Promotional chief, Dana White has revealed he realised through the second spherical of UFC 308’s headliner between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway that he possible ought to have put the symbolic BMF championship on the road in addition to the featherweight crown — admitting he regretted not doing so.

Headlining UFC 308 over the course of the weekend, unbeaten featherweight striker, Topuria would flip in a blistering third spherical win over former champion and symbolic BMF titleholder, Holloway, changing into the primary fighter in blended martial arts to each land a knockdown and subsequently knockout the Hawaiian.

Wobbling Holloway with an enormous overhand proper within the third spherical, Georgian-Spaniard favourite, Topuria would then wind up with a ferocious left hook, sending the previous champion to the canvas with a large end by way of a slew of floor strikes.

Dana White regrets not placing BMF belt up for grabs at UFC 308

And weighing up a rematch title struggle with one other former champion, Alexander Volkanovski — whom he received the title from again in February with a equally devastating knockout win, Topuria possible ought to have been competing for the BMF crown as effectively at UFC 308, in response to the above-mentioned, Dana White.

“(Ilia) Topuria’s belt was on the road — Max (Holloway) was attempting to take that,” Dana White informed assembled media following UFC 308. “I wanna say it like midway via the second spherical I stated, ‘Sh*t. We should always’ve put the Dangerous Motherf*cker title up on this struggle, too, as a result of these guys are each it.’”

“I don’t know what we’ll do with it [the BMF championship] but, however Max nonetheless has it,” Dana White defined. “Max holds the title, so we’ll see what occurs.”

Notably, while attending his media obligations after UFC 308, unbeaten finisher, Topuria sported each the undisputed featherweight gold in addition to the symbolic BMF championship — a lot to the disgust of the above-mentioned, Holloway.