UFC CEO Dana White has announced that plans are underway to determine what is next for the BMF Title.
MMA and UFC fans will remember the spectacular finish of the Justin Gathje and Max Holloway fight. This fight happened back at UFC 300. Max Holloway was coming into this fight challenging Justin Gathje for the BMF title. Holloway was able to secure a highlight reel finish with only a second remaining in the fight to top off an already impressive performance.
When the BMF Championship was first created for the Jorge Masvidal against Nate Diaz fight. It was originally meant to be a one-off title. However, it has since appeared in another 2 times and the UFC are already working on another fight involving this title.
Dana White Talks his Thoughts on Fighters Wanting BMF Title Fight
UFC CEO Dana White took time to speak after UFC 302 this weekend at the post-fight press conference. During his interaction, he talked about the BMF title and his thoughts about UFC Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria demanding a title for the title fight with Max Holloway if that is the next fight to make. Bloody Elbow reported Dana White responding by explaining;
“We’re working on the BMF title right now,”
“No, it doesn’t rub me [the wrong way] at all, I love that people love that belt and want to fight for it – I love it.”
Dana White did mention that plans are currently in progress. However, the UFC are also very busy working on other events throughout this year. However, he believes things will be able to get sorted. Dana White explained this by stating;
“Yeah, we’re working on a lot of stuff right now, obviously we’ve got The Sphere coming up, we’ve got Madison Square Garden, we got a lot of big fights coming up around that time, we’ll get it figured out.”
What is next for the current BMF title holder Max Holloway? Does he have a title for a title fight against Ilia Topuria? Or does Holloway get a shot against Topuria however, only Topuria’s featherweight title is on the line?
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