Max's career in MMA is long and storied to this point. He's thirty three fights deep at 32 years old and the author of four
of (not
the) most memorable, possibly crazier moments in Mixed Martial Arts.
1.) Max pointing to the ground and throwing down against Ricardo Lamas in 2016.
2.) His mid-fight, fight lesson on how to block punches against Brian Ortega in 2018.
3.) Having a full blown conversation with commentary and then slipping five punches while looking away after landing his own no look punch before it.
4.) With a comfortable lead, points to the ground to engage with Gaethje in warfare possibly risking his win by allowing Justin a shot at a hail mary with ten seconds left, finishing him with one on the clock.
How can you not like Max? Champion or not, this guy was involved in title fights for 1,500 straight days and is not only a great fighter, but probably a better person.
After all smoke cleared last night Max was continuously giving Gaethje props for giving him the opportunity; telling Okamoto that this was the second biggest moment of his career and the first was beating 'the King of Rio' Jose Aldo in Rio since Aldo meant so much to him; that Volkanovski deserves a rematch before he fights Ilia; and that he cant judge Topuria on his post fight KO reaction as he doesn't know him. Max is an all time good guy and an all time bad ass. Glad he got that $600K.
If you don't appreciate Max to some degree...
