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VIDEO | Max Holloway won’t be fighting anytime soon according to Dana White
“It’s a weird situation. Some people think it’s concussion-related and some people think it’s weight-cut related. They haven’t really got down to the bottom of what it is…but according to him he feels fine but obviously he’s not fine. So we’re going to continue to try to figure out what’s wrong with Max Holloway. In […]
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Conor McGregor reacts to “145-pound world champion” Max Holloway’s removal from UFC 226
Last night, UFC 226 was dealt a crippling blow as featherweight champ Max Holloway was forced out of his co-main event featherweight title fight with challenger Brian Ortega. Holloway was pulled from the card, which goes down Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, with “concussion-like symptoms.” “Max’s team and UFC staff noticed Max was not normal since […]
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Report | Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega fight could be moved to UFC 227 main event spot
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway’s title fight with undefeated challenger Brian Ortega isn’t happening. Not at UFC 226 this Saturday, at least. Last night, the MMA community was rocked by the terrible news that Holloway had been pulled from the fight with concussion-like symptoms — certainly not the kind of thing to take lightly. “Max’s […]
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Brian Ortega reacts to Max Holloway’s UFC 226 withdrawal
Last night, UFC 226 was dealt a crushing blow as featherweight champion Max Holloway was forced out of his co-main event featherweight title fight with undefeated challenger Brian Ortega. Holloway was removed from the card, which goes down this Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada, with concussion-like symptoms — truly not the kind of thing to […]
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VIDEO | Michael Bisping called out Max Holloway for looking a bit off on UFC Tonight
Earlier tonight terrible news struck the mixed martial arts world when ESPN reported that Max Holloway had been forced out of his scheduled UFC 226 title fight with Brian Ortega. “Blessed” has since been hospitalized this after suffering from concussion-like symptoms. The UFC is now actively searching for a short-notice replacement for Brian Ortega, but […]
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Fighters react following Max Holloway’s removal from UFC 226
Earlier this evening terrible news rocked the mixed martial arts world as ESPN announced that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was forced out of his scheduled title fight with undefeated contender Brian Ortega. “Blessed” was hospitalized due to concussion-like symptoms and has thus been removed from his scheduled UFC 226 co-main event fight with […]
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Breaking! Max Holloway forced out of UFC 226!
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will no longer be defending his title against undefeated contender Brian Ortega at UFC 226. ESPN first reported the news that Max Holloway (19-3 MMA) has been hospitalized due to concussion-like symptoms and has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 226 co-headliner against “T-City”. Holloway’s management team released […]
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Max Holloway argues UFC 226 battle with Brian Ortega is a super fight too
UFC 226, which goes down this Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada, will be headlined by a bona fide super fight, as UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier moves up to heavyweight to battle divisional champion Stipe Miocic for gold. Yet according to UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway, who battles Brian Ortega in the co-main event, […]
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Max Holloway confirms that he will eventually move to lightweight
At present, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has his crosshairs locked on undefeated challenger Brian Ortega, who he will fight at UFC 226 on July 7. While this featherweight title fight is at the forefront of Holloway’s mind, however, the featherweight division is not his permanent home. Speaking on the UFC 226 media conference call, […]
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UFC 226 Betting Odds: Max Holloway opens as favorite over Brian Ortega
UFC 226 Betting Odds: Max Holloway opens as favorite over Brian Ortega The UFC featherweight title will be up for grabs this July at UFC 226 in Las Vegas when Max Holloway attempts to defend his strap against undefeated contender Brian Ortega. The July 7 event is headlined by a heavyweight title fight featuring current […]
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Report | A Title Fight and Big Heavyweight Clash Are In the Works for UFC 226
International fight week is shaping up! Already topped with an amazing super fight between the heavyweight and light heavyweight champs, reports are now coming in that there will be even more gold on the line for the night of July 7th in Las Vegas. Earlier today it was reported by Ariel Helwani that a heavyweight […]
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Max Holloway doesn’t believe McGregor meant to break bus window in infamous rampage
Last Thursday, Conor McGregor arrived at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York—the host venue for UFC 223—and all hell broke loose. Even by McGregor standards, it was a terrible scene, as the Irishman and his cronies attacked a shuttle bus containing a number of UFC 223 fighters. In video footage of the fracas, McGregor could […]
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After UFC 223 debacle, Max Holloway is focused on defending his featherweight title—for now
For a few days, it looked as though UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway would battle Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight title in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC 223 card. Regrettably, however, Holloway was forced out of this contest by the New York State Athletic Commission when his weight cut was deemed to have […]
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Max Holloway issues statement on last-second UFC 223 withdrawal
This morning, we were hit with the unfortunate news that UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had been deemed “unfit to compete” and forced out of his last-minute lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, which was to serve as the main event of UFC 223 tomorrow night in Brooklyn, New York. Shortly after this news surfaced, […]
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BREAKING | Max Holloway out of UFC 223
