Max Holloway News
Alexander Volkanovski says there is no one else to fight but Max Holloway at featherweight
Cole Shelton - March 11, 2020
Alexander Volkanovski plans on defending his featherweight title in the main event of UFC 251 at home in Australia. Volkanovski won the belt back at UFC 245 with a decision win over Max Holloway. Since then, he had hand surgery but says he will be ready to defend in Australia where he expects to rematch Holloway.
Max Holloway roasts Dillon Danis for calling Conor McGregor the lineal featherweight champ
Tom Taylor - March 6, 2020
Max Holloway has a message for Dillon Danis. On Thursday, Danis took to Twitter to remind the world that his training partner Conor McGregor is still the lineal UFC featherweight champion. While it’s true that McGregor was never defeated to lose the featherweight title, and was instead stripped for inactivity, this claim did not go over especially well with fans.
Max Holloway discusses MMA’s scoring system: 'I’ve never met a fighter or even a judge who thinks it’s perfect'
Natasha Hooper - March 4, 2020
On Friday night, Kansas City will host a monumental night in MMA history, and Max Holloway wants to be a part of it. The former UFC featherweight champion will be in attendance for the Invicta FC show at the Memorial Hall in Kansas. It will be the first time in modern MMA that an open scoring system—or real-time scoring system—is used in major competition.
Alexander Volkanovski laughs off Henry Cejudo fight: "I'll squash him."
Natasha Hooper - February 24, 2020
The UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is amused by the possibility of fighting reigning bantamweight champion, Henry Cejudo. The Australian native is confident he would “squash” the American inside of the Octagon. “Triple C” has placed Jose Aldo and Alexander Volkanovski at the top of his matchup wishlist- despite the fact that Volkanovski is a weight category above. Cejudo previously held both the bantamweight and flyweight belts before relinquishing the latter for lack of title defences. If he was to defeat the featherweight champion, this would make Cejudo the first UFC fighter to hold belts in three divisions.
Max Holloway: Reebok 'wasn’t going to let me walk out with the Hawaiian flag'
Tom Taylor - December 20, 2019
Every time Max Holloway walks out to the cage, he’s draped in the Hawaiian flag. Speaking on a recent edition of the Joe Rogan Experience, Holloway revealed that Reebok — the sports apparel company responsible for the UFC’s fight kits — once tried to put an end to that practice.
Joe Rogan: Tony Ferguson is 'the best guy' Khabib Nurmagomedov has faced
Tom Taylor - December 19, 2019
Joe Rogan is very excited for the upcoming lightweight title fight between undefeated champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and streaking challenger Tony Ferguson. In fact, he believes Ferguson represents the best challenge Nurmagomedov has faced to date. Rogan gave his take on this matchup on a recent edition of the Joe Rogan MMA Show, speaking to former UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway.
Max Holloway explains why he was pulled from UFC 226 fight against Brian Ortega
Mike Pendleton - December 18, 2019
Former UFC featherweight Max Holloway is in good spirits and answering questions following his title loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245 this past weekend. On Wednesday, Holloway was a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show to discuss a wide variety of topics from his title loss to the recent happenings in his career. One situation Holloway discussed with Joe Rogan was the reasoning behind him being pulled from his scheduled fight against Brian Ortega at UFC 226 in the Summer of 2018. Rogan asked Holloway about the situation which saw “Blessed” undergo a series of tests, but nothing was every released to the public about Holloway’s health following the tests.
Joe Rogan slams UFC Judges: "They need to fire everyone"
Natasha Hooper - December 18, 2019
On Wednesday 18th December, Max Holloway joined the JRE club by taking a seat on Joe Rogan’s podcast. The former featherweight champion reflected on his UFC 245 loss to Alexander Volkanovski and the hot topic of UFC judge’s credibility was quickly brought into question. On Saturday 14th December at the T-Mobile arena, “Blessed” embarked on his fifth title defence against the No 1 ranked featherweight contender, Alexander Volkanovski. Whilst Holloway endured the repeated attack of his opponent’s leg kicks, the champion believed he delivered more damage and effective strikes. As a result, he was taken back by the final ruling, a unanimous decision victory in favour of his Australian rival.
