ABU DHABI – Typically during UFC fight week press conferences, opponents like to shout and talk over each other. Such was the case Thursday during the UFC 308 pre-fight press conference, but Max Holloway didn’t allow featherweight champion Ilia Topuria’s actions to go unchecked.
A hot topic heading into their title fight is whether or not one of them will point to the center of the cage to invite an exchange of haymakers. When a reporter asked Holloway about this, Topuria interrupted right away and started talking trash.
That prompted a back-and-forth between Topuria and Holloway, who remained cool and collected as he repeated “let me talk” while Topuria talked over him. When the reporter followed up by asking Topuria a question, Holloway sat there in silence – until Topuria finished.
