Max Holloway UFC 308 Interview: Fighting Ilia Topuria + Giving back to Hawai’i | ESPN MMA

[@WhiteBeltMMA7350]

Thank you for giving max a real interviewer and not nina

[@r6scrubs126]

Tbf at least Nina asks interesting stuff, not the same old questions we've heard a million times

[@pekkale]

@@r6scrubs126 "interesting stuff"

[@WhiteBeltMMA7350]

@r6scrubs126 no she just makes weird comments to fighters

[@Intheflaps]

@@WhiteBeltMMA7350 Nina represents the side of this generation that I can't stand. I'm not a Guru fan but I'm glad someone called her out.

[@bigbeardmma]

All my homies love Megan Olivi

[@romeds848]

Shout out to Megan Olivi, it feels like forever since I’ve seen her do a proper pre-fight interview with anyone. I mainly just see her in those short 6 minute backstage interviews

[@outlaw._.lazines]

I genuinely enjoyed this interview. Caught myself laughing and really enjoying it throughout. With a Nina interview. She acts to corny and tries too much.

[@Yongsk8]

I hope her and Joseph Benevidez is having a beautiful life 😊

[@NazriBuang-w9v]

Lies again? Emmy + Grammy + Oscar + Globe + BAFTA = Big Clit

[@goyasmind]

Olivi real, Nina Drama fake

[@rostikskobkariov5136]

She's doing just fine. I see her in the NFL now

[@Vempss]

Everyone doubting this man but guess what we'll gonna find out oct 26.

[@chico_guwop_7747]

💯

[@Ghostkid6598]

@@Vempss nobody is doubting him, all fighters 100-1 are picking him over ilia even 80 percent of mma fanbase is rooting for max, its ilia people are doubting.

[@terrycruise-zd5tw]

@@Ghostkid6598 uh huh, but the betting odds dont lie, put your money where your mouth is

[@88manna88]

​@@terrycruise-zd5tw yea they do all the time

[@OoLiiMiiT3D]

@@Ghostkid6598we'll see October 26th buddy

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

How do you not love Max? Win or lose Saturday, he's leaving behind a legacy that's bigger than combat sports.

[@subutai999]

bit exagarated but ok 😂 Max is cool and when Ilia finishes him we can send all the love to max ❤

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

@@subutai999 how's that exaggerated? The charity work he's done has changed people's lives forever, there are a lot of people who are in a much better place in life because of him. That's the kind of stuff that lives on long after anything you do in sports.

[@igorz3551]

Because it isn't a drama show, it's MMA. But i like Max as a person

[@Abbas_Hasen]

He did nothing greater than lose 3 times to the same guy, Ilia beat, and lost twice to a guy Islam beat by finish, no legacy for him let Alone bigger than combat sports

[@Mikehawkurmom]

@@Abbas_Hasenmax arguably won 2 of those. And the little fake Connor got lucky Alex was just Knocked out few months prior.

[@mikextase]

He is the perfect example of what can be, while being unburdened by what has been.

[@misteristikseris6040]

Yeye nice we will see what you gonna say then this guy go sleep round 1

[@davidekero4526]

we will se about that come oct 26

[@Kenny-Ross]

Well said! 🫡

[@thomasdrake5103]

Stop hahaha

[@IllIllIllIllIII]

​@@misteristikseris6040 i can't wait to see your comment age like milk

[@lars277]

Megan is the best. So glad to see her career intact and improving. Not anyone can interview UFC fighters. She has lived the life. She knows. That can not be duplicated.

[@Gematrinator]

Get ur tongue out it might get stuck

[@anasshahid224]

Facts 💯💯💯

[@soknheith3259]

I'm a Topuria fan, but I have all the respect in the world for Max Holloway. This dude is legend. How can you not like this guy?

[@hassanmohamed-dx7gh]

fr

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

@@soknheith3259 I'm a big fan of athletes who make a positive impact outside of sports. There are people who's lives have been changed forever because of him, and that's a lot bigger than any octagon title or record.

[@misteristikseris6040]

You and Topuria both worthless dogs

[@ru802000]

Everybody has their favorites and many are passionate supporters, but at the end of the night all fighters that step inside that ring deserve respect. And Max is a positive spirit win or lose, he won't make excuses , if Topuria is better at the end of the night he will give him his props.

