{"id":294329,"date":"2018-12-09T11:48:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T19:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=294329"},"modified":"2018-12-09T11:48:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T19:48:13","slug":"max-holloway-still-doesnt-consider-himself-the-greatest-featherweight-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/max-holloway-still-doesnt-consider-himself-the-greatest-featherweight-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Holloway still doesn&#8217;t consider himself the greatest featherweight of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his title with a emphatic stoppage defeat of Brian Ortega, UFC President Dana White <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-shares-his-ideal-plan-for-all-time-great-max-holloway-after-ufc-231\/\">praised him<\/a> as one of &#8220;the all-time greats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s impossible not to talk about him among the all-time greats,\u201d White said of Holloway post-fight.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Max Holloway is not ready to call himself the greatest featherweight of all time. In his opinion, that distinction still belongs to the former champ Jose Aldo, who he has bested twice previously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still believe the greatest featherweight of all time is\u00a0Jose Aldo,\u201d Holloway said at the UFC 231 post-fight press conference (transcript via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Max-Holloway-Still-Believes-Jose-Aldo-is-Greatest-Featherweight-of-All-Time-146731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sherdog<\/a>). \u201cWhen I\u2019m 30 or 31 or his age then you ask me if I\u2019m the greatest featherweight of all-time if I\u2019m still here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Max Holloway believes he has some more work to do before he can be called the greatest featherweight in MMA history, he believes he&#8217;s on the right track to take that distinction from Jose Aldo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to just keep winning, keep doing my job and keep winning fights and let you guys keep talking about it,\u201d Holloway said. \u201cPersonally, for me, I think Jose still is. I\u2019m chasing him. He set the bar, and I\u2019m still chasing that bar, and I\u2019ve got to break it. People are saying this is a new era. I guess I\u2019m setting the bar for the new era. When \u2018The Blessed Era\u2019 is here, \u2018The Blessed Era\u2019 is going to be in full effect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, the champ&#8217;s goal is to not only be considered the best featherweight in MMA history, but the best fighter in any weight class. He&#8217;s willing to do anything to achieve that goal \u2014 even fight UFC heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day I just want to be the pound-for-pound No. 1,\u201d Holloway said. \u201cI\u2019m the champion, and I keep defending my belt, I\u2019ll be No. 1. If it\u2019s up a weight class, it\u2019s up. If it\u2019s defending my throne. If I get to fight one of my good friends, \u2018The Daddest Man on the Plant\u2019 [Daniel Cormier] for that title, bring it on Kung Fu Panda. I\u2019ve got you, \u2018DC.\u2019 I can see him very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you consider Max Holloway the best featherweight in MMA history?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 12\/9\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his title with a emphatic stoppage defeat of Brian Ortega, UFC President Dana White praised him as one of &#8220;the all-time greats.&#8221; \u201cIt\u2019s impossible not to talk about him among the all-time greats,\u201d White said of Holloway post-fight. 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