{"id":264390,"date":"2017-11-26T09:51:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T17:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=264390"},"modified":"2017-11-26T09:51:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T17:51:59","slug":"exclusive-bj-penn-praises-great-champion-max-holloway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-bj-penn-praises-great-champion-max-holloway\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn praises &#8220;great champion&#8221; Max Holloway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn is very proud to see fellow Hawaiian Max Holloway finding huge success in the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Holloway, who hails from Waianae, is currently riding an extremely impressive eleven fight win streak, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/ufc-212-results-max-holloway-finishes-jose-aldo-highlights\/\">his latest being a third-round TKO victory over Jose Aldo at UFC 212 which earned him the promotions featherweight title<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Max-Holloway-2.png\" alt=\"Max Holloway returns at UFC 218\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Max-Holloway-2.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Max-Holloway-2-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Max-Holloway-2-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Max-Holloway-2-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the most recent episode of BJ Penn Radio, host Kinch asked &#8220;The Prodigy&#8221; to share his thoughts on Holloway&#8217;s meteoric rise to greatness.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Man, Max is doing awesome! The guy is doing so awesome. He&#8217;s a great champion and he&#8217;s taking another tough fight. Fighting Aldo again, that is a tough fight. So congratulations to him. I think it is awesome. He&#8217;s doing an awesome job.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kinch asked &#8220;The Prodigy&#8221; if he has ever had the chance to train with Holloway.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;No I haven&#8217;t. I never got the opportunity to train with him but I think I&#8217;ll be over there in Oahu next week. I&#8217;ll be there hanging out doing something for RVCA actually, and we&#8217;re gonna be watching him fight. Yeah, so that&#8217;s gonna be awesome.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Max Holloway was initially slated to square off with Frankie Edgar at next weekend&#8217;s UFC 218 event in Detroit, Michigan. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for fight fans, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/frankie-edgar\/breaking-frankie-edgar-out-max-holloway-fight-ufc-218-due-injury\/\">Frankie was forced to pullout of the fight with an injury which opened the door for Jose Aldo to get a rematch <\/a>with &#8220;Blessed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will emerge victorious when Jose Aldo and Max Holloway throw down for a second time in the main event of UFC 218 next weekend in Detroit? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn is very proud to see fellow Hawaiian Max Holloway finding huge success in the UFC. 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