Max Holloway is bored with seeing reviews of gun violence and faculty shootings.
In line with a report from CNN, there have been a minimum of 49 college shootings in the USA as of September 13, 2024, leaving 24 individuals useless and a minimum of 65 different victims injured. It’s a difficulty that appears to worsen yr after yr, but little is completed to try to curb the pointless deaths of harmless kids, faculty college students, and school members.
With lawmakers selecting to supply their ideas and prayers and little else, ‘Blessed’ is doing his half to encourage individuals to place down their weapons and deal with issues “the old-school means.”
Max Holloway spoke out towards gun violence on an area information station
“Put the weapons down boys. If you happen to guys obtained an issue, do it the old-fashioned means. Go to the boxing health club, placed on some gloves and punch one another…
Play video video games or one thing. Why shoot any individual, go play Apex… pic.twitter.com/VWOBxhRhxW
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 20, 2024
“Put the weapons down boys,” Holloway advised native station KHON2 Information. “If you happen to guys obtained an issue, do it the old-school means. Go to the boxing health club, placed on some gloves, and punch one another… Play video video games or one thing. Why shoot any individual, go play Apex or Name of Responsibility. Preserve the violence off the streets.”
One can’t assist however recall the impassioned speech that the late nice John Witherspoon delivered to Ice Dice within the cult basic comedy movie Friday.
30 years later his phrases are as related right now as they have been then.
Max Holloway appears to take Ilia Topuria’s title and his ‘O’ at uFC 308
The final time struggle followers noticed Max Holloway in motion, ‘Blessed’ delivered maybe the Knockout of the 12 months when he scored a buzzer-beating KO towards Justin Gaethje to say the BMF title at UFC 300.
On Saturday, October 26, Holloway will try so as to add one other belt to his assortment when he challenges reigning featherweight champion Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi.
It is going to be Topuria’s first time defending his 145-pound belt following his gorgeous second-round knockout of Alexander Volkanovski in February.
Topuria goes into the bout with an ideal 15-0 report. Holloway, alternatively, will probably be making his thirtieth stroll to the Octagon and competing in his tenth profession title struggle contained in the Octagon. Blessed’ has held each the interim and undisputed featherweight titles with profitable defenses towards Jose Aldo, Brian Ortega, and Frankie Edgar.
The primary-ballot Corridor of Famer additionally holds wins over Calvin Kattar, Yair Rodriguez, Arnold Allen, and The Korean Zombie.
