That title-earning victory improved the Aussie’s current win streak to a jaw-dropping eighteen fights in a row. During that impressive stretch Volkanovski has scored victories over Chad Mendes, Jose Aldo and Darren Elkins.<\/p>\n As for Max Holloway, the former featherweight champion entered UFC 251 having gone just 1-2 over his past three Octagon<\/a> appearances. During that stretch the Hawaiian had picked up a decision victory over Frankie Edgar, while suffering losses to Dustin Poirier<\/a> and the aforementioned Alex Volkanovski respectively.<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC 251 co-main event proved to be an absolute war. Max Holloway seemed to get the better of the opening first two rounds, while rounds three and four were closely contested. Heading into the fifth and final round the general consensus among fight fans was that the score was either tied or Holloway had a one round edge. However, the Aussie was able to score two timely takedowns in the final round which had many fans wondering how the bout would be scored by the judges in attendance. Ultimately, Volkanovski’s late surge proved to be enough as he edged out a split decision victory.<\/p>\n Official UFC 251 Result: Alex Volkanovski def. Max Holloway via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to Volkanovski defeating Holloway below:<\/p>\n It\u2019s weird not to see Max not in the championship shorts!<\/p>\n — Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) July 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Alexander](\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/pjimage-63.jpg\")
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