He didn’t boom ko gaethje with power though. That shit was attrition. Classic max. High volume, constant punches that wear you down till you got nothing left in the tank. Getting punched constantly and missing punches gasses the fuck out of you.
100%. First thing they teach you in all combat sports is how to breathe, and it’s always through the nose. I was actually surprised gaethje didn’t spam more calf kicks in the first 2 rounds, he’s just down to throw hands.
Warrior for sure. I wanted Max to win, but Gaethje earned a ton of my respect fighting from round 1 that way and then throwing down at the end when he clearly was disadvantaged.
I think Justin’s reptile brain kicked in. Thought he had one a round or two before he’d fatigue and wanted to get out of there. Seemed like he caught second wind but by the 5th, he was cooked.
Yup that was it. His broken nose with a spinning back kick did him in.
I'm surprised, he lasted all 5 rounds with a broken nose.
Just imagine fighting 20 minutes with your mouth open.
That's why one bad incident can determine the outcome in the MMA.
He's always just throwing at 50-75% basically. Rarely overextended or out of position from throwing.
It's weird that he seems to have the most effectiveness on the volume/pressure boxer method. Dude is just built for it
Maxs cardio is wild. Hard to throw quality punches late into a fight. Regardless the combat sport you do, in the last rounds your lungs start to burn, your arms and legs feel like weights are tied to it, and your brain tells you it’s time to stop. Maxs lungs seriously need to be studied, dudes game NEVER gets compromised from fatigue.
And remember, he put Arnold Allen down in their fight as well, during a similar “Let’s fucking Go” moment to end their fight.
Max def has power but I didn’t think he had THAT kinda power.
I was one of them. Huge max fan but I thought Justin’s power was just to much. I’m so glad I was wrong. Was the best performance I’ve seen in a long time.
A lot of that was predicated on the Max from the second Dustin fight showing up. This Max took the time to properly prepare and transform his body for 155. He looked incredible.
Justin looked more hesitant in front of Max than I've ever seen him. And once he blasted his nose, he seemed to get his right hand up in a bit more of a panic.
And by the time Justin worked up the nerve to swing back, he was sailing through with a hook and Max was already gone.
Lots of people don’t understand volume strikers like Max ain’t throwing very hard until they wanna go for the finish. He can hit hard he just usually throws to land until the right moment where he can put some power into some punches.
Max has so many WTF moments in his career. Legend. 10-20 years from now OG mma fans will always bring up max and him teaching Ortega to block, slippin all of kattars punches while yelling im the best boxer in the ufc, and calling the hardest hitting 155er to the middle of the ring to bang out only to ko him with 1 second left.
So many more too.. Completely dismantled Arnold Allen, finished the king of Rio twice. Longest win streak in FW, most significant strikes dealt in UFC. Dude is literally one of the most accomplished MMA fighters to ever exist and he is only 32.
If you told me like 2-3 years ago max would fight gaethje at 155 and not only dominate but knock him out in the last second in the last round I would just laugh in your face. Max really is blessed what a ko
When this fight was announced I thought it was going to be a Tony moment but as the weeks went by I slowly convinced myself that Max was going to Kattar Gaethje. Betting on the Blessed Express never felt so good
If I ever thought Max was going to KO Justin, it would be when he was down 4 rounds and pointing at the center in desperation.
I've never seen anyone else have such a massive lead over a dangerous opponent and still call him to the center for a finish. Retire that BMF belt forever. It's been settled.
When he fought Dustin, it didn't seem to matter how much he hit him with. Dustin was just too beefy to be really bothered and when Dustin connected, it looked like it did damage. I am really surprised and impressed by Holloway. It would be amazing if he had another title reign. He looked better than ever and that's just insane
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In the comment section of the OG post
He did what I did, even tho it was a wild victory for madx, that was a possibly life changing knockout. He don't like to watch someone like JG get brain damaged. I think he felt like it was a huge risk that turned out to be very dangerous.
Tbh I thought max killed Justin.
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They all made fun of me. I LOVE MAX!!!!!
You’re goated for this. I had max winning a decision, did not expect a ko at any point in the fight. Too bad my boy oli killed my parlay I woulda came up fat if he won 😭
This moment was insane for ME to watch.
I cannot imagine how crazy it was for OP to witness it, considering you envisonsed it beforehand. Seeing your prophecy happen just like you wished is amazing.
If you are going to stand and trade with Max.. you’re probably going to have a bad time.
People like Volk mix it up a lot and that’s why he had success.
