{"id":310765,"date":"2019-04-24T06:57:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T13:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=310765"},"modified":"2019-04-24T06:57:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T13:57:38","slug":"yancy-medeiros-still-feels-lightweight-is-natural-weight-class-for-max-holloway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/yancy-medeiros-still-feels-lightweight-is-natural-weight-class-for-max-holloway\/","title":{"rendered":"Yancy Medeiros still feels lightweight is &#8216;natural weight class&#8217; for Max Holloway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Back at UFC 236, UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway made his debut in the UFC lightweight division, taking on Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight strap. Unfortunately for the Hawaiian and his ever-growing fanbase, this move to lightweight didn&#8217;t go as planned, as he lost a unanimous decision to Poirier and saw his 13-fight win-streak disintegrate in the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/04\/ufc-yancy-medeiros-believes-max-holloway-thrive-lightweight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Junkie (opens in a new tab)\">MMA Junkie<\/a> recently, Yancy Medeiros, one of Holloway&#8217;s chief training partners, gave his take on Holloway&#8217;s lightweight debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s still optimistic that lightweight is a great division for Holloway, and that the featherweight champ would have performed better with a longer camp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone is like, \u2018Max can eat punches,&#8217;\u201d Medeiros said of the fight. \u201cWell, yeah, I punch him! That\u2019s my main sparring partner. I don\u2019t try to hurt him, but yeah he\u2019s not the champ for nothing, man. He\u2019s tough, man. He\u2019s my main sparring partner, and he don\u2019t spar with light guys. He spars with all \u201955s and up. So it\u2019s definitely a natural weight class for him. He\u2019s my main sparring partner, and I train with the champ every weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor Max, it was like a six-week camp, and I think he did great off a six-week camp,\u201d Medeiros said. \u201cNo excuses, I\u2019m just saying Max having a longer camp? Way different results, I think. Not saying it would alter the win or the loss but if he had 13 weeks to train for Dustin. A lot more variables to take place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think Max Holloway has what it takes to eventually capture the belt in the lightweight division? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on 4\/23\/2019.\u00a0<\/em><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back at UFC 236, UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway made his debut in the UFC lightweight division, taking on Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight strap. 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