{"id":320710,"date":"2019-07-29T06:51:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T13:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=320710"},"modified":"2019-07-29T06:51:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T13:51:04","slug":"max-holloway-talks-potential-ufc-243-fight-with-alex-volkanovski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/max-holloway-talks-potential-ufc-243-fight-with-alex-volkanovski\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Holloway talks potential UFC 243 fight with Alex Volkanovski"},"content":{"rendered":"

At UFC 240, Max Holloway successfully defended his featherweight title against Frankie Edgar. The Hawaiian champion has strengthened his reign by defeating some of the UFC’s best talent \u2014 now including the former lightweight champion. This leaves many wondering, who will try and dethrone “Blessed” next?<\/p>\n

Australian fighter Alex Volkanovski is currently ranked number No. 1 in the featherweight division. He most recent fights have also been against top fighters. This includes back to back wins against Darren Elkins, Chad Mendes and Jose Aldo. He is yet to be defeated in the UFC’s Octagon and is confident he’s the man to unseat Holloway.<\/p>\n

After earning his victory on Saturday, Holloway shared his thoughts on a potential fight against Volkanovski \u2014 perhaps at UFC 243 in Volkanovski’s native Australia (transcript via MMA Fighting<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see what happens,” he said. “I look fine, I look great, but I\u2019ll wait till my team, I\u2019ll wait till my coaches [give the ok]. We\u2019ve got to get medical testing.”<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve fought three title fights in seven months. I want to fight one more time this year but we\u2019ve got to go take all the right tests and see and we\u2019ll go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

UFC 243 will be held at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, October 6. While this card seems like a fantastic setting for a Holloway vs. Volkanovski fight, Holloway doesn’t want to rush the decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know how bad I want to fight at home and I don\u2019t want to take that away from the guy but at the end of the day, I\u2019ve just got to go see the doctors and get checked up and we\u2019ll go from there,\u201d Holloway said. \u201cAt the end of the day, a stadium and stuff is cool. I definitely want to fight before the end of the year for sure.”<\/p>\n

With the recent death of boxer Maxim Dadashev<\/a>, and the prevalence of life-altering injuries amongst athletes, many fighters are taking greater care with the fights they accept. Holloway is no exception.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got this little mini-me right here,\u201d he said, gesturing to his son. \u201cWe had some tragedies in combat sports this past week and we want to stay on top of it and go to the doctors. I\u2019m trying to stay around for a long time, not a good time. \u201cWe\u2019ll see what happens. I look fine, I look great, but I\u2019ll wait to talk to my team and my coaches. I fought three title fights in seven months. I want to fight one more time this year, but we\u2019ve got to take all the right tests and see and we\u2019ll go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see. New York sounds cool. Volkanovski in [Australia] sounds cool. So we\u2019ll see. I\u2019ve got to go check with the doctors, get checked and we\u2019ll go from there.\u201d said Holloway.<\/p>\n

Do you think we’ll see Max Holloway and Alex Volkanovski fight at UFC 243?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 7\/28\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At UFC 240, Max Holloway successfully defended his featherweight title against Frankie Edgar. The Hawaiian champion has strengthened his reign by defeating some of the UFC’s best talent \u2014 now including the former lightweight champion. This leaves many wondering, who will try and dethrone “Blessed” next? 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