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Alexander Volkanovski suggests Jose Aldo was a tougher matchup than Max Holloway
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, […]
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Betting odds for UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington fight card
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 […]
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Max Holloway is focused on ‘building a legacy’, not money fights
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 […]
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UFC 245 | Pro fighters make their picks for Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski title fight
In the co-main event of UFC 245, Max Holloway will look to defend his featherweight title against Alexander Volkanovski. Heading into the fight, the Hawaiian champion is a -175 favorite, while the challenger is a +145 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get the predictions for the scrap. […]
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Max Holloway still wants Khabib Nurmagomedov fight
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. While Nurmagomedov has recently beaten Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor — two […]
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Max Holloway says he ‘would love’ to box Floyd Mayweather
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 […]
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Jose Aldo leaning toward Max Holloway win at UFC 245
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has fought current UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway and top featherweight contender Alexander Volkanovski. As such, he has unique insight into the pair’s upcoming featherweight title fight, which is scheduled for the co-main event of UFC 245 on December 14. Aldo believes that, when the cage door closes on […]
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UFC 245: ‘Usman vs. Covington’ fight card and start time
UFC 245 promises to be a star-studded fight card. The event will take place in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on the December 14. In the UFC 245 main event, the current welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, will look to defend his title for the first time against Colby Covington. “The Nigerian Nightmare” claimed the […]
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Max Holloway on Conor McGregor’s recent troubles: “He’s Human just like all of us”
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has a very unique relationship with his former opponent Conor McGregor. The MMA superstars, Holloway and McGregor, had originally squared off in August of 2013, with the Irishman emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision. It was a solid three round battle, one which left the soon to be Irish […]
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Dana White says UFC wants to come to Hawaii with Max Holloway
UFC president Dana White says he wants to bring a UFC event to Hawaii and if he does so he wants UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway to fight on the card. White was in Honolulu, Hawaii this weekend for Trinity Sport Combat’s “Trinity Kings 8” event. In the main event of the card, former Contender […]
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Max Holloway and Stephen Thompson jokingly bid for ‘NMF’ title showdown
Max Holloway and Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson have had a little bit of fun with fans on social media by teasing the idea of an ‘NMF’ championship showdown. The back and forth started when Holloway channeled his inner Nate Diaz by imitating his now-famous speech directed at Conor McGregor from a few years back. Holloway took […]
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Max Holloway explains why he needs to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for his legacy
Max Holloway and Khabib Nurmagomedov have been close to sharing the Octagon two times already. Yet, both times it never came to fruition. At UFC 223, Holloway was stepping up on short notice to take on the undefeated Dagestani lightweight champion. However, on fight week he was pulled by the New York State Athletic Commission. […]
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Max Holloway is not done at lightweight
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was unsuccessful in his recent lightweight debut, giving up a hard-fought decision to Dustin Poirier. Despite this setback, he’s not done in the division. Speaking to MMA Fighting this week, the featherweight king divulged that he has every intention of fighting at lightweight again in the future — and perhaps […]
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Max Holloway ‘not interested’ in Conor McGregor rematch right now
Conor McGregor has called out a bevy of fighters including featherweight champion, Max Holloway. The two fought back in 2013 in what was McGregor’s second UFC fight and the Irishman won by decision. Since then, both became UFC champions and lately, Max Holloway has been taking subtle jabs at McGregor. For example, he went on […]
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Max Holloway makes impassioned plea for UFC to go to Hawaii
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway wants the UFC to hold an event in Hawaii, and he made an impassioned plea for the promotion to do so in a lengthy social media post. Here’s what “Blessed” wrote on his Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B27COf9hbyn/?igshid=v1ti5q5b33i6 “#UFCHawaii. I’ve said it a million times… but it’s never been about only me. I’ve […]
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Alexander Volkanovski says he’s looking past Max Holloway, will grant him immediate rematch
