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UFC featherweight champion Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway has turned in 13 incredible wins in a row, but it was his last that broke records. Before the 4th round of his title fight with tough-as-nails Brian Ortega, Holloway could be seen ‘calling his shot’, pointing down to indicate this was when he would finish the fight. He landed a record 134 strikes in that round, and Ortega called it quits on the stool afterwards. I highly recommend watching the entire fight again.
Only now had Holloway revealed who really called the shot: his son, affectionately known as ‘Mini Blessed’. Check it out:
Actually he did #miniblessed pic.twitter.com/mWtD6tQMYQ
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) April 8, 2019
Max Holloway next faces Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight championship this Saturday at UFC 236. Poirier defeated Holloway in his UFC debut in 2012. In fact, both men have rebounded from early career losses- including to Conor McGregor- to go on impressive runs exceeding all expectations. Poirier has only lost one fight in his last 10, defeating Anthony Pettis, Justin Gaethje, and Eddie Alvarez. The UFC 236 headliner promises to be a barnburner, as neither man seems capable of being in a boring fight.
Insomnia
My fighting namesake, Ross Pearson, has retired
Truth
Accurate
Jason Knight posted this afterwards, which makes him awesome on so many levels
I am one of the toughest mother fuckers you will ever meet !!! Tell me im wrong !! pic.twitter.com/YiOeLNPiFc
— Jason TheKid Knight (@Jasonthekid23) April 7, 2019
LOBOV IS UNDEFEATED
If Dominick Cruz had never won a world title, then came back and won it back, we would all be relentlessly making fun of how he looks when shadowboxing.
Slips, Rips, KO Clips
Dustin Poirier vs. Jim Miller was a fun fight, as are all Dustin Poirier fights
— Streetfight Bancho (@streetfitebanch) April 8, 2019
THE DREADED FALCON KNEE!!!
Sometimes it’s not the impact, it’s the fallout
Faceplanted
High kick KO by Maksim Kolosov :O
(Road to M-1) pic.twitter.com/1DBm0rKuGT— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) April 6, 2019
Tornado kick knockouts are never not cool
Tornado kick KO by Bekulan Saipzhan uulu :O
(Road to M-1) pic.twitter.com/75A2g37hj1— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) April 6, 2019
You can so clearly see how one guy’s night is going amazing while the other’s guy’s night is going very badly
Random Land
I’ve seen some bad mistakes in my time, and made even worse mistakes, but this may be the worst… ever…
Is this the worst miss of all time?
Eyebrows were raised when PSG signed Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting from relegated Stoke City…
But this is something else pic.twitter.com/zSudeXAl1b
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 7, 2019
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