{"id":212535,"date":"2016-12-11T05:56:31","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T13:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=212535"},"modified":"2016-12-11T05:56:31","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T13:56:31","slug":"mma-community-reacts-max-holloways-interim-title-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/max-holloway\/mma-community-reacts-max-holloways-interim-title-win\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA community reacts to Max Holloway’s interim title win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, the UFC returned to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the first time in more than three years. It did so with UFC 206, a card that, despite being short on big names<\/a>, delivered as one of the best in recent memory.<\/p>\n

UFC 206 was headlined by a featherweight bout between streaking Hawaiian contender Max Holloway and former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. Originally this fight was intended to be an interim featherweight title fight. When Pettis missed weight for the fight<\/a>, however, he lost the opportunity to win interim gold. Only Holloway was eligible to win the title in victory \u2013 and win it he did<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Though Pettis put up a good fight, he struggled with Holloway’s rangy, standup attack for the opening bell. Then, late in the third round, he was hurt by a kick to the body, and polished off by a meteor shower of punches to to the head.<\/p>\n

Holloway’s interim title winning TKO win occurred at the 4:50 mark of round three.<\/p>\n

Here’s how the MMA community reacted to the Hawaiian’s belt-winning performance.<\/p>\n

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MMA is a tough sport. Ask any other prosssional athlete would they switch to be a fighter! Pretty sure you'll get NOs across the board!!!<\/p>\n

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n