Teddy Atlas Breaks Down Max Holloway's Sensational Performance & Knockout of Justin Gaethje

Teddy Atlas gives Max Holloway vs Justin Gaethje full fight breakdown, talking through the epic matchup, the powerful knockout with 1 second on the clock, and Holloway winning the BMF title.
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[@Eiccii]

So good to see Teddy covering MMA, we need more analyst like him

[@jasonv6319]

He adds such a scientific approach to the game of MMA, something we hardly ever get by most analysts

[@mwes95]

He doesnt know the game like many others do, but you can tell he's lesrning and picking up a lot. Cant wait to see how his knowledge grows in the sport!​@jasonv6319

[@snakethepeg7828]

Jack slack

[@paydn202]

new fans want more mma guru....lmfao its embarassing

[@jacobwalters5341]

I’m not ashamed too say I dropped a tear after that display of pure savagery

[@ronhall6521]

Me too brother! It was a beautiful display of mixed martial arts!

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

Neither man deserved to be KOed like that, given how hard their styles always have been throughout their respective careers. Both also were among the most decent and thoughtful fighters, too. Gaethje kept saying, in prefight videos one after another ... that while he wanted to fight Max, that he never wanted to hurt Max.

[@tonydelatorre7265]

Well said, sir ..well fuckin said 😮

[@jayruiz4249]

Hah! Gay.

[@mtnvalley9298]

@@jayruiz4249 Hah! Compensating.

[@SPARTANRTJ1]

This fight literally had me and the boys jumping out are seats

[@SuperPeterok]

Same. We were screaming like Rogan

[@brentondewar1347]

Even when I watch it over again I av to get up its just too hype and savage

[@freeone1545]

That was a 10 million dollar fight, hands down

[@blickluke]

For the UFC but not the fighters unfortunately 😕

[@blantant]

I was in the hospital and audibly screamed when I saw this happen. Got some funny looks but couldn't help myself. What a finish

[@JoeStill-un9gp]

PPV at the hospital?

[@happyjemini]

Lmfao me too my friend. Loudest whisper yell anyone has ever heard. Wild times.

[@iseaflames]

You can watch fights on any device that can connect to the Internet it's 2024 😂​@@JoeStill-un9gp

[@mwes95]

I'm loving seeing Teddy getting more into MMA and beginning to understand it at a deeper level. Cant wait to see the day when he knows the ins-and-outs like he does with boxing.

[@MNWILD43]

Justin knew he was losing so he had to go all out and risk shots to the chin, and that can be the result of that. Max is a beast and so is Justin. Crazy warriors.

[@fletch4813]

Barkley said the exact same thing at halftime of the ncaa basketball championship game. "You dont want to get into a running game with Uconn, but you might have to. When you're losing you have to do something different. You might get knocked out but you're gonna lose either way."

[@aaronsmith2146]

I know I’m a random person in a comment section but if could ask you something? For some reason Justin is the only fighter that’s touches me (metaphorically) the most. Just the way he came into the UFC and his story and for it to end like this. It’s like anybody else could lose and it wouldn’t really hurt but it’s hurts with him. Is that normal to feel that way about an athlete?

[@jonathanvilla7280]

Justin started the fight like the old Justin. Trying to sleep Max with every shot. Max put volume and precision on Justin. The way he put the weight on was perfect.

[@fletch4813]

@@aaronsmith2146 he's a good dude and a class act. Makes sense to be sad when a decent person gets blasted like he did.

