6 in the world in the featherweight division coming in. And the best is 'Blessed.' Bring them all."ĮSPN had Holloway ranked No. You know the saying: To be the best, you've gotta beat the best. "Hard work? I ain't scared of no hard work. "To get my first title, I had to win 10 fights and an interim ," Holloway said at his postfight news conference. But Holloway will have to wait: Volkanovski's next fight will come against Brian Ortega on March 27 at UFC 260, sources told ESPN's Ariel Helwani. UFC president Dana White said he believes Holloway "deserves" another shot at current featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, to whom Holloway has lost two close fights. The fight Saturday might have been the best performance of his career - one that could put him in line for another title opportunity. Holloway is a former UFC featherweight champion and the most decorated 145-pound fighter of all time. Holloway dominated Kattar via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-43, 50-42) at UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in one of the most one-sided main events in UFC history.
On ABC, the network that has been a home for boxing since the 1940s, Holloway more than proved his point with his punches. With 90 seconds left in his fight Saturday, Max Holloway turned away from his opponent, Calvin Kattar, and told the broadcast team cageside that he is the best boxer in the UFC. Max Holloway defeats Calvin Kattar in one-sided UFC main event
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Erick Silva (19-7, 1 No Contest) vs.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-1), women’s strawweights Max Holloway (17-3), featherweight title unification bout More MMA: See more MMA and UFC coverage online at and on Twitter.Ĭontact Adam Hill at or 70. Four fights from the preliminary card will air on Fox Sports 1 at 5. The bout headlines a pay-per-view card that starts at 7 p.m. There’s a lot I want to do in this sport and a lot left I can’t do. It’s great when I think about it, but I try not to think about it too much. “When I’m done, I can sit back and smell the roses, but right now it’s grind time. It’s always one foot at a time, and I’m not looking too far back. “It’s been a long road, but you can’t step back and smell the flowers just yet. “It’s been a lot of hard work, a lot of sacrifice, a lot of trials and tribulations,” he said. Holloway hopes to keep adding chapters to his story, though he’s not ready to congratulate himself for the resume he has built. When I’m done, a long time from now, (I want) people still talking about my name as being the undisputed best fighter in the world, not only of the featherweights.” I want to be the best guy ever to do this. Holloway hopes to usher in that next generation by clearing up the title picture, but his goals extend far beyond Saturday. “I watched him since I was 17, and he has stayed on top of the division. Holloway doesn’t think the loss to McGregor took any of the luster off Aldo. He bounced back with a spectacular performance in a decision victory over Frankie Edgar in July to win the featherweight title, which had been abandoned when McGregor moved up to lightweight. Holloway now has a chance to solidify his place atop the 145-pound division against one of the best featherweight fighters ever.Īldo hadn’t lost in more than a decade and was the only featherweight champion in UFC history before he was knocked out in 13 seconds by Conor McGregor in December 2015. The 25-year-old Hawaiian has knocked out five opponents and submitted two others during his winning streak, which includes a stoppage of former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in December to claim the interim belt. Holloway certainly has made his presence known. I always want to stick out as a sore thumb.”
I know I’m the greatest, and I’m not here to be average. “I had two back-to-back losses, and usually when you get your third one, especially to a guy like him, who was a newcomer coming to the UFC, I probably would have (been cut with another loss). “I was backed up in a corner,” Holloway said. The first of those victories - against Will Chope in January 2014 - set the stage for Holloway’s remarkable run. Max Holloway has won 10 straight fights to capture the UFC interim featherweight title and earn a shot at champion Jose Aldo in a unification bout Saturday in the main event of UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro. Max Holloway, above, fights Jeremy Stephens during a featherweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 194, Saturday, Dec.
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