Max Holloway has already achieved some incredible things in his career by the age of 32. The former UFC featherweight champion and current BMF titleholder is certainly no stranger to being in the spotlight and that's not going anywhere just yet.
However, his next outing provides a new challenge as he looks to reclaim the 145-pound gold when returning to featherweight to face the new champion, Ilia Topuria. The undefeated "El Matador" has been unstoppable thus far inside the Octagon but that only makes Holloway more excited.
He believes that a win at UFC 308 would rank pretty highly amongst his list of accomplishments, even if it doesn't take the top spot.
Max Holloway Says Beating Ilia Topuria Would Likely Rank Third On His Personal List
In a recent interview with Stake, Holloway gave his thoughts on where being the first man to defeat Topuria, reclaiming the featherweight belt in the process, would fall in terms of his own viewpoint.
He believes that two moments will probably still rank higher even with this being one of the biggest fights of the year. "Blessed" said that it will take something special to upset his two favourite moments from his career because of the impact and personal significance that surrounds them.
This victory would be in the top three of my career, for sure. Winning that first title will always be special. Beating Jose Aldo, the King of Rio and an idol of mine, nothing will ever beat that I don't think. Secondly, the 300 moment has to be up there for me. All of the build-up and the lead up to it, there were so many things going on it felt bigger than the BMF title.
"Unless I can do something crazy to top that UFC 300 moment, then it might be second. It will 100% be a top three moment in my career, not just because it is for the title but also because of who it is against. This new generation guy, with a variety of different skills, he's so powerful and athletic - but beating him would make this a top three moment of my career for sure.