[@aaronsmith2146]

This is just coming from the heart. All throughout my life when I was in school and any environment in general it was very hard to talk to other people my age especially when it came to sports. Everyone watched NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB and because I have sickle cell anemia I was in the hospital yearly & could never play sports & was never interested in watching any sports or athletes. None of them would really interest me at all. Everyone’s “favorite athlete” would either be LeBron, some NFL player etc. I discovered the world of MMA in 2020 (I knew was mma was but I never actually watched it) until I say a clip of Justin Gaethje leg kicking Eddie Alvarez over & over. In a weird way he just caught my eye and I looked him up and watched him more & more on KZbin, mostly compilation of him leg kicking people cause I’ve just never seen anything like that. For some reason I was just drawn to him watching his interviews and seeing the person that he is & his upbringing. The more I got into MMA even after all the fighters I’ve discovered and watched their journeys for some reason they just don’t touch me like Justin Gaethje has. His journey touches me the most. The way he came into the UFC like a SHOCK OF ELECTRICITY • Like a WILD MUSTANG in the OLD WEST Even after all the fights I’ve seen so far into my “combat sports journey” his UFC DEBUT is the one that moved me the most. Literally anybody else could lose and/or get finished but it would never hurt me to the core because when it came down to it none of them really affected me to the core like he did. He is one of the very few athletes across ANY SPORT that’s ever truly touched me & that will probably never change unfortunately. I feel like such a weirdo and I probably am because- Justin Gaethje is my favorite athlete of all time and always will be. He’s the one that motivated me to fight through the pain whenever I have my pain crisis with sickle cell. Watching his fights him winning and losing and all the commentators saying that he’s not gonna make it and him surprising people over and over being the underdog that he is. I probably will never meet that man but I will be forever grateful for him. I know he’s in his mid 30s I know he’s fighting at 155 lbs • even after what happened on 4/13/24 I can’t give up on him. I hope he beats the statistics. I’m just a donk in my early 20s you don’t have to read this AT ALL but if you do I wouldn’t count Justin Gaethje out just yet. Something tells me he’s more special than everyone realizes. Have a good day.

[@JonathanGonzalez-jz4td]

Beautiful post , but watch it more and more , there’s plenty of beautiful stories .. and plenty of people you might feel connected too. Max holloway is as humble as true as they come . A true Christian just like Justin. And they are a lot alike in a way. Be open to others stories. Dustin Porior is another man who is a great person.

[@calebpalmer9317]

​@@JonathanGonzalez-jz4td100% brother. The respect I have for these amazing and humble guys is off the charts.

[@Billeh556]

Love ya buddy, keep fucking fighting and never give up

[@Khidr]

Thanks for sharing bud, stay strong, may God give you heatlh

[@teamfingahs4907]

I’m glad you have found inspiration brother. We all wish you the best health and luck.

[@user-wd4et3il6n]

Correction: Gathje wasn't credited with a knockdown. It went down as a slip

[@kellsmo9488]

I thought I heard Max say that he thought Justin dropped him. He was complimenting his ability and he went in about that and think he said he caught him. That makes Max even more badass to be honest and admit it. Dudes just what MMA is at its best and as genuine a dude as we’ve had.

[@jakemorrison548]

Pretty accurate assessment of the fight. Max was more mobile and fought long. Justin was just plodding around following Max. Also, add all those body shots that slow Justin down. Jabs, right hands and spinning back kicks to the body. “Gaethje throws punches and Holloway places punches”

[@fletch4813]

Max was on full send all match

[@mopar_keys]

100% 😤

[@austinbreinholt9792]

Teddy you are the fucking man! Thank you so much for covering my favorite sport with the same high class and attention to detail that you always have done for boxing. Love your work top to bottom man!

[@drdyer23]

thank you for sharong your wisdom, good sir!

[@MURKYDEEP]

I love how teddy appreciates mma, and has took thetime to learn and is gettin more knowledgeable all the time, i bet he wishes boxing put on events with so many great fights on one card, need to get him on one chanpio8nship, with the muay thai with mma gloves. . . . Best combat sport there is.

[@boston7704]

This was awesome. This was Hagler / Hearns and Ward / Gatti. Best MMA fight I’ve ever seen, magnificent effort by both men.

[@mustertherohirrim7315]

Nah. Aint no Ward Gatti my man..

[@spiffy8576]

Those two eye pokes though. They were deep.

