“Alex is Alex, and if you’re into betting, it’s hard to bet against a guy like him,” MMAnews quoted Holloway as saying. “At the end of the day, his coaches are pretty smart and I don’t think they’re setting Alex up for defeat – they’re setting him up for success. I think he’ll be fine and the fight will turn out well for him.”
“I know Topuria is a killer, and a killer in every sense, and he’s a young guy, but we’ll see how it goes. I hate making predictions – if I had to bet, I’d have a hard time betting against Alex, but I understand why people are betting on Topuria.”
As a reminder, Max Holloway will make a foray into the lightweight division on April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas and attempt to take the so-called BMF title from Justin Gaethje.