[@bigfoot163]

Lol tipura fans are weird people 😂😂😂😂

[@rainman5558]

We gonna find out October 26th brother

[@ThisNachoFriend]

It is what it is brudda

[@yeahbuddy300lbs]

Max "At the end of the day" Holloway

[@GhoodVibez]

Chiwiwis

[@meyerswilliam]

It is what it is

[@Yongsk8]

We gon find out October 26

[@user-ob6jr6dx7q]

@@Yongsk8 At the end of the day on October 26

[@goyasmind]

Guru haha classic!

[@tyeduong1263]

Topuria is good but will learn a humble lesson. Bless express lets go

[@bent-over.]

It’s gonna be a very close fight. I’d prefer max as a friend but ilia is heavy handed and very fast.

[@zotirides9293]

Topuria is humble already, you Max fans are ridicilous..

[@user-ayush818]

​@zotirides9293 you're brain is rotten.

[@AmVenum]

@@zotirides9293braindead take

[@darrenlowe3445]

@@zotirides9293 Why you so mad bro 😂

[@topbloke1683]

ive missed having a proper interviewer, mega refreshing to see megan back, doesnt flaunt and yet listen to every word, class 👍

[@KvotheMMA]

Most beloved fighter in the UFC Hoping he can get it done Oct 26th

[@edilopes2870]

Max come October 26th Holloway 😂🤣🤌🏽🥸

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

😄😭

[@warriordave927]

Love max,I've literally watched this dude grow up in the ufc I,hope he gets the win

[@wrothwell2]

Beautiful interview setting, let's go max

[@unaffected_covid]

Max put on for his city. 💪🏾💯✊🏾

[@curtfox91]

We gonna find out OCTOBER 26

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

😄😭

[@tico3326]

Can’t remember the last time i was this hyped for a fight, my favorite fighter vs a top young guy, immovable force vs unstoppable object💯

[@subutai999]

Your an object 😂 Ilia is top 3 figbter p4p in UFC

[@user-ayush818]

​@@subutai999 nah he's just a hype

[@senkuishigami647]

@@user-ayush818 we're gonna find out October 26

[@darrenlowe3445]

Immovable force vs unstoppable object?? What an overload of cringe 😬

[@tico3326]

@@subutai999 he’s literally 4 check stays before your a nut hugger😂

[@KenMamba]

we need more interviews from Megan.. Beautiful Blessed interview ❤️

[@Nickstamos32]

At the end of the day it is what it is, we’ll find out October 26

[@GhoodVibez]

Chiwiwis

[@Cxmplex_Cxrtex]

Sounds better than the delusional ish coming out of Topuria's mouth.

[@KyleDavis1]

Finally a respectable woman conducting a respectable interview

[@dudebrodude4388]

We gonna find out October 26th

[@jeffn2723]

@@dudebrodude4388 At the end of the day, we'll know

[@kristat8631]

Megan is awesome 🎉❤

[@stevjohnsonpo]

She's so knowledgeable. A pretty women that knows fighting is just awesome

[@stevjohnsonpo]

​@@jeffn2723"we'll see how this thing plays out"

[@lowlowseesee]

max has gsps type humbleness. they never think they are the best. they know the truth about 'the best'

[@makahaoriginal]

Max is a true inspiration Makaha beach in the back doesn't get any better well spoken humble aloha yessah

[@joehernandez5466]

I literally love this woman, and max that dude

[@TyGoNoodles]

The best is BLESSED 👑🌸

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

no

[@TyGoNoodles]

@@IsenathiDyantyi Okay

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

@@TyGoNoodles xap

[@Killem_Nonstop]

Crazy Nina has made Megan look 100x better. Modest, real interview and keeping it classy.

[@RomanTrobada-d8c]

Max Show How brutal he is 💀🥶💥

[@davemagpie]

Max is a absolute legend, so humble ✌️

[@nikontruth4227]

I love his humbleness and down to earth attitude. Good luck brotha. Hope you get the win

[@steve16196]

Max is such a humble guy, and what a beautiful setting to be interviewed by the beautiful little Megan, Go Max!

[@CaKa-z7l]

Max and ilia are both top fighters , it will be a great fight no matter who wins

[@tigpowerleck998]

Ilia fades. His style of high guard & working your way inside won’t work with max. Ilia didn’t clear out the division to get the belt. Max did. Max will pressure to make ilia burn energy

[@samuelvelazquez8834]

@@tigpowerleck998he didn’t beat Volk though, he couldn’t clear the division. I’m not sleeping on Max either

[@Manuel_Chinaski]

@@tigpowerleck998he won’t be able to pressure , he’ll try to circle and point fight .

