Alexander Volkanovski is still the UFC featherweight champion, but no one can say it wasn’t close.
Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway by split decision in the UFC 251 co-main event in a victory that will no doubt draw plenty of conversation. In fact, plenty of the two 145-pound men’s UFC peers had comments to make.
Check them out:
Shit
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 12, 2020
Give me the winner! #ufc251
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 12, 2020
No waaaaaaaay @BlessedMMA lost that no flipping way
— Darren Stewart (@Darren_mma) July 12, 2020
😩😩😩😩😩😩 #UFC251
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 12, 2020
Trash!!! Max dropped him twice. How the fuck?!?
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) July 12, 2020
Max won #UFC251
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) July 12, 2020
Woop woop 211 robbery in progress #ufc251
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) July 12, 2020
Max won #UFCFightIsland #ufc251
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 12, 2020
I had @BlessedMMA 3-2, made some great changes from the first fight.
— TJ Dillashaw (@TJDillashaw) July 12, 2020
I had Max the first 3 Rds! Damn! That’s tough man. I feel for Max but congrats to Volkanovski#UFC251 #TheWeeklyScraps!
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 12, 2020
Nope!
— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) July 12, 2020
Dope ass fight! Also we need more draw rounds in mma, any fight with a split decision proves it #UFC251
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 12, 2020
Max won
— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) July 12, 2020
Strait bullshit
— U R I A H H A L L (@UriahHallMMA) July 12, 2020
You really can’t leave it to these judges man smfh 🙄
— U R I A H H A L L (@UriahHallMMA) July 12, 2020
Garbage judging 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) July 12, 2020
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