[@matthewklein9225]

Gaethje is my favorite active fighter. Was a bitch to watch him eat that kick to the face and then those pokes. Hope he can come back from this and give us more great fights

[@usmanchaudhry6678]

Both were winning the fight going into the last round. Ryan Garcia did the shuffle and danced the last round of his fight vs Haney... Max Holloway went to the center of octagon and threw bombs and haymakers

[@patrick2365]

From round 2 till this very moment, I can't help but wonder how different the fight might have been if Gaethje didn't walk into that heel and break his noes. The eye pokes were nasty as hell, but fighting with a broken nose and constantly taking shots to that broken nose is beyond brutal. Either way, what an incredible fight! Both those guys are pure beasts. I cant even coprehend their level of grit and power. Another level toughness!

[@realgoodmind]

That was a fight. Max is amazing.

[@1TumuToa]

😢too my eyes just beautiful!!!

[@Airis96]

Max doesn’t have long arms at all. Especially for his height. Justin has a minimal reach advantage over Max.

[@johncollins211]

Which is crazy because max looks longer. Justin aways looked stubby to me.

[@randomuruk7230]

Justin doesn't use straight punches much​@@johncollins211

[@EveryKneeWillBow24]

He does have long arms, very narrow shoulders tho. UFC does arm reach by wing span which incorporates shoulder width. Max, like Izzy, very narrow hips & shoulders which disguises their length.

[@randomuruk7230]

@@EveryKneeWillBow24 No he has normal length arms and thin shoulders. Izzy has thin/normal width shoulders but still has an 80 inch reach. Not at all comparable.

[@brandonmiles8174]

I wish teddy could be a judge in the UFC😊

[@exodus1-12]

teddy waa a young, bmf

[@georgiedouglas9568]

As much as I love boxing these are moments you only get I'm mma

[@kaptainkush4351]

I think that rolling thunder that Gaethje threw out just before they went at it played a big part in the KO, doing a flip can discombobulate someone at anytime, then you add the broken nose and 50 headshots he took. Maybe I am wrong and Gaethje was going out anyways, who knows just glad it was an ok fight with an exciting finish.

[@aaronsmith2146]

I know I’m a random person in a comment section but if could ask you something? For some reason Justin is the only fighter that’s touches me (metaphorically) the most. Just the way he came into the UFC and his story and for it to end like this. It’s like anybody else could lose and it wouldn’t really hurt but it’s hurts with him. Is that normal to feel that way about an athlete?

[@aaronsmith2146]

I know I’m a random person in a comment section but if could ask you something? For some reason Justin is the only fighter that’s touches me (metaphorically) the most. Just the way he came into the UFC and his story and for it to end like this. It’s like anybody else could lose and it wouldn’t really hurt but it’s hurts with him. Is that normal to feel that way about an athlete?

[@Khidr]

That is actually a very interesting point that i’m sure most people would never think about. Thanks for sharing

[@ampinghard111]

it honestly feels like youre grasping at straws for excuses.... everything that led to the outcome is literally what DECIDES EVERY FIGHT!!!!

[@kaptainkush4351]

@@ampinghard111 WTF am I grasping for excuses when I bet on Max Holloway? 🤔 It was just a thought because it seems logical that if you have a broken nose, been punched/kicked in the face 50 times that doing a front flip might affect your brain and make it easier to shut off your lights.

[@rivolverocelot3010]

I hope every BMF fight from here on does the point

[@Smellydoug]

Shit was incredible

[@jasondelvaux3036]

Maybe best ending to a fight ever. Not best fight ever. It wasn't competitive. Which was a surprise. Max was on another level.

[@bradbradford8576]

Not enough people mentioning the fear of the eye poke altering the course of a fight. Two eye pokes, one in each eye, within like a minute

[@dank-mcpuffins1267]

Bet teddy hasn't seen Max not only teaching Brian Ortega how to block during a fight, he turned to the commentators table and said his peace while managing to not only dodge punches but land his own while not even looking at Ortega.