If ever there was a truly cursed fight card, it’s UFC 223. A week after Tony Ferguson withdrew from his originally scheduled main event battle with Khabib Nurmagomedov, and less than 24 hours after Conor McGregor and his cronies caused the cancellation of a whopping three scheduled fights, featherweight champ Max Holloway has been forced […]
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If Max Holloway wins at UFC 223, he assures he’ll defend both his titles
On Saturday night, in the new main event of UFC 223, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will take on undefeated Dagestani lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov. If Holloway can topple this challenge—an truly tough ask, given he’ll have had just 6 days to prepare—he’ll become the UFC lightweight champion too. While Conor McGregor—the only other fighter to […]
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Nutritionist George Lockhart says Max Holloway’s UFC 223 weight cut is ‘tied’ for biggest he’s overseen
Max Holloway’s choice to act as Tony Ferguson’s understudy and fight Khabib Nurmagomedov on just six days notice was met with immediate praise and excitement. Yet there is a darker side to Holloway’s accepting this short-notice fight. Even though he’s the champion of the 145-pound featherweight division, and will be afforded an extra 10 pounds […]
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VIDEO | Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway cut weight together ahead of UFC 223
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhFvk5fHY3p/ The circumstances surrounding the UFC 223 main event could not be more dramatic. Just days ago, it looked like Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov might actually step into the cage together in the Saturday card’s main event, but then the unthinkable happened. Ferguson was forced out of the fight with a freak leg injury—on […]
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Manager recounts Max Holloway’s initial reaction to Khabib Nurmagomedov bout offer
Yesterday afternoon, we learned that Tony Ferguson had been forced out of his UFC 223 lightweight title showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov with a leg injury. Somewhere amid the fallout of this unfortunate twist of fate, the UFC contacted its reigning featherweight champion Max Holloway, and offered him a last-minute fight with Nurmagomedov. Flaunting some seriously […]
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VIDEO | Max Holloway’s first interview since accepting UFC 223 lightweight title fight versus Khabib Nurmagomedov
Holloway tells KHON2 he is ready for Khabib and ready to “make history” at #UFC223 https://t.co/YBVBQ330Pl @BlessedMMA #BlessedEra pic.twitter.com/B1Wyeu7eCs — Rob DeMello (@RobDeMelloKHON) April 2, 2018 Many believed it was all an April Fool’s joke when Dana White announced on Sunday that Tony Ferguson was injured and out of the UFC 223 lightweight title fight […]
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Max Holloway issues statement on UFC 223 lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov
Max Holloway issues statement on UFC 223 lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov Earlier tonight shocking news broke that current UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson had suffered a “freak” knee injury and was forced out of next weekend’s UFC 223 event headliner with Khabib Nurmagomedov. While that news was nothing short of terrible, marking […]
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UFC 223 Odds: Khabib Nurmagomedov opens as massive favorite over Max Holloway!
UFC 223 Odds: Khabib Nurmagomedov opens as massive favorite over Max Holloway! Undefeated lightweight contedner Khabib Nurmagomedov has opened up as a massive betting favorite for his newly announced UFC 223 lightweight title fight with current featherweight title holder Max Holloway. “The Eagle” is currently listed as a -505 betting favorite for his lightweight championship […]
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Max Holloway roasts Floyd Mayweather and Tyron Woodley over MMA claims!
Max Holloway roasts Floyd Mayweather and Tyron Woodley over MMA claims! Undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, who retired following his tenth-round TKO victory over Conor McGregor this past August, continues to make headlines. “Money” recently told TMZ that he will need “6-8 months of MMA training” before applying for his mixed martial arts license and […]
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VIDEO | Max Holloway Uses His Own Words Against Him When it Comes to Title Defenses
“If you’re fit to fight, defend your belt.” @blessedmma, quoting @thenotoriousmma Should there be a hard timeline to strip a champion like Conor McGregor of their title? @dc_mma @twooodley and Max debate! pic.twitter.com/xqZWO4QXBg — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) March 22, 2018 Max Holloway has been going back and forth with Conor McGregor in verbal warfare […]
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Max Holloway Declares He Still Has ‘Unfinished Business’ With Frankie Edgar
Despite not being able to fight twice now, Max Holloway isn’t through with Frankie Edgar. Both seem to be moving on – Holloway defending against Brian Ortega, with Edgar in talks to fight Cub Swanson – but Holloway is confident they’ll meet eventually. He also went on record in defense of the former UFC lightweight […]
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Max Holloway “can’t wait” to fight Brian Ortega, still believes he could fight Frankie Edgar in the future
When Californian featherweight Brian Ortega knocked out Frankie Edgar at UFC 222, he usurped the New Jersey native’s spot as the division’s number one contender. Ortega is now poised to challenge reigning featherweight champion Max Holloway for the title, just as soon as the champ is fighting fit. Speaking on The MMA Hour this week, […]
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Max Holloway explains why he criticized Conor McGregor for his Burger King commercial
Over the last few weeks UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway has engaged in some fiery social media exchanges with former UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor – the last man he lost to. And while McGregor initiated most of the pair’s exchanges, Holloway did shoot first on one occasion, poking fun at McGregor for his recent […]
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Max Holloway Excited to Try ‘New Cupcake Flavor’ Brian Ortega
After Brian Ortega did what no man has done before to Frankie Edgar, the hype surrounding a big title fight against UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is growing to epic proportions. In many ways, it almost mirrors the UFC 223 fight against Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Holloway is on a 12-fight win streak and […]