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Hawaii senator aiming to bring UFC to Hawaii in 2018
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway holds his ties to his home state of Hawaii very dear. At the end of 2016, the young contender defeated former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis to capture the interim UFC featherweight championship. This of course meant Holloway had secured himself a title fight with featherweight champion Jose Aldo. Last […]
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Jose Aldo has nothing but good things to say about ‘true champion’ Max Holloway but not so much about Conor McGregor
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has tasted defeat just three times in his 29-fight pro career. With coming off a UFC featherweight title fight loss to Max Holloway at UFC 212, “Scarface” knows that he has to earn his way back to another chance at fighting for the title once again. “No doubt that […]
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Max Holloway reveals who really wins the Mayweather vs McGregor fight
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is really getting to know the business now that he is the king of the 145-pound division. Speaking with the media recently, Holloway dove into the hot topic of Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor, who meet in the boxing ring on August 26. “The big winner of that fight is […]
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Rumor | Two title fights are already in the works for UFC 217
Earlier this week UFC President Dana White announced that the promotion was aiming to have current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway (18-3 MMA) make his first title defense against former lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar later this year. “We’re looking at Frankie Edgar, but we don’t know where.” White stated. “Absolutely. (it will happen before […]
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Max Holloway wants Frankie Edgar, fans want Conor McGregor rematch
Earlier this year, interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway stepped into the Octagon with Jose Aldo to fight for the undisputed featherweight championship. After weathering an early storm, Holloway managed to defeat Aldo via 3rd round TKO to cement his place as the king of the UFC’s 145 pound division. Following the fight, all signs […]
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Dana White details his plans for UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway
Dana White details his plans for UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway Max Holloway (18-3 MMA) became the UFC’s undisputed featherweight champion at last month’s UFC 212 pay-per-view event in Brazil by defeating former division kingpin Jose Aldo via third-round TKO. The win served as the Hawaiian’s eleventh victory in a row and tenth career finish. […]
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Dana White reveals the issue with hosting a UFC card in Hawaii
With Max Holloway the new undisputed UFC featherweight champion of the world, the Waianae native is more adamant than ever to have the UFC put on an event in Hawaii. Both Holloway and Makaha’s Yancy Medeiros found success in Brazil at UFC 212 and were greeted back home by a group of fans when they […]
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Max Holloway has a problem with his UFC contract but believes Dana White will fix it
Max Holloway is on a new level now that he is the undisputed featherweight champion and wants to make sure he is being paid like a champion. At UFC 212, the 25-year-old Hawaiian took out Jose Aldo in enemy territory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was crowned the new king of the 145-pound division. […]
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Coach reveals Jose Aldo was injured prior to UFC 212
At UFC 212 recently, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo looked to defend his featherweight title for the first time since being promoted to the undisputed champion once again. While the champ found success in the opening round, it was the challenger, Max Holloway, who picked up momentum as the fight continued. Ultimately, in the third […]
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Max Holloway sends a message to Frankie Edgar, Cub Swanson, and rest of the UFC featherweight contenders
There’s a new king in town for the UFC featherweight division as the “Blessed” era began with Max Holloway taking out Jose Aldo at UFC 212. Following the Hawaiian’s biggest win of his career and sporting the undisputed UFC featherweight title, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson were quick to raise their […]
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UFC rankings update: Max Holloway rockets up the pound-for-pound list
Last weekend, in the main event of UFC 212, interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway stepped onto the canvas with undisputed featherweight champion Jose Aldo in a compelling featherweight title unification fight. As many expected, it was an interesting battle from the opening bell. The fight began with Aldo efficiently navigating his Hawaiian foe’s substantial […]
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Max Holloway makes a profound statement on social media to Jose Aldo
A new undisputed champion was crowned in Brazil over the weekend as Max Holloway continued his impressive winning streak, now riding 11 UFC wins in a row. It was no easy task as the young Hawaiian dethroned Jose Aldo in their UFC 212 featherweight title unification bout on Aldo’s home turf. In the first round, […]
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Classy Max Holloway praises “GOAT” Jose Aldo, says former champ’s legacy is still intact
Last Saturday, Hawaii’s Max Holloway ventured into Rio de Janeiro’s Jeunesse Arena for a showdown with undisputed featherweight champ and Brazilian hero Jose Aldo. Though he experienced a patch of adversity early on, Holloway surged back in the third round, ultimatately stopping his legendary foe with a storm of punches. Holloway now sits proudly on the […]
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Michael Bisping: “I was not for one second buying Jose Aldo as the featherweight champion”
Over the weekend, in the main of UFC 212, streaking Hawaiian star Max Holloway claimed the undisputed UFC featherweight title with an exciting, third-round TKO of the once-dominant Jose Aldo. In the opinion of UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, this is the best possible thing that could have happened for the featherweight division. “I think […]
