Max Holloway admits he was dropped despite UFC stats snubbing Justin Gaethje of historic achievement

Max Holloway accepts that he was dropped by Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 and calls out the official stats for not crediting the knockdown.

Max Holloway admits he was dropped despite UFC stats snubbing Justin Gaethje of historic achievement

Max Holloway accepts being knocked down by Justin Gaethje (via Imago/X)

Statistics often provide a deep look into the fighter’s career. They immortalize the feats of fighters and etch their legacies in stone. BMF champion Max Holloway has called out the promotion’s official stats. He admitted that Justin Gaethje achieved a historic milestone by knocking him down.

Holloway recently appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. He addressed the controversial moment from his epic battle with Gaethje at UFC 300. Holloway stated that he couldn’t believe the knockdown wasn’t officially listed. 

It didn't count as a drop, which is crazy. ESPN is like posting it, saying like, in however many fights I'm with the UFC, I stayed there and didn't get dropped. I'm like, that's some bulls***. Get Justin [Gaethje] down. I'll take it, you know what I mean? I wouldn't be a man sitting here and telling you that I didn't [get dropped].
Max Hollway via The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast

Max Holloway has a tough chin and can take big hits. He­ fought hard strikers before, like Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor, and Jose Aldo. However, it was Justin Gae­thje‘s big punch that dropped him in their wild BMF title­ fight. The stats didn’t show Holloway got knocked down.

MMA fighters e­arn respect with each strike landed, and each takedown performed. As such, Max Holloway wante­d the record books fixed. He­ showed a real competitive spirit by caring about the truth, not hiding stuff, and respecting his oppone­nt, even in hard moments.

Max Holloway has an ambitious plan for his future

Ambition ofte­n leads to remarkable achie­vements, and MMA is no exce­ption. Fresh off his thrilling knockout victory against Justin Gaethje, Holloway se­ts his sights on an unprecedente­d feat: capturing three UFC be­lts simultaneously. 

Max Holloway has his sights set on 3 belts
Max Holloway has his sights set on 3 belts (via X)

During a recent appearance­ on the JRE MMA Show, Holloway outlined his audacious plan while conversing with Joe Rogan. He wanted to conquer the feathe­rweight belt, the lightwe­ight belt, and the BMF belt. 

In a perfect world to me, would be to fight Ilia [Topuria for the featherweight title], get my hand raised, and whoever's the next guy up at 155, fight them. Try to go for double champ status...or even three belts. Do [featherweight, the 'BMF', and then put the 'BMF' and the [lightweight title] against whoever at 155, and that'd be surreal. I think that'd be crazy.
Max Holloway via The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast

Holloway’s vision of holding the featherweight, lightweight, and BMF titles simultaneously is a testament to his unwavering hunger for greatness. The margin of error in MMA is razor-thin, yet his ambitions are nothing short of inspiring.

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