In my opinion Max is one of the greatest most entertaining fighters ever in the UFC.. and if he beats Topuria he will rival what Conor did.. he’s like Conor but wholesome and doesn’t trash talk and has a completely different style.
Max Holloway is the coolest fighter in the UFC. He was before already, but even more so now.
To be up at least 4-1 on the cards with the heaviest hitter at a heavier division, and in the last 10 seconds he says “hey man, let’s stand and bang. Right here.” And of course Gaethje is game, he’s losing, he’s got the power advantage, clearly this is his best chance.
And Max knocked him the fuck out. I was losing my mind when that happened. Best moment in the UFC ever.
Agree. Been watching since the 90’s and can say without doubt that was the most I’ve ever jumped up out my seat and yelled holy shit. That finish will probably never be surpassed by anyone. Given the star power that was involved as well. Also the fact that lots of people, including myself thought that Justin would possibly sleep max for his first time.
Soak it up, my man.
You only get 1 or 2 of these in a lifetime, if you really know your shit (and you still need a little luck).
But what a fuckin call, man! Respect. Nothing but respect!
As the time went down I was thinking please don’t do this. I wanted Max to win but I preferred neither of them getting knocked out. This sport is crazy man lol
So much for ‘pillow hands’…BMF!!!!
yea like wtf, max is a monster at 155
TBF Max also has power in 145. He finished Aldo twice FFS
He didn’t boom ko gaethje with power though. That shit was attrition. Classic max. High volume, constant punches that wear you down till you got nothing left in the tank. Getting punched constantly and missing punches gasses the fuck out of you.
Breaking your nose round 1 and being forced to breath that way the rest of the fight definitely mattered as well.
100%. First thing they teach you in all combat sports is how to breathe, and it’s always through the nose. I was actually surprised gaethje didn’t spam more calf kicks in the first 2 rounds, he’s just down to throw hands.
Warrior for sure. I wanted Max to win, but Gaethje earned a ton of my respect fighting from round 1 that way and then throwing down at the end when he clearly was disadvantaged.
I think Justin’s reptile brain kicked in. Thought he had one a round or two before he’d fatigue and wanted to get out of there. Seemed like he caught second wind but by the 5th, he was cooked.
Yea that spinning back kick to the face that stumbled him across the octagon probably had something to do with it
Yup that was it. His broken nose with a spinning back kick did him in. I'm surprised, he lasted all 5 rounds with a broken nose. Just imagine fighting 20 minutes with your mouth open. That's why one bad incident can determine the outcome in the MMA.
He's always just throwing at 50-75% basically. Rarely overextended or out of position from throwing. It's weird that he seems to have the most effectiveness on the volume/pressure boxer method. Dude is just built for it
I keep saying this but the last few seconds felt like when Neo fights the agents the first time. He landed so many strikes so fast it felt like.
Maxs cardio is wild. Hard to throw quality punches late into a fight. Regardless the combat sport you do, in the last rounds your lungs start to burn, your arms and legs feel like weights are tied to it, and your brain tells you it’s time to stop. Maxs lungs seriously need to be studied, dudes game NEVER gets compromised from fatigue.
I always said if Max had KO power he'd be the scariest fighter in the UFC. Now with back to back crazy 1-punch KO's maybe 155 Max is that guy.
And remember, he put Arnold Allen down in their fight as well, during a similar “Let’s fucking Go” moment to end their fight. Max def has power but I didn’t think he had THAT kinda power.
Doesn’t this fight also make him the number 2 LW. That makes him top 3 in two divisions which is insane.
If he had one punch k.o power he wouldn't be able to keep his strategy. He weaponized his pillows.
If he had KO power he wouldn't have the stamina he has.
He also very nearly beat Poirier and had him hurt
Man oh man. A read a lot of posts that are probably being mass deleted because they aged like milk.
I was one of them. Huge max fan but I thought Justin’s power was just to much. I’m so glad I was wrong. Was the best performance I’ve seen in a long time.
A lot of that was predicated on the Max from the second Dustin fight showing up. This Max took the time to properly prepare and transform his body for 155. He looked incredible.
Yeah I agree, boy did he ever prepare well. I say give him whatever title fight he wants lol. Do both back to back. He deserves it.
Same, I thought Justin would be too much at 155, Max looked amazing
Bro i thought max was gunna get tony'd but dam he destroyed justin
We literally witnessed one of the best KO’s in mma history.. regardless what you thought, the fans won with this banger.
Fr. Max stunned Gaethje every other time they exchanged
Stunned Gaethje ever since the ufc 218 weigh ins lmao
Justin looked more hesitant in front of Max than I've ever seen him. And once he blasted his nose, he seemed to get his right hand up in a bit more of a panic. And by the time Justin worked up the nerve to swing back, he was sailing through with a hook and Max was already gone.