[@nixonkhandare1027]

@@tigpowerleck998 Ilia was 10-8ing Emmett in championship rounds

[@nothingwsthesame]

@@tigpowerleck998 spoiler: it worked with max

[@kungallu2133]

Max the featherweight GOAT in my book and one.of the best to ever do it!! Can't wait for Max vs Topuria, Topuria will learn there is.levels to the game

[@guillermoperez993]

You will learn there is levels

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

You mad Topuria will win obviously

[@oomshaka6683]

How is Volk not the featherweight goat when he's also beaten Aldo, Max X3 and in the fans eyes best Islam?

[@nothingwsthesame]

yikes

[@whoknows8223]

Now that Ilia knocked him out. Is he the FW GOAT for you?

[@christinelee3527]

Love Max , when he does retire we will all miss him

[@maans9936]

6 more days until his retirement

[@Cxmplex_Cxrtex]

​@@maans9936Start coping now bc you know it's not going down like that. There's a reason UFC kept Topuria away from Max & you're about to find out October 26th why that is.

[@maans9936]

@@Cxmplex_Cxrtex 😂😂😂, man you're saying ilia is scared, they're is a reason the "BMF" belt is not on the line

[@darrenlowe3445]

@@maans9936 Because Dana doesn’t want it to be on the line. Max hasn’t got a say

[@Nowledgeman]

​@@maans9936max has no say in that and it doesnt make sense. The whole point of that belt is so you can book a non title fight at the top of the card. Illa was shitting his pants watching Max ko Justin. He knows what's coming

[@mrglizees7075]

Topuria is gonna be one of the hardest fights max has ever had. But too many times I’ve doubted him to see him absolutely dominate his opponent. Max holloway and new Oct 26th!!

[@for_nothing_important]

That "pointing to the ground" thing is so iconic now. All the fighters try to do it nowadays haha, but it never works out for them. I feel like Max is the only person that can initiate it.

[@muhammadtalhaakbar826]

Max "at the end of the day, nothing but love", Holloway

[@justinsanborn]

Let’s go max represent all of us Hawaiians

[@Imhereforthe]

Blessed Man Forever. Max blesses those around him and it shows.

[@petarkosic8852]

Hes really a great guy, really humble.

[@abrightershadow894]

Max "Nothing But Love" Holloway

[@bekakakachia147]

Guess, we'll find out October 26-th, can't wait.

[@SmileySmiley-ze5ki]

Who th f is Joe?

[@bekakakachia147]

At the end of the day, we gonna find out October 26-th, brotha

[@Rodboobam]

We all love Max 💪🏿

[@ric3p0]

Max Blessed

[@anasshahid224]

Great interview with Max, he looks locked in and ready to win his belt back! Classic incoming against IIia at UFC 308 👏👏👏👏👏

[@saeleeacho]

And the BEST is BLESSEDDDD! Lets goooooo

[@davedahlgren6036]

ESPN is smart for keeping Megan Olivi around. She is about the only MMA interviews I will watch and listen. Thanks Max. Good Luck this coming Saturday.

[@christianmccuen8011]

All my homies love max

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

Colby not Max

[@MikeyontheMic21]

More this please UFC! Megan is amazing… truly inspiring work

[@ShungGuan]

Win or lose this fight, Max is already a winner! The Best is Blessed all ways !🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

You mad

[@olliedeaney8740]

Genuinely grateful they’re letting Megan do interviews again. Bret and Nina are souless voids of simple questions

[@INQUIRINGMINDS-e1z]

She flew all the way to Hawaii just to get an interview? What a job. Easy money

[@Dude_its_Dan]

Both Nina and Megan are great in their own respective. It’s nice to see a quality interview between Max and Megan though, very professional and informative.

[@christianperez4921]

1:35 “comes from here.. “ that’s so hard

[@TGTN_Network]

Max is a WARRIOR. Period. The way he fights you just feel that.

[@PubsGrubs]

THE BEST IS BLESSED

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

no

[@bobaphat3676]

max is so humble, I wish him the best in life, I think he's got the best, I mean just looking at that background.

[@keokiyoungstrom4359]

if he wins I hope he screams, “WE FOUND OUT OCTOBER 26th”

[@KENKANIFF666]

honest interview, relaxed and real, beautifully set. megan is a real one, and max is goated. thank you.

[@abiprates5943]

Olivi is so cute, sweet, and smart. Max is a good guy.