[@michaelbreed7255]

Holloway, to me has that old school look and mindset of the old boxers like Willie Pep and who is the other old school lighter weight Caucasian boxer with a ton of fights? Might have been the inspiration for The Movie The Raging Bull.

[@sammavitae114]

It takes 2 bmf’s to make THE BMF .. Gaetjhe had a broken nose .. blurry eyesight and hasn’t said one word about it. That’s BMF in my book.

[@shotzburynative4384]

i love that Teddy started studying MMA... thr boxing breakdowns were getting old plus i can tell Teddy is excited to start learning a new combat sports... he's basically dumb about MMA though

[@torarinvik4920]

technique vs power

[@robng3793]

Beautiful performance by Max but hurt to see gaethje go down

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

Win winner 🐓🍛

[@310chris18]

Yo teddy eat your words on ryan garcia he proved you wrong

[@FawknHayn2986]

Max vs Connor, Connor dropped him. He is hard to take down to wrestle/jiujitsu

[@JoeStill-un9gp]

T- rex's don't have long arms

[@Last_Chance.]

In my opinion the bmf should go until somebody taps or gets Kod

[@mopar_keys]

Because your not a fighter

[@TroubleOnTheWaters]

That's a great way to end a fight career early

[@MaverickCulp]

State Athletic Commission probably wouldn’t allow that.

[@kalanikiaaina7636]

Well the last 2 bmf fights were ko's so what more do you want.

[@eastwood111]

25minute Rounds

[@ThonieB]

Isn't this the guy that switched up on Mike Tyson & been negative ever since?

[@BarWarNinja]

Mr. Atlas, a query for you sir: Do you think the best thing the UFC can do, is maybe go across the hall to WWE and learn how to make a belt important. The belt itself; maybe as a reference the Hardcore title that began as a joke, but Mick and others gave it value by defending it as it's stated 24/7 - anyone can get it. If they made this belt, get rid of the silver 2nd trophy look, make it really special. The belt and the match for it, not the fighters themselves per se - at first, we need to get this thing WANTED by perusing championship level contenders. So, we make the Match itself a Money match (Million dollar belt...Million Dollar Match). The belt itself should signify on it with diamonds/whatever how many times it's been fought for - not about person defending it. Not yet unless you get your real damn gladiator who holds it. You , as Max states - any weight, anyone, any time. I understand the comissions/but regardless of that, if the UFC makes it their only Promotions belt that can be won at Catch Weight (if we don't want to go nuts, you make it within 2 weight classes, up/down). IF SOMEONE REFUSES THE FIGHT: which should be a public thing at a press conference: The belt is stripped on the spot, immediately, and given to the Fight between the original challenger and a new contender: The belt HAS to be important....anyway, just a small idea maybe?

[@1a1r]

The whole point of the BMF belt is that not just anyone can fight for it. The belt is only as respected as the man that holds it!

[@Dustomatic]

Get you dipped his head a lot because he had a busted nose and didn’t want to take blows to the face

[@rand827]

What made the ko so sensational was that max was a big underdog because he was moving up a weight class and no one thought he could knock anyone out, much less gaethje. Hes more of a point fighter than a stone cold killer. So all of that on top of the actual ko is what caused the oh shit moment.

[@wolverinex4243]

Max got lucky in that exchange. Both of them were hitting air in the exchange. Gustin went to grab with the left or something, allowing Max to come over the top. I thought the fight was great until that final exchange. Now he wants to box Topuria? They need to put both belts on the line and make it happen.

[@radicalstanza3614]

Nonsense.

[@grantjohnson952]

I really hope this wasn't a career ending knockout for Gaethje. I mean, that was a vicious ko, and Gaethje may never be the same after.

[@rand827]

Lol he's ended so many others, his number was up...he'll be fine tho

[@bryanmanalang4594]

If he sticks around, I wanna see him fight the loser of McGregor-Chandler. Gaethje's first fight with Chandler was an all-time banger.