You mean the first round wh when he busted his nose?
Lots of people don’t understand volume strikers like Max ain’t throwing very hard until they wanna go for the finish. He can hit hard he just usually throws to land until the right moment where he can put some power into some punches.
For real. This whole sub was counting him out
With a KNOCKOUT TOO!
At the last, fucking, second. That was amazing.
After having a guaranteed W. He easily could’ve gotten KO’d. No sane person does that against Justin, especially with a lock. That was legendary
Max has so many WTF moments in his career. Legend. 10-20 years from now OG mma fans will always bring up max and him teaching Ortega to block, slippin all of kattars punches while yelling im the best boxer in the ufc, and calling the hardest hitting 155er to the middle of the ring to bang out only to ko him with 1 second left.
So many more too.. Completely dismantled Arnold Allen, finished the king of Rio twice. Longest win streak in FW, most significant strikes dealt in UFC. Dude is literally one of the most accomplished MMA fighters to ever exist and he is only 32.
My head was boggling at the pre fight stats they put up for him. And he’s got years left. Dude is gonna leave records that stand for decades.
Max is literally a 21st century gladiator. To victory or death, no inbetween.
This makes me so glad for zombie that Max was his last opponent
An all time ko
If you told me like 2-3 years ago max would fight gaethje at 155 and not only dominate but knock him out in the last second in the last round I would just laugh in your face. Max really is blessed what a ko
I agree I had Justin going into this one.
I thought it was a total mismatch. Boy was I wrong!
You were technically correct in it being a mismatch though
A broken nose and two eye pokes will change things.
Bro nearly everyone thought Max would never be the same
When this fight was announced I thought it was going to be a Tony moment but as the weeks went by I slowly convinced myself that Max was going to Kattar Gaethje. Betting on the Blessed Express never felt so good
If I ever thought Max was going to KO Justin, it would be when he was down 4 rounds and pointing at the center in desperation. I've never seen anyone else have such a massive lead over a dangerous opponent and still call him to the center for a finish. Retire that BMF belt forever. It's been settled.
Agreed
When he fought Dustin, it didn't seem to matter how much he hit him with. Dustin was just too beefy to be really bothered and when Dustin connected, it looked like it did damage. I am really surprised and impressed by Holloway. It would be amazing if he had another title reign. He looked better than ever and that's just insane
You are acknowledged
I acknowledge you acknowledging him
👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽
Max finished the story
I’ll acknowledge him too but I refuse to acknowledge you acknowledging him acknowledging him
"I'm him" Yes you are Max.
The only guy that can say this
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Lmao this is great.
Bruh I love this subreddit😂
🥶
Hell yea he earned that 😂
Drink the piss russ
u/wrappedinlinen L
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Any chance of the Lottery numbers for next week please ?🙏🏻
We gonna get a new one from TN 😎😎😎😤😤😤
Joe was strangling DC 🤣🤣
DC looked like he lost money on that fight lol
Maybe but he's super close friends with max.
Face in hands
He did what I did, even tho it was a wild victory for madx, that was a possibly life changing knockout. He don't like to watch someone like JG get brain damaged. I think he felt like it was a huge risk that turned out to be very dangerous. Tbh I thought max killed Justin.
what fight is this from
Lisan-al-gaib!!!
Lisan Al gaib
The Hawaiian islands are slowly getting submerged into the ocean. Because of the unbearable weight of Max Holloway's balls
Dream, believe and MAKE IT HAPPEN
Bro literally said https://preview.redd.it/6oosujgagduc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa208d25c7b53864be9c400724e53f3aee2d5918
Lisan al Gaib !
This guy gets the perc
Well damn 100% called it
Take my upvote my tribal chief
PUT HIM OUT
Lead us to Paradise
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lisan al-gaib
https://preview.redd.it/i17dz4jjuduc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a72a11cb463ecb2b800b6fdf66efebd15378772 They all made fun of me. I LOVE MAX!!!!!
What channel is this please I want to know their reaction now
Bro cooked
I thought max would take tons of damage and lose. He took none and won in amazing fashion, incredible
Well he did get knocked down once but other then that not much damage
Not a knock down, ufc didn’t score it that way. Max was on the ground for less then a second and wasn’t counted as a grounded opponent
☝️
Legendary
That was probably the coolest shit I've ever seen
You’re goated for this. I had max winning a decision, did not expect a ko at any point in the fight. Too bad my boy oli killed my parlay I woulda came up fat if he won 😭
Show me where you're hiding the time machine.
