Andre Fili does not completely exclude a Max Holloway style 'point-down' challenge in the future.
Tonight, 38-Fight Veteran Fili took his 13th UFC victory when he defeated featherweight prospect murderer Christian Rodriguez on the UFC Vegas 109 main map.
It was a competitive match about three trade rounds, with 'Touchy' Fili who Schraapped a split decision about the jury's score cards.
Before the last bell sounded, Rodriguez pointed to the Canvas and offered to stand in the bag and exchange to close the fight like the current BMF champion Max Holloway did against Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier and Ricardo Lamas.
Fili, a former enemy of Holloway, chose not to be against Rodriguez, so that his reaction was on the point after the fact.
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Andre Fili says he would not accept Max Holloway's point-down challenge in hypothetical rematch
In his interview after the fight, Fili revealed what went through his head when Rodriguez tried to wave him as Holloway.
Fili also said that nobody can put the point down correctly, except for Holloway.
“I said, no, f— you,” said Fili about Rodriguez's point-down attempt at UFC Vegas 109 Post-Fight Press Conference (via MMA Junkie).
“I don't do that …”
“I had many fights where I could prove that I am tough. I think that fight was exciting. I hope it was an exciting fight, but I don't have to stand there and point to the ground.
“First of all, nobody is doing well … Max is the only person who is doing well. Where you plant your feet and you wave.
“And I am not saying that I will never do that, but I will probably never do that,” Fili continued.
“If I have ever fought Max Holloway, which I don't shoot for there. I love Max and I really have a lot of love for him, but if I ever fought Max Holloway again and he focused on the floor, I would say the same thing I said tonight …
“No, f – off, leave me alone,” said Fili.
Fili fought and lost from Holloway by submitting the third round (Guillotine Choke) on UFC 172 in 2014.
Ricardo Lamas made jokes that he wants 10% commission for the first Max Holloway point-down
Newer UFC fans may believe that UFC 300 last year was the first time that Holloway was pointed to the UFC canvas (against Justin Gaethje), but it wasn't.
In reality, it was the former UFC title -seconder Ricardo Lamas who accepted Holloway's challenge in 2016 in 2016 on UFC 199, who stood and traded with the future BMF champion until the last bell sounded.
Speaking with Bloody Elbow, Lamas claims to 'persuade' it in the third round from Holloway.
Holloway has capitalized the signature by making the logo of his brand a hand with a finger that points down.
Lamas said hilarious that he wants his 10% committee because he is part of the first almost ten years ago.
“It was something you can't do without both hunters,” Lamas said earlier this week.
“I am still waiting for my 10% committee,” Lamas joked.
“Because Max, he was doing a great job by marking it and just taking it and running with it and staying that way, kept doing it in the rest of his fights. It has paid off …
“UFC 300, you could not have asked for a better main event for the BMF title to end that way, and then he literally scored the knockout in the last second of the fight.
“It would not have been there without the fight with me and him. So I think UFC should place it in the Hall of Fame,” Lamas said about his UFC 199 fight with Holloway.