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Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria used a huge right hand to daze Holloway, Topuria (16-0) followed up moments later with a powerful left hook that dropped the 32-year-old. Topuria pounced on Holloway immediately for a ground-and-pound finish before referee Mark Goddard stopped the bout at the 1:34 mark of the third round.
He became the first fighter in UFC history to knock out Max Holloway.
“To beat a legend like Max Holloway, I don’t know what to say,” Topuria said. “He’s been a great example for the generation. ... I hope I’m gonna be a small example he has been for me for the new generation.”
Topuria did come into UFC 308 as the -278 favorite, so a win was not entirely unexected.
Now we look forward to possible future bouts involving Topuria.
The oddsmakers at BetOnline.ag now have odds up for Topuria vs Diego Lopes, Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski.
These odds are subject to change (have already changed), real-time lines are available on that site.
Diego Lopes +285
Ilia Topuria -350
Note: The odds opened Topuria -300, Lopes +250.
Ilia Topuria +300
Islam Makhachev -400
Note: The odds are unchanged.
Alexander Volkanovski +285
Ilia Topuria -350
Note: The odds opened Topuria -300, Volkanovski +250.
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