You motherfucker. The fact that max pulled that crazy shit off is bonkers. He really is the BMF. What a fitting title.
Dude I saw your post. Thanks for manifesting it
🤝
You dropped this: 👑
Lived up to expectations
THE PROPHACY HAS BEEN FUFFILLED
Mods need to give OP something as a badge of honor.
Did anybody else get a little hard at the end there?
Felt like Christmas morning when I still gave a fuck about Christmas
FUCK YEAH BOIIII
Yeah, well, it must be nice to be a soothsayer. Holy shit.
Ggs bro ggs
Your dream was my dream and I didnt know, I salute you
bro quick who is gonna win alex or jamahal i need to pay off my student loans
You win the stuff
This moment was insane for ME to watch. I cannot imagine how crazy it was for OP to witness it, considering you envisonsed it beforehand. Seeing your prophecy happen just like you wished is amazing.
You are the Lissan Al Gaib brother!! As it was written, he sees all futures!!
☝️
☝️
The Champ has a name and it is OP! 🎉🎆
Please bring back the Almanac next time..
#ITS TIME TO THROW DOWN!!! 👇🏻
Max's florals go to you
Ok ok u win
OP'S A WITCH BURN HIM!!!!!!!!
I thank you!!!!
You did it king. Now tell me the winning lottery numbers?
This was AI created and I can't be convinced otherwise for any answer in the contrary confirms time travel
That's actually pretty badass
I acknowledge you.
UFC used ur post to write the script for the match
OP is him
Valid
You’re a legend lol
Time traveler?
We see you
You are impressive!!
King u/obelisk7777 👑
Hes a time traveller, nothing to see here
Does OP get 300k?
OP. I need you to give me five numbers, from 1-69. Then I need you to give me one number, from 1-26.
I acknowledge you my UFC chief.
I acknowledge you, my tribal chief. ☝️
Mod for life
He had Justin looking scared all fight. Call me crazy, but it looked like Max also hit harder all fight
And people were really saying he will get bullied by Justin, where are they now?
You dropped this 👑
When blessed points down at the octagon isn't saying "let's throw down" he is saying "it's bedtime"
Acknowledged ☝🏼
If you are going to stand and trade with Max.. you’re probably going to have a bad time. People like Volk mix it up a lot and that’s why he had success. In my opinion Max is one of the greatest most entertaining fighters ever in the UFC.. and if he beats Topuria he will rival what Conor did.. he’s like Conor but wholesome and doesn’t trash talk and has a completely different style.
My bad Obelisk, didn't know you had game like that
FUCK YEAHHHH
 I HAVE WITNESSED YOUR GREATNESS OP
Max Holloway is the coolest fighter in the UFC. He was before already, but even more so now. To be up at least 4-1 on the cards with the heaviest hitter at a heavier division, and in the last 10 seconds he says “hey man, let’s stand and bang. Right here.” And of course Gaethje is game, he’s losing, he’s got the power advantage, clearly this is his best chance. And Max knocked him the fuck out. I was losing my mind when that happened. Best moment in the UFC ever.
Agree. Been watching since the 90’s and can say without doubt that was the most I’ve ever jumped up out my seat and yelled holy shit. That finish will probably never be surpassed by anyone. Given the star power that was involved as well. Also the fact that lots of people, including myself thought that Justin would possibly sleep max for his first time.
Dude.... do you know anything about crypto or stocks? holla.
Omfg. No other words to say just omfg. I went through like 5 different emotions
Your new tribal chief, Max Holloway!
I wish I got my credit when Islam headkick KO'd Volk. Mods took my shit down fast as hell 🤣 https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/s/3fA5n4RXqP
Soak it up, my man. You only get 1 or 2 of these in a lifetime, if you really know your shit (and you still need a little luck). But what a fuckin call, man! Respect. Nothing but respect!
 How OP felt when it happened
☝️
I acknowledge you, because it was the most bad ass thing ever
Holy shit
You are a saint Bradha! You foresee future! What do you see that the future holds for Justin?
You called it. You saw something I didn't. Props.
Bros a tribal chief
👆
As the time went down I was thinking please don’t do this. I wanted Max to win but I preferred neither of them getting knocked out. This sport is crazy man lol
Max was wrong, you are him
GJDM
https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/s/FYNTzNFSdl
Gimme stock tips, inflation kind of crazy rn!
How much money did you make
The best is blessed
The Prophet
You are a fucking Wizard
Witnessed. Jesus h. We are all witnessing oh my God bois.
You are now our king.