Both camps came to an agreement to go forward with the fight but without a title on the line.
Missed opportunities and crucial mistakes in fights often haunt fighters long after the moment has passed. For some fighters, those regrets can live on in their memories for years.
Gaethje, battered and broken, seized the opportunity to meet Holloway in the center of the Octagon in the closing seconds of their BMF title fight — a testament to his resilience and the eternal optimism fighters must possess.