{"id":320723,"date":"2019-07-29T07:11:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T14:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=320723"},"modified":"2019-07-29T07:11:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T14:11:26","slug":"max-holloway-issues-classy-statement-on-the-influence-of-legend-frankie-edgar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/max-holloway-issues-classy-statement-on-the-influence-of-legend-frankie-edgar\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Holloway issues classy statement on the influence of ‘legend’ Frankie Edgar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar finally shared the cage over the weekend, battling for five, tense rounds in the main event of UFC 240.\u00a0In the end, Holloway won this fight by unanimous decision, retaining the UFC featherweight title in the process.<\/p>\n

In the wake of this bout, Holloway has been vocal about the respect that he feels for his vanquished foe. Speaking on his official Instagram account<\/a> on Sunday, the featherweight champion summed up his thoughts on Edgar as eloquently as he has yet.<\/p>\n

Here’s what he had to say about the New Jersey based MMA star:<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Max Holloway (@blessedmma)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n