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Max Holloway welcomes fight with Frankie Edgar
This past weekend at UFC 212, interim featherweight champion Max Holloway stepped into the Octagon with undisputed featherweight champion Jose Aldo for a highly anticipated showdown in Brazil. Ultimately, Holloway weathered an early storm from Aldo before ultimately finishing the champ via TKO in the third round to claim the undisputed featherweight title. Immediately the […]
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VIDEO | Max Holloway receives hero’s welcome upon return to Hawaii
Last Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 212, UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway stepped into the cage with the goal of unifying his title with the undisputed title owned by Jose Aldo. For the first two rounds of the fight, it looked as though Holloway was in trouble, as Aldo seemed to […]
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VIDEO | Joe Rogan and crew’s screaming reactions to Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway fight
https://youtu.be/t42Z92NaHd8 Although Joe Rogan was not in Brazil calling the fights for UFC 212, you can be assured that the passionate UFC commentator was glued to the tv watching the fights live on pay-per-view. Rogan was in his podcast studio along with his friends Brendan Schaub, Bryan Callen, and Eddie Bravo to watch the UFC […]
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Jose Aldo’s coach Andre Pederneiras talks about stoppage by ‘Big’ John McCarthy
A new undisputed UFC featherweight champion was crowned over the weekend as Hawaii’s Max Holloway defeated Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holloway scored a third-round TKO victory over Aldo, knocking “Scarface” down and following up with a flurried ground and pound attack where referee “Big” John […]
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Jose Aldo releases first statement since loss to Max Holloway
A new undisputed UFC featherweight champion was crowned over the weekend as Max Holloway took a third round TKO win over Jose Aldo at UFC 212. Holloway played spoiler to the night as he took out Aldo in front of his countrymen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “I gotta thank Brazil,” Holloway said in the […]
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Frankie Edgar makes his case for the first crack at new featherweight champ Max Holloway
Last Saturday, in the main event of UFC 212, Max Holloway ushered in a new era in the UFC featherweight division by taking out once dominant champion Jose Aldo with third-round punches. While many new champions are quick to call for money fights, Holloway quickly made it clear that this will not be his focus. […]
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New champ Max Holloway on Conor McGregor: He can beg to fight me now
Last night, in the main event of UFC 212, Max Holloway scored a career-defining TKO win over once dominant featherweight king Jose Aldo. With this win, Holloway became the UFC’s undisputed featherweight champion, and extended his win-streak to a ridiculous eleven-straight. Given his current streak, many fans have broached the possibility of a rematch between […]
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VIDEO | Max Holloway’s backstage interview
VIDEO | Max Holloway’s backstage interview Max Holloway became the UFC’s undisputed featherweight champion at last night’s UFC 212 event in Brazil, this after stopping Jose Aldo in the third-round of their main event scrap in Rio de Janeiro. After a rough first-round, Holloway was able to turn the tide and ended up dropping Jose […]
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VIDEO | Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo Highlights
VIDEO | Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo Highlights https://youtu.be/zHh7nOMZMdk Last night in the main event of UFC 212 in Brazil, Hawaiian Ma Holloway shocked the Rio de Janeiro crowd by stopping hometown favorite Jose Aldo in the third-round. The victory served as Holloway’s eleventh in a row and solidified the Hawaiian as the King of […]
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Pros react to Max Holloway’s TKO victory over Jose Aldo
Pros react to Max Holloway’s TKO victory over Jose Aldo Hawaiian Max Holloway shocked the crowd in Rio de Janeiro tonight by finishing hometown favorite Jose Aldo with strikes in the main event of UFC 212. Aldo had a very successful opening round against Holloway, but by the end of round two it was clear […]
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UFC 212 Results: Max Holloway finishes Jose Aldo (Highlights)
UFC 212 Results: Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway A featherweight title fight unification bout between current champion Jose Aldo and interim title holder Max Holloway served as the main event of tonight’s UFC 212 fight card in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Round one begins and Aldo takes the center of the octagon. Max paws with […]
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VIDEO | EA Sports UFC 2 predicting Max Holloway win at UFC 212
Saturday night in Brazil, interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will step into the Octagon with hometown hero Jose Aldo for a featherweight title unification fight. Ahead of the fight, many fight fans are split down the middle in regards to who they feel will leave Brazil with the undisputed featherweight title. At the present […]
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VIDEO | More pros predict UFC 212 Jose Aldo vs Max Holloway winner
UFC 212 is just a day away from taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On Saturday, June 4, Brazil’s UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will be taking on interim champion Max Holloway in a title unification bout to establish the king of the UFC’s 145-pound division. The co-main event will feature top-ranked UFC women’s […]
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Jose Aldo explains how Brazilian crowd will impact Max Holloway
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is currently gearing up for what he hopes will be his first successful title defense as the reigning featherweight champion. In the process of defending his belt for the first time, Aldo is hoping to unify the featherweight and interim featherweight titles. Ahead of the fight, Aldo’s opponent, UFC interim […]