UFC 300 is less than 12 hours away and it is shaping up to be one heck of a spectacle. UFC CEO, Dana White recently also revealed that the UFC Legend, Mark Coleman would be the one handing out the BMF title for the winner of the Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway fight.
Given how Coleman almost died trying to save his loved ones from a fire that engulfed his parents’ home the past month, It only feels right for someone like the UFC legend to hand out the BMF belt. The 59-year-old recently talked about the kind gesture in a recent interview.
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Mark Coleman shows his gratitude to the UFC CEO
During a recent interview with MMA Junkie, the UFC legend explained how he met with the UFC CEO before Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje even called for him to put the belt around the winner’s waist. Mark Coleman seemed really grateful for the gesture of the promotion he previously worked in.
During the interview, he stated, “No, they, they were going to they plan on bringing me and my daughter’s in which I mean that was Dana White stepped right up and and but then a couple of days later, I see Max Holloway who I’m a super fan of this sport and I got respect for all these guys, but I’ve rode on a bus a couple of times with Max and his little boy. I just love that guy.”
He went on to talk about how the BMF belt had been gaining so much traction as of late and believed that Gaethje and Holloway were the two fighters who were most deserving of the title. Both “Highlight” and “Blessed” seem to share the same opinion as they called for Coleman to present the BMF title to them.
Max Holloway calls for Coleman to present the BMF title
The former UFC featherweight champion, Max “Blessed” Holloway, during a recent interview with MMA Junkie, explained why he wanted Mark Coleman to hand him the BMF title.
Hollway when asked whom he wanted to hand him the title, stated, “The only correct answer is Mark Coleman, Especially with what he went through recently with his dog and his dog waking him to go save his stuff and he goes in there and runs for his dog? The guy’s a G. That’s a real life BMF. That would be sick if he did it. It would be an honor to get him to do it.”
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