[@rand827]

@@bryanmanalang4594 word. Or more than likely he’ll just be a legendary gatekeeper for a bit before retiring. Like most of the other current generation lightweights who don’t have an answer to makhachev lol. Could be Dustin’s last fight soon, Charles if he loses again, Justin. They’ve all been fighting each other too long…just about time for some new guns to step up to the plate, sad to say. You can hear it in a lot of their interviews they’re just not as hungry as they used to be. All the bonuses they’ve made got them living comfortably. Hard to push yourself to train when you sleepin in silk sheets, or so I’ve heard. :p but at the same time the new guys ain’t up to par yet either. Justin beat fiziev, Dustin beat st. Dennis. tsarukyan is the only one so far to beat the current guard, and he barely got it done. So yeah all that being said hopefully there will be some new blood to go through the gauntlet of killers to get to the champ soon, but wouldn’t expect too much out of them after another title shot (if they get one)

[@MarkPitsmoorOwl]

I can’t believe just how poor the American heavyweights are today they are so poor England have took over the heavyweights division but it’s so sad from Sheffield England Fix up 🇺🇸

[@deangoings]

It's weird to me to hear people speak about mma who know nothing about it. Same with boxing, it's weird when people know nothing about it yet speak about it.

[@np494609]

I wouldn’t say Teddy knows “nothing about mma”. He’s a boxing (striking) expert. In this fight, most of the strikes were boxing strikes with some low kicks and spinning kicks. He’s not an expert by any means but to say he knows nothing is silly.

[@deangoings]

@@np494609 wrong. It's completely different punching than boxing. And teddy is no boxing expert anyhow. He was the second assistant trainer for Tyson, then when he became a head trainer with moorer, Moorer lost lol. Before teddy got him he was undefeated. He has no great or even good credentials. He's only known because he's affiliated with tyson and marketed himself. He should of went to jail when he put a gun to tysons head when tyson was a kid Freakin fruit loop

[@np494609]

@@deangoingsI train and have fought Muay Thai, and understand these are different sports. But they are not completely different, especially when there are two fighters not taking each other down like this fight was, which is essentially a kickboxing fight with 4 ounce gloves. One could argue he’s more knowledgeable in this kind of fight than many of the grappling based mma fighters.

[@user-wd4et3il6n]

What do you know of either to make such an idiotic statement

[@deangoings]

@@user-wd4et3il6n I know much about both but that's meaningless, because im not out speaking about either.

[@rustyshaklferd1897]

If I could patent this I would. Buy a cougar, tame it and play/train box with it. They are so reactive and quick when you get them dialed in a human is just slow motion. Try slap fighting a house cat and you’ll see what I mean. If you can out box a cat no human will be difficult.

[@IlluzionMe]

Wtf?😂😂😂

[@motsy15]

I see your point and I used to do that all the time when I was a kid. They are quick alright, but they don’t hit hard😊

[@michaelhoganmusic]

definitely not one of the best fights ever. It was a one sided beatdown with a first round nose break and two poked out eyes. It was an epic moment and K.O but the fight was simply good. A solid, heavy volume ass kicking by max.

[@crashstitches79]

Eye pokes were minor and happened 20 minutes before the KO, and Gaethje was given time to recover both times. Fight itself was amazing as a story, because Holloway is a smaller guy coming up who was expected to wither under the power of Gaethje, a devastating striker who doesn't get stopped. Max's performance was unbelievable, a masterclass ending with the most insane KO in MMA history according to millions of fans. The eye pokes had zero to do with the result, and the first round nose break was from a brilliant and extremely legal strike.

[@edwardtran1974]

He won because of the eye pokes.

[@KJcinemas]

Oh stop it you have time to delete this comment

[@edwardtran1974]

@@KJcinemas Daniel Cormier agrees.

[@Gleeshhh]

Don’t make excuses, gaethje poked Dustin 3 times in their first fight and Dustin won. If you said the nose break won max the fight I’d agree with you but not the eye pokes though they were bad

[@andrewcdavies21]

Helped that he kept poking him in the eyes.

