Ilia Topuria finds himself in that exact position. After knocking out Max Holloway, he continues to claim that he’s the real BMF champion, not Max.

Ilia Topuria is unbothered by Max Holloway's verbal jabs over his continuous flaunting of an inauthentic BMF title. Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) captured the BMF strap at UFC 300 in April 2024 ...

July 20, 2025, 11:43am EST By Pavan Sharma Follow Us 84 UFC 308: Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway (Photo by Getty Images) There’s no doubt Max Holloway has once again proved he’s the true BMF.

Before Ilia Topuria knocked out Holloway, he paraded around a replica BMF strap. Unfortunately for him, though, the silver wasn’t at stake during their main event encounter at UFC 308.

After bouncing back from a devastating knockout loss to Ilia Topuria, Max Holloway made a triumphant return at UFC 318. Facing Dustin Poirier in a highly anticipated trilogy bout for the BMF ...

Max Holloway reveals that an injury sustained in his fight with Dustin Poirier will likely keep him on the sidelines until 2026.

Max Holloway wants to run things back with Ilia Topuria after his UFC 318 win, but also sees many other fun options at lightweight.

Ilia Topuria has no interest in fighting Arman Tsarukyan, and sends a message to Max Holloway. The new UFC lightweight champion captured the belt with a sensational knockout of Charles Oliveira at ...

UFC 318 takeaways: Max Holloway's chances vs. Ilia Topuria, Dustin Poirier's fitting exit Story by Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie Sun, Jul 20, 2025 · ...

Ilia Topuria warned that beating Max Holloway in a potential rematch would be much tougher In the fallout of UFC 318, ‘Blessed’ wanted to make sure he had yet another shot at 155-pound title.