{"id":309786,"date":"2019-04-14T09:24:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T16:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=309786"},"modified":"2019-04-14T09:24:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T16:24:06","slug":"max-holloway-issues-statement-on-ufc-236-loss-to-dustin-poirier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/max-holloway-issues-statement-on-ufc-236-loss-to-dustin-poirier\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Holloway issues statement on UFC 236 loss to Dustin Poirier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the main event of UFC 236, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway climbed up to the 155-pound lightweight division to battle streaking contender Dustin Poirier for interim gold, bravely putting his 13-fight win-streak on the line in the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately for Holloway and his ever-growing army of followers, this move up to lightweight didn\u2019t go as he planned. While he put forth a commendable effort, winning several rounds with his vintage, volume-based striking attack, he ultimately lost a decision to his bigger, stronger foe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After this thrilling, five-round war, Max Holloway was transported directly to the hospital under the orders of UFC President Dana White. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe took him straight from the Octagon to the hospital,\u201d White said at the post-fight press conference. \u201cI told my guys, \u2018I don\u2019t want him doing any interviews. Take him straight to the hospital.\u2019 He\u2019s tough, he\u2019s awesome, but I\u2019d like to see him at 145 pounds again. Poirier looked much bigger than him in my opinion.\u201d<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given his abrupt trip to the hospital, Holloway didn&#8217;t have much time to open up on this tough loss to Poirier. Speaking on Twitter early on Sunday afternoon, however, he did just that, congratulating Poirier and his wife Jolie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See what he had to say below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Life is chutes and ladders. Sometimes we gotta take that slide down to get to the next big ladder. It is what it is. We keep playing. We keep fighting. Congrats to Dustin and Jolie. They should&#39;ve already had a belt. Diamonds are forever <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9IKYoZAg1P\">pic.twitter.com\/9IKYoZAg1P<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlessedMMA\/status\/1117460625448493057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Life is chutes and ladders. Sometimes we gotta take that slide down to get to the next big ladder. It is what it is. We keep playing. We keep fighting. Congrats to Dustin and Jolie. They should&#8217;ve already had a belt. 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