Max Holloway thought he did enough to get the win over Alex Volkanovski at UFC 245
Harry Kettle - December 16, 2019
Max Holloway has stated that he felt like he did enough to get the win over Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245. The two men went head-to-head for the UFC Featherweight Championship in Las Vegas this past weekend, with the Australian challenger taking the title away from “Blessed” to bring his reign of dominance in the division to an abrupt end.
What's next for the stars of UFC 245?
Cole Shelton - December 16, 2019
In the main event of UFC 245, the final UFC pay-per-view of the decade, welterweight champ Kamaru Usman and challenger Colby Covington finally settled their differences. The co-main attractions of the card saw Max Holloway put up his featherweight title against Alexander Volkanovski and Amanda Nunes defend her bantamweight title against Germaine de Randamie. In the end, only one title changed hands as Volkanovski dethroned Holloway by decision. Usman TKO’d Covington in the fifth and Nunes dominated de Randamie for a decision win.
Alexander Volkanovski believes Max Holloway deserves rematch
Thomas Taylor - December 15, 2019
Last night, in the co-main event of UFC 245, Alexander Volkanovski swiped the UFC featherweight title from long-time champion Max Holloway. Post-fight, UFC President Dana White suggested he’d like to book a rematch between Volkanovski in Holloway, ideally in Volkanovski’s native Australia.
Max Holloway reacts following title loss to Alex Volkanovski
Adam D Martin - December 15, 2019
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has given his thoughts on losing his belt to Alex Volkanovski in the co-main event of UFC 245. Holloway dropped a unanimous decision to Volkanovski with the judges scoring it 48-47, 48-47 and 50-45 in favor of the challenger. The loss snapped Holloway’s long winning streak in the UFC featherweight division, and we now have a new champion at 145lbs in Volkanovski.
UFC 245 Results: Alexander Volkanovski defeats Max Holloway (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019
The UFC featherweight title is up for grabs in tonight’s UFC 245 co-headliner as current champion Max Holloway squares off with top contender Alexander Volkanovski. Max Holloway (21-4 MMA) was last seen in action at July’s UFC 240 event, where he scored a dominant unanimous decision victory over former lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar. Prior to that, ‘Blessed’ was coming off a decision loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 236, in a bout which served as his lightweight debut.
Alexander Volkanovski suggests Jose Aldo was a tougher matchup than Max Holloway
Natasha Hooper - December 13, 2019
This Saturday, at UFC 245, Alexander Volkanovski will face a huge test in the form of Max Holloway. Volkanovski, the No. 1 ranked featherweight, will fight “Blessed” for the UFC featherweight title. Holloway has a plethora of accolades, including wins over Frankie Edgar, Jose Aldo and Anthony Pettis. Volkanovski acknowledges the difficult task at hand, but he believes he can overcome any challenge that Holloway presents.
Betting odds for UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington fight card
Harry Kettle - December 12, 2019
UFC 245 is almost here, and we’ve got the betting odds for the full card. There are plenty of reasons to get excited about the Las Vegas spectacular that is set to go down at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night, with the three main title fights being as good of a reason as any. There’s a whole lot of intrigue surrounding what is going to happen in these contests, with all three being viewed as very competitive matchups by most fans and experts.
Max Holloway is focused on 'building a legacy', not money fights
Cole Shelton - December 11, 2019
Max Holloway wants to be remembered as one of the best fighters of all-time. In today’s MMA, Holloway knows everyone is chasing the big money fights and crossover fights with boxers. Yet, for the Hawaiian, he says he is about building a legacy as he knows the money fights will eventually come if he continues to win.
Max Holloway still wants Khabib Nurmagomedov fight
Tom Taylor - December 10, 2019
UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway and UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov were briefly scheduled to battle for the lightweight title in early 2018. Unfortunately, this super fight never materialized. That being said, Holloway still wants it, and is still optimistic it will happen.
Max Holloway says he 'would love' to box Floyd Mayweather
Adam Martin - December 9, 2019
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway says that he “would love” to box Floyd Mayweather after he takes care of business against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245. Holloway is set to defend the UFC’s 145lbs title this weekend in the co-main event of UFC 245. “Blessed” said he’s not looking past his opponent, but he is keeping a watchful eye on what Mayweather does now that he’s in cahoots with UFC president Dana White about a possible co-promotion with Zuffa Boxing.