{"id":244047,"date":"2017-07-09T18:09:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T01:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=244047"},"modified":"2017-07-09T18:09:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T01:09:36","slug":"dana-white-details-plans-ufc-featherweight-champion-max-holloway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-details-plans-ufc-featherweight-champion-max-holloway\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White details his plans for UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dana White details his plans for UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Max Holloway (18-3 MMA) became the UFC&#8217;s undisputed featherweight champion at last month&#8217;s UFC 212 pay-per-view event in Brazil by defeating former division kingpin Jose Aldo via third-round TKO.<\/p>\n<p>The win served as the Hawaiian&#8217;s eleventh victory in a row and tenth career finish.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240634\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jose-Aldo-Max-Holloway-2.png\" alt=\"Jose Aldo Max Holloway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jose-Aldo-Max-Holloway-2.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jose-Aldo-Max-Holloway-2-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jose-Aldo-Max-Holloway-2-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jose-Aldo-Max-Holloway-2-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since defeating Jose Aldo on June 3 in Rio de Janeiro, many fans have been wondering who will be the next man to challenge Max Holloway for his strap.<\/p>\n<p>Top division contenders Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson have both stated their desires to face &#8220;Blessed&#8221; next, but prior to this weekend the promotion had given no hints as to which fighter would get the nod.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend fans got that answer, which turns out to be &#8220;The Answer&#8221;, as UFC President told <a href=\"http:\/\/khon2.com\/2017\/07\/08\/exclusive-ufc-president-dana-white-reveals-who-holloway-will-face-next\/\">KHON<\/a>-2 that Max Holloway&#8217;s first title defense would come against Frankie Edgar later this year.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re looking at Frankie Edgar, but we don\u2019t know where.\u201d White stated. \u201cAbsolutely. (it will happen before the end of the year)\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Frankie Edgar (22-5-1 MMA) was last seen in action at May&#8217;s UFC 211 payer-per-view event in Dallas where he scored a second-round TKO victory over surging division contender Yair Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his victory over &#8220;El Pantera&#8221;, Edgar defeated Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision at November&#8217;s UFC 205 pay-per-view event in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Max Holloway is hoping that his first featherweight title defense can come in his home state of Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve got two former champs under my belt. It\u2019d be nice adding another one under my belt. We\u2019ll see what happens, you know, first thing\u2019s first, I got to have that meeting and we\u2019ll go from there. If they want to do it, let\u2019s do it in Hawaii. I know a place, a stadium, it\u2019s very nice.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>With that said, UFC President Dana White is still reluctant to book a UFC event in Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Listen, Max Holloway doesn\u2019t want us to come to Hawaii as much as my people do. Believe me, everyone wants to go work on UFC Hawaii. I don\u2019t know, we\u2019ll see. Where would we hold it? It rains every ten minutes there (Aloha Stadium).&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will emerge victorious when Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar square off later this year? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dana White details his plans for UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway Max Holloway (18-3 MMA) became the UFC&#8217;s undisputed featherweight champion at last month&#8217;s UFC 212 pay-per-view event in Brazil by defeating former division kingpin Jose Aldo via third-round TKO. 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