The UFC announced over the weekend that UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will defend his title against Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 245. Now, the challenger has given his thoughts on the fight in the first interview since the bout was announced. Speaking to EMG Access, Volkanovski sounded extremely confident that he […]
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Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski booked for UFC 245
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will put his title on the line at UFC 245 when he takes on challenger Alexander Volkanovski. The Daily Telegraph confirmed the fight between Holloway and Volkanovski for UFC 245, which takes place December 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Journalist Nick Walshaw tweeted the news. Journalist John […]
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UFC 245 could feature three title fights
The UFC’s year-end pay-per-view card this December in Las Vegas, UFC 245, could potentially feature three title fights on it for a true blockbuster end to 2019. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani speculated that the UFC could consider stacking UFC 245 with three title fights. Here’s what the scribe tweeted. Speaking of the Dec. 14 ppv, wouldn’t […]
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Report | Max Holloway will return to the Octagon at UFC 245
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will reportedly be making another walk to the Octagon before the end of the 2019 calendar year. Gadiel Notelovitz was first to report the news, suggesting that a featherweight title fight between Max Holloway and Alex Volkanovski was being discussed for December’s UFC 245 event. That news was later confirmed […]
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Max Holloway sends message of support to ‘big brother’ Daniel Cormier
Max Holloway sent Daniel Cormier a heartfelt message following last night’s title loss to Stipe Miocic at UFC 241. The current UFC featherweight champ, Holloway, took to Instagram earlier this afternoon where he issued the following lengthy statement in support of Cormier. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Max Holloway (@blessedmma) “I […]
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Dana White pulls plug on featherweight title fight at UFC 243
Many fans were hoping to see Australia’s Alexander Volkanovski get the opportunity to challenge Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title at UFC 243 this October in Melbourne, Australia. Unfortunately, UFC President Dana White says that won’t be happen. The UFC boss shared this unfortunate news on Submission Radio. He explained that Max Holloway, who […]
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Chael Sonnen explains what ‘stupid’ Jon Jones can learn from Max Holloway
Chael Sonnen is critical of how Jon Jones handles questions on his game. Jones is hailed as the pound-for-pound best mixed martial arts fighter in the world, but Sonnen has been on “Bones’” case for his drawing ability. While Sonnen has ripped into Jones as he believes the UFC light heavyweight champion fails to capitalize […]
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A perfect matchup awaits Frankie Edgar at 135-pounds
After Frankie Edgar fell short of grasping the featherweight title against Max Holloway at UFC 240, the possibility that he will move down to 135 is floating in the air. This means “The Answer” would have a lot of fresh competition to get stuck into, and a perfect introduction to the bantamweight division could be […]
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Max Holloway responds to Dana White closing the door on lightweight run
UFC president Dana White isn’t interested in seeing Max Holloway compete at lightweight again, but “Blessed” is up for the challenge. Holloway was seen in action this past Saturday night (July 27). He put the featherweight gold on the line against Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 240. The bout went the distance […]
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Alex Volkanovski confident he can beat Max Holloway after UFC 240
Max Holloway successfully defended the UFC featherweight title with a unanimous decision win at UFC 240, but his opponent Frankie Edgar didn’t make it particularly easy for him. Alex Volkanovski, the man widely expected to get the next crack at Holloway, was cage-side for the fight, and says he scored it more closely than the […]
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Max Holloway issues classy statement on the influence of ‘legend’ Frankie Edgar
Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar finally shared the cage over the weekend, battling for five, tense rounds in the main event of UFC 240. In the end, Holloway won this fight by unanimous decision, retaining the UFC featherweight title in the process. In the wake of this bout, Holloway has been vocal about the respect that […]
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Max Holloway talks potential UFC 243 fight with Alex Volkanovski
At UFC 240, Max Holloway successfully defended his featherweight title against Frankie Edgar. The Hawaiian champion has strengthened his reign by defeating some of the UFC’s best talent — now including the former lightweight champion. This leaves many wondering, who will try and dethrone “Blessed” next? Australian fighter Alex Volkanovski is currently ranked number No. […]
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What’s next for Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar after UFC 240?
At UFC 240, Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar finally shared the Octagon together after two previous attempts failed. In the end, it was Hawaii’s Holloway who came out on top, beating “The Answer” by unanimous decision. It was a competitive fight with both Holloway and Edgar having their moments. Yet, it was the champion who […]