This fight is already causing a stir. In September, MMA star Max Holzer gets back into the cage. The German MMA hope gets her big home game in Hanover and wants the twelfth victory in a row against Khalid Taha. Holzer is already announcing a huge show-and there is already zoff potential.
With Oktagon 71, the two fighter faced themselves to the big staredown in the cage of the BMW Park. Her tips of the nose only touched briefly. Otherwise it remained peaceful. But on the net and on social networks it is already bubbling – due to some fan provocations.
On Sunday evening (May 25th) Taha now appeals to the fans, explains: “Stop making this fight a foreign-against-German thing!”
Background: On the Internet, under announcements of the fight against Max Holzer (23) at Oktagon, insulting comments can be read more and more – sometimes racist, partly religiously motivated. In Dortmund, Holzer explained after his victory over Ilbay: “I know I’m German but it shouldn’t be normal and the honor of my parents is also important to me.”
A statement with which he unintentionally drawn into his fishing.
Holzer clearly to RTL: “Racism has no place in my world. I don’t care where my opponents, training partners and friends come from. I just want to have fun and respect Taha on September 13th.”
Taha makes it clear: “Neither Max nor I want that!” The Fighter born in Germany with Lebanese roots recalls that he himself fought the German flag internationally – in Japan, Abu Dhabi and on the very big stage. “I am proud of my origin – and proud of Germany.”
Holzer, who is already looking forward to his home game, emphasizes at the same time: “I am a fighter and self -ironic entertainer. If you still haven’t understood it, I can no longer help.”
The countdown is running! The hall is already almost sold out. The duel holzer to Taha is also a generational duel. Both want to let their fists speak in the cage. Let’s see who can cheer in the end.