter shouldn't be left on his feet. It was the greatest damn moment in history. At worst Max was winning 3-2, I had him winning the fight cleanly. Gaethje had his moments, but he wasn't in control," Masvidal said on The MMA Hour show.
Jai Opetaia, former world heavyweight champion, shared his opinion on the upcoming fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, the two world heavyweight champions.
"The difference in dimensions will obviously play a role. Fury is over two meters tall, Usik is 192 cm. But Fury still needs to take advantage. He has the skills to win, but needs to apply them. It's important for him to capitalize on his strengths. The same goes for Usik. I think they will throw a lot of punches and try to steal rounds from each other. I don't think there will be a knockout. Predominantly it will be a chess game, and I want to see it," said Opetaia in an interview with YouTube channel Seconds Out.
Recall, the fight Usik - Fury will be held on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Former UFC fighter Nate Diaz in his typical style refused to promote his upcoming boxing bout with Jorge Masvidal. The fighters decided to do a tour before the fight, visiting Las Vegas, New York, Miami and Los Angeles. And that last conference was derailed by Diaz's unwillingness to communicate with Masvidal.
"That's it, sick of this shit. "I'm sick of this shit. I don't give a shit, I don't want no part of it. Jorge is going to fuck himself and his whole team. Battle of the eyes with yourself, asshole," - said Nate and left the event.
Recall, the first fight between Diaz and Masvidal took place in 2019 in the UFC, and then Jorge won. And the rematch under the rules of boxing will be held on June 1.
Celebrity American boxer Ryan Garcia has said that the money he earned at the age of 25 will be enough for him to live a trouble-free life for the rest of his life.
Peter Fury, uncle and former trainer of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has spoken out about the Briton's upcoming fight against WBA, WBO and IBF titleholder Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
"I think Usik is a good boxer, he is technical. What can I say, he's a gold medalist in the amateurs, an absolute champion in the cruiserweight division. Now he's the heavyweight champion. Usik is a good fighter, and more than that, he is a very good person. He represents the super heavyweight division very well.
I think it's going to be a great fight. You can't hide in the ring. Let the best man win," - quotes Peter Fury talkSPORT.
Recall that the fight between Fury and Usik will take place on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Former unified lightweight world champion George Cambososos has no doubt that WBC lightweight division titleholder Devin Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) will defeat Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs).
"I can't envision Garcia winning this fight. Devin is only getting better, I think it would be too much for Ryan. They're two different fighters right now. Devin is in great shape and Ryan is talking about who killed Tupac Shakur. He's talking about extraneous things and it shows attitude," Boxing Scene quoted Cambososos as saying.
Recall that the fight between Haney and Garcia will take place on the night of April 21 in New York, USA.
T.J. Dillashaw, former UFC flyweight champion, spoke on the recent career setbacks of his former rival Cody Karbrandt.
"I had a feeling that Cody was going to win the fight against Figueredo. But I had hope for this one. I was actually rooting for him in this fight despite everything that happened between us. Cody, in my opinion, has lost his confidence. When a fighter loses it, your skills diminish. If you don't believe in yourself when you start fighting, you won't be able to do what you're fully capable of doing. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a chin anymore. People know it can be broken. Cody was knocked out by me and after me a few more times. Fans started criticizing him for being overly aggressive and now they want to hate him for being too accurate in his style and defense," Yahoo Sports quoted Dillashaw as saying.
Max Holloway, former UFC featherweight champion and BMF belt holder, once again recalled his recent fight with Justin Gaethje. Once again, Max noted the power of his opponent's punches. In particular, Holloway compared Gatji's punches to hitting a truck.
"He kicked my ass. My calf feels a lot better now, although there's still a bruise. It was crazy. This guy hits like a truck, bro. Justin throws punches as hard as he can. No lie," MMA Fighting Portal quoted Holloway as saying.
The confrontation between Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje took place on April 14 in Las Vegas as part of the UFC 300 anniversary tournament. Max won this fight by knockout at the last second of the last round.
In a recent interview, current UFC featherweight champion Elijah Topuria told Max Holloway that if he didn't like the conditions for the fight, he, Elijah, could fight Brian Ortega. Today, Ortega reacted to these words of the champion.
"Let's make the fight in Spain, man, let's go. If you could just snap your fingers then they would have sent me a contract by now, Elijah gave his consent and Volkanovski decided to wait. The UFC has their man right now, I'm ready. Everyone knows - when my fight takes place, it won't be boring," Ortega said in an interview with YouTube channel Kanpai Media.
Recall, in his last fight Holloway won by knockout over Justin Gaethje.
DeivesonFigueredo, former UFC flyweight champion, has stated his desire to fight former UFC lightweight champion Dominick Cruz. Deiveson wants to fight Dominick at UFC 303, which takes place June 29 in Las Vegas.
"People are calling a lot of names, but what I really want is to fulfill my dream of fighting Dominick Cruz. Hopefully that fight will happen. It would be awesome to come back together with McGregor in June. It all depends on Dominick Cruz, the main thing is that he signs a contract. I really want to fight him. I'm going to keep talking about Cruz because of his popularity, because of the history he has in the organization. He's the guy that can lead me to a title fight," stated Figueredo.