[@JungKimrecruiter]

This is a legacy fight for Max. The best is blessed!

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

the best is Topuria 🇬🇪

[@Nick-kb2jc]

I’m in my mid-30s and not well spoken either. The words don’t flow out as easily and elegantly for me as they do for others. I appreciated his comment about that. Being well spoken is a real skill and I wish I was better at it. But hard to improve something like that in your mid-30s

[@davidaleman3457]

Find a book/speaker you like. Read the book outloud or watch, turn on the subtitles, and speak along with them. It's the same way people who know 5 languages learn. You'll be golden in no time.

[@9MRSG]

I cannot wait for this fight

[@Nentraa]

Megan beautiful inside and out. You can see her preparation,respect,sincerity 100x bttr than Drama.

[@MikeBarratt-lk3gt]

Why are you demonising women

[@robertgerrard]

This was a great choice of a setting to do an interview.The fire 🔥 👌 by the beach ⛱️ 👌BLESSED 🙌🏼

[@BN-xu5bz]

At the end of the day, we gon find out October 26. Best is blessed we up 💯

[@GhoodVibez]

Chiwiwis

[@kimofromkalihi]

Cheeeeee🤙 Go get your title back Max, remind the world the best is BLESSED💯

[@TheProWrestlingGuy]

What is the date of the fight? I wish Max would tell us.

[@kylebulldog2115]

BEAUTIFUL INTERVIEW ❤

[@legitloner8383]

Max holloway is the smallest Samoan I've ever seen

[@newchannel416]

Megan face card is insane. She is almost 40 and she looks perfect without make up

[@TimTurner4real]

Facts

[@tylerwhite4557]

she is wearing makeup are you 5?

[@newchannel416]

@@tylerwhite4557 No she doesn't. Stfu.

[@thewampus97tj]

She's married dude, you missed your chance 😂

[@newchannel416]

@@thewampus97tj She is married to a dwarf so there's still a chance

[@Moviewer]

Beautiful interview, very nice, very cool settings. Megan Olivi is such a pro. Max is such an amazing fighter i hope he wins this match.

[@AustinZJones]

5:09 “gotta give up raw men” bruh

[@nik.b430]

😂😂😂

[@honua420]

He ain’t lyin. Max came from a long list of legends from Hawaii and Waianae who just fell short or were before their time.

[@RG-gv8ss]

I guess we’ll find out October 26th

[@jeffn2723]

I can't wait, because at the end of the day we gonna see October 26th that it is what it is bruddah.

[@Randomdude835]

Actually I don’t want neither of them to loose😅 Even tho Ilia is cocky he is a great sportsman and knows how to trash talk within the limits and Max how can you not like this dude man

[@IsenathiDyantyi]

Topuria will win obviously

[@ajshaikh3213]

Great interview. Nothing but respect for Max. He is such a respectful humble character. Wish him the best in his next fight and hope he is able to humble Illa who in my opinion beat a broken Volk who really needed to rest his head 12 months minimum after the devastating head kick that injured Islam's shin it was so hard.

[@JnoEL1]

Olivi looking good ngl

[@bearjags]

max is the man..

[@david_kaloi]

1:35 Hawaiian power 💯💯

[@trumble5rgiii]

Great interview but the VERY first question Max said Justin had nothing to gain everything to lose then Megan's follow up was "I like how you said he had nothing to lose"

[@jesus8046]

who is joe?

[@davidekero4526]

😅😅😅

[@Maxxx866]

We gonna find out october 26th

[@Fitkid7672]

Her husband.

[@SUmmEr-gu9qh]

When he said that max was like what am i doing here:)

[@DirectlyFromMusic-DFM]

Joe ? Who joe ?.. who is joe ?

[@Och93hi50]

Who’s chopping onions..let’s goo max , the best is blessed

[@j.hendrixx]

Great final memory of max. Beautiful send off.

[@CoffeeBuffs]

Go Max!!!!

[@Ninobeige]

I don’t see how people think Max is going to lose. You can’t believe that Ilia is going to beat him over 5 rounds, and you’ve never seen someone at 145 put Max in jeopardy of getting slept. The only time we have seen Max on the brink of a KO was against Dustin, and he got through that. Ilia has a chance..he’s a very good fighter, but no one SHOULD be picking against Max.

[@davidekero4526]

Ilia will win after pointing to the ground in first 10 sec.