[@justintruong4710]

wasn’t like max was winning before them right?

[@mopar_keys]

Controlled the pace pieced him up before and after

[@johnathandukes5282]

Yeah, definitely lead to the KO 3 and half rounds later

[@andrewcdavies21]

@@justintruong4710 Yeah of course Holloway was winning the fight before the left eye & the right eye poke in the 2nd round. With the exception of the final 90 seconds in the 4th round, in my opinion Holloway won every second of every round. His spinning heal kick at the end of the 1st round was absolutely devastating in the fight & clearly broke Gaethje's nose leaving him compromised. His corner most likely had some adrenaline soaked Q-Tip’s to stop that bleeding lol. Holloway totally outclassed Gaethje in every department from then-on. Handspeed, control of distance, willingness to eat up those leg kicks in order to engage and all round ring IQ were on another level to Gaethje. Calling him into the middle of the ring to swing it out and getting the KO in the last second of the 5th and final round, is probably the greatest finish I've ever seen in UFC. I was cheering so loudly for Holloway that I got complaints from my neighbours in the morning. That said, Holloway unquestionably poked him in both eyes in the 2nd round & both eye pokes will undoubtedly have had a huge impact on the fight. However, Holloway did nothing ‘illegal’ and totally dominated the fight; so, surely you must agree that he eye pokes can only have helped him get the win? Or do you think that they helped Gaethje stay in the fight for nearly the full 5 rounds?

[@andrewcdavies21]

​@@mopar_keys Yeah of course Holloway was winning the fight before the left eye & the right eye poke in the 2nd round. With the exception of the final 90 seconds in the 4th round, in my opinion Holloway won every second of every round. His spinning heal kick at the end of the 1st round was absolutely devastating in the fight & clearly broke Gaethje's nose leaving him compromised. His corner most likely had some adrenaline soaked Q-Tip’s to stop that bleeding lol. Holloway totally outclassed Gaethje in every department from then-on. Handspeed, control of distance, willingness to eat up those leg kicks in order to engage and all round ring IQ were on another level to Gaethje. Calling him into the middle of the ring to swing it out and getting the KO in the last second of the 5th and final round, is probably the greatest finish I've ever seen in UFC. I was cheering so loudly for Holloway that I got complaints from my neighbours in the morning. That said, Holloway unquestionably poked him in both eyes in the 2nd round & both eye pokes will undoubtedly have had a huge impact on the fight. However, Holloway did nothing ‘illegal’ and totally dominated the fight; so, surely you must agree that he eye pokes can only have helped him get the win? Or do you think that they helped Gaethje stay in the fight for nearly the full 5 rounds?

[@niconicoo5661]

The georgian warrior ilia topuria will demolish max

[@bruno_gatti]

And then you’ll wake up from your dream

[@theallamericannightmare4163]

😂😂😂😂

[@mopar_keys]

Should be a great fight but destroyed bro really? Your just yappin 😂

[@niconicoo5661]

@@mopar_keys ragdoll him

[@niconicoo5661]

@@theallamericannightmare4163 youl see eveyone is now crazy about him becaus ehe won. Before this fight everyone was tslking like holloway should retire. Youre all just little kids who look at the fighter based on theier last fights. Just children

[@infanitewonder9858]

I got CTE just watching this 🫨

[@geneoeggleston7170]

🌅🍷ok ok don't know what trolling is,bait?,&to my knowledge did not say anything that warrented ur reply(such as it was😱) just made a simple observation,soooooo where's the problem/issue 🤔 thanks 🍸☯️

[@geneoeggleston7170]

OK,#1,bull💩 on this coverage?show me the fight if you're gonna break it down!I excitedly waited for. absolutely nothing 🤬 also after viewing the fight clips (such as they were(they SUCKED), I really didn't see what was so fucin astounding about this 'ko', 🥺🍶

[@crashstitches79]

You need to be more subtle if you want to troll effectively. You can't just go full-throttle insanity and expect people to take obvious bait.