
But if he loses, that tarnishes that legacy. Maybe he wants bigger options, money fights because he could still have his legacy talks, get some money fights. Your legacy in the featherweight division, tarnished. People are still throwing his name in the GOAT conversation. “It’s in GOAT conversations now, even though he’s 0-2 against me. You fight me again and lose and go 0-3 against me in the featherweight division, in your prime, you talk about legacy, your name isn’t in the GOAT conversation anymore. “So this might rattle a few feathers, but I’m gonna leave you with this: Am I saying he’s scared? Maybe,” Volkanovski said. With both of their names in the current conversations of greatest featherweight of all time, Volkanovski thinks Holloway would be out of the running if he loses to him a third time. If Max Holloway wanted to earn another shot at the UFC featherweight championship, he had to first handle business in the Octagon against Yair Rodriguez in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight. To Volkanovski, there’s a specific reason why Holloway wasn’t lobbying to fight him. Like many celebrities and famous people, Max keeps his personal and love life private. According to our records, he has no children. Max Holloway has not been previously engaged.

So green light from the UFC on the trilogy, green light from me, but the only one that’s talking about other options is Max Holloway.” Max had at least 1 relationship in the past. “Leading into this fight, the winner was going to get the title shot, whether it was Max or Yair. McGregor defeated a very young Holloway back in 2013, but any notion that the rematch would be similar is a false construct, especially given the Irishman has fought just once over the past two years. “Max? We know what’s next,” Volkanovski said on his YouTube channel. He mentioned Volkanovski as an option but also expressed interest in rematches with Conor McGregor and UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, which has left Volkanovski rather confused. Poirier used his slick submission skills to set up a well-executed triangle armbar from the mount position. This submission loss is the only loss Holloway has suffered by way of submission or knockout.
MAX HOLLOWAY PROFESSIONAL
1 contender spot.īut after beating Rodriguez this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 197, Holloway (23-6 MMA, 19-6 UFC) didn’t campaign for a trilogy bout with the champion. Max Holloway's first professional loss came at the hands of Dustin Poirier in their first meeting at UFC 143. Since losing to Volkanovski (23-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC) for a second consecutive time in July 2020, Holloway has battered Calvin Kattar and Yair Rodriguez in record-shattering performances, solidifying his No. He is an actor, known for Den of Thieves (2018), Hawaii Five-0 (2010) and CaRtOoNz (2014).

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is baffled by Max Holloway not pushing for a trilogy bout against him. Max Holloway Actor Max Holloway was born on Decemin Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