[@Maxxx866]

Every fighter has never been knocked out until its happening. At some point it is the first time for everyone. But I see what you‘re saying.. if Ilia doesnt KO Max or gets him to the ground I don‘t see Ilia win this matchup. He is very dangerous with every punch but if he really goes 25 min with max holloway he is probably gonna lose his belt

[@totnguyen2696]

Why pick against the undefeated champion, who is 16-0, and is well rounded, mainly in Grappling and jiuJitsu, and with Ko Power? For me is clear, Max got problem vs Volk, lost 3 vs him....for me is pretty clear, Is easy Job for Ilia.

[@totnguyen2696]

Ilia just need to use his grappling in 3 rounds, he will try to KO him in the first 2 rounds, then he will switch to grappling, ground and pound and summision ​@@Maxxx866

[@Ninobeige]

@@totnguyen2696 Volk is special. Max couldn’t melt him like he does everyone else. But Ilia has never ever had to go where Max can/does take his fights. The UFC is about beating the best fighters. Max is possibly the best ever at that weight class. We SHOULDNT expect someone to do anything to him that’s never been done.

[@UFCMusic]

WATCHING all max interviews. Go!

[@Luckyseal888]

So, it's 2017, and I'm on vacation in Hawaii, just chilling on Waikiki Beach, soaking up the sun. Suddenly, I hear a commotion near the surf shack, and I’m thinking, "Great, probably just another tourist trying to surf." But no-it’s Max Holloway. Yes, THE Max Holloway, UFC Featherweight Champion, out here just casually chilling like he’s a regular person or something. Now, I’m not one to fanboy, but it’s Max Holloway. So, I walk up and try to act cool, pretending I just happen to be near him. Before I can say a word, he spots my obviously fake Hawaiian shirt and goes, "Yo, braddah, nice shirt. You look like a Walmart version of Magnum P.I." I laugh awkwardly, trying not to cry from the roast, and say, "Thanks, champ. Big fan." He smiles and fist-bumps me, like we’ve been friends for years. Then, out of nowhere, he asks if I want to grab some poke. I’m like, "Is this real life? Am I about to eat poke with Max Holloway?" We walk over to this local spot, and as we’re eating, Max starts telling me the wildest stories about UFC life. The best part? At one point, Max drops his poke bowl, and instead of getting mad, he looks at me and says, "10-second rule, braddah," and just picks it right back up and keeps eating. I’m sitting there, trying not to lose it, thinking, "This is the most legendary moment of my life." We hang out for the rest of the day-Max teaching me how to properly throw a jab (which I totally nail, by the way)-and just before we part ways, he tells me, “Hey, if you ever want to train with me, hit me up.” I nod, but we both know I’ll never survive that. And that’s how I met Max Holloway in 2017. This is all fake, courtesy of ChatGPT.

[@soknheith3259]

hey, i knew you made it up like the moment he all of a sudden suggested you to eat together. But respect the effort

[@subutai999]

Eating poke together part made me sctoll all the way down to see the truth. Nice essay but Max is getting murdered Ilia is on another level and he will remind it to all retarda again. As if Volk was not enough 😂

[@moxfulder4453]

Megan is honestly top 2 best interviewers in MMA. Might not be number 2 either..

[@NoodleBoy101]

0:20 Max: "He had nothing to gain, everything to lose" Media bot reporter: 0:31 "I like how you said he had nothing to lose"

[@joshyml1]

Megan NPC confirmed

[@tonipavlovic8671]

Amazing setting and interview

[@enrikboxing]

Que guapa Megan, verdadera leyenda de la UFC...

[@iknowright6090]

A diferencia de Nina La P*ta Drama.

[@jayhamiltonwild]

excellent megan!! & max is just a winner in every book...the blessed one!

[@mikebare9711]

Max "at the end of the day" holloway

[@iknowright6090]

'It is what it is'

[@GhoodVibez]

That’s Raul Rosas Jr

[@anthonyjose5644]

Can we take a moment to respect how good Mrs. Olivi is at her craft?

[@jake-qn3tl]

No

[@anthonyjose5644]

@@jake-qn3tl bet

[@6AM96]

Max "26th October" Holloway

[@Smellikenapalm]

In person interviews before weight cutting just feel so much better ❤

[@kavinraj4689]

Megan turned Hawaiian in the thumbnail

[@ChillnrelaxCentral]

This was such a chill vibe 🙏🔥🔥

[@FontoLeaf]

Max really was one of the best

[@jamescarterjr235]

Is

[@Maxxx866]

He is way better than he was a few years ago. He is actually in his prime now