Max Holloway News
VIDEO | Max Holloway receives hero's welcome upon return to Hawaii
Tom Taylor - June 6, 2017
Last Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 212, UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway stepped into the cage with the goal of unifying his title with the undisputed title owned by Jose Aldo. For the first two rounds of the fight, it looked as though Holloway was in trouble, as Aldo seemed to be in control, rattling his young foe with hard shots on more than one occasion. In the third, however, the tide turned in Holloway’s favor. Aldo began to fade, and Holloway cranked up the offense. Before the third round ended, he was being peeled off his legendary foe for a third-round TKO win. With this win, Holloway became the UFC’s undisputed featherweight king. Now 18-3 in sum, and 11-0 in his last 11 fights, he seems poised to embark on a dominant run as UFC featherweight champion. In the meantime, however, Holloway has made a return to his native Hawaii, and from the looks of it, he received a hero’s welcome when he landed on the island.
VIDEO | Joe Rogan and crew's screaming reactions to Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway fight
Russell Ess - June 5, 2017
https://youtu.be/t42Z92NaHd8 Although Joe Rogan was not in Brazil calling the fights for UFC 212, you can be assured that the passionate UFC commentator was glued to the tv watching the fights live on pay-per-view.
Jose Aldo's coach Andre Pederneiras talks about stoppage by 'Big' John McCarthy
Russell Ess - June 5, 2017
A new undisputed UFC featherweight champion was crowned over the weekend as Hawaii’s Max Holloway defeated Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holloway scored a third-round TKO victory over Aldo, knocking “Scarface” down and following up with a flurried ground and pound attack where referee “Big” John McCarthy called an end to the fight. Aldo was upset by the stoppage and signaled that it was the wrong call immediately after the fight ended. However, Aldo’s coach Andre Pederneiras believes McCarthy made the right decision in stopping the fight when he did.
Jose Aldo releases first statement since loss to Max Holloway
Russell Ess - June 5, 2017
A new undisputed UFC featherweight champion was crowned over the weekend as Max Holloway took a third round TKO win over Jose Aldo at UFC 212. Holloway played spoiler to the night as he took out Aldo in front of his countrymen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
New champ Max Holloway on Conor McGregor: He can beg to fight me now
Tom Taylor - June 4, 2017
Last night, in the main event of UFC 212, Max Holloway scored a career-defining TKO win over once dominant featherweight king Jose Aldo. With this win, Holloway became the UFC’s undisputed featherweight champion, and extended his win-streak to a ridiculous eleven-straight. Given his current streak, many fans have broached the possibility of a rematch between Holloway and the last man he lost to, Conor McGregor. Yet McGregor, who knocked Aldo out to win featherweight gold in 2015, is currently chasing a boxing mega fight with Floyd Mayweather, and Holloway doesn’t plan on chasing him down for a lucrative rematch.
VIDEO | Max Holloway's backstage interview
Chris Taylor - June 4, 2017
VIDEO | Max Holloway’s backstage interview
VIDEO | Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo Highlights
Chris Taylor - June 4, 2017
VIDEO | Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo Highlights https://youtu.be/zHh7nOMZMdk
Pros react to Max Holloway's TKO victory over Jose Aldo
Chris Taylor - June 3, 2017
Pros react to Max Holloway’s TKO victory over Jose Aldo Hawaiian Max Holloway shocked the crowd in Rio de Janeiro tonight by finishing hometown favorite Jose Aldo with strikes in the main event of UFC 212.
VIDEO | EA Sports UFC 2 predicting Max Holloway win at UFC 212
bjpenndotcom - June 3, 2017
Saturday night in Brazil, interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will step into the Octagon with hometown hero Jose Aldo for a featherweight title unification fight.
VIDEO | More pros predict UFC 212 Jose Aldo vs Max Holloway winner
Russell Ess - June 2, 2017
UFC 212 is just a day away from taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jose Aldo explains how Brazilian crowd will impact Max Holloway
bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2017
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is currently gearing up for what he hopes will be his first successful title defense as the reigning featherweight champion. In the process of defending his belt for the first time, Aldo is hoping to unify the featherweight and interim featherweight titles. Ahead of the fight, Aldo’s opponent, UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway, got his first taste of the Brazilian crowd at Thursday’s open workouts when the crowd chanted ‘You will die’ in Portuguese. While Holloway had no problem embracing the chant, even going as far as to chant it with the crowd, Jose Aldo thinks come fight night ‘Blessed’ is in for a rude awakening.
VIDEO | Pros predict UFC 212 main event Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway
Russell Ess - May 31, 2017
UFC 212 takes place this Saturday on June 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
VIDEO | UFC 212 Embedded Episode 1 - Team Holloway gives up weight cutting secret
Russell Ess - May 29, 2017
Fight week is upon us as UFC 212 takes place this weekend in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Max Holloway gives his take on Magana-Cyborg drama
Tom Taylor - May 28, 2017
Earlier this month, the UFC flew the majority of its roster out to Las Vegas, Nevada for a special, weekend-long athletes retreat. Unsurprisingly, this weekend produced several tense moments between fighters. The most high-profile run-in featured UFC strawweight Angela Magana and featherweight star Cris “Cyborg” Justino. The incident, which stemmed from some nasty comments Magana made about Cyborg online, ended with Cyborg punching Magana in the face.
Max Holloway chasing more than an undisputed featherweight title
bjpenndotcom - May 26, 2017
Interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is currently gearing up for his upcoming UFC 212 scrap against undisputed featherweight champion Jose Aldo next weekend. Ahead of that fight however, Holloway is looking to secure more than an undisputed featherweight title. ‘Blessed’ spoke to media members recently to explain why an undisputed featherweight title isn’t the thing he wants most out of his MMA career:
Jose Aldo sustains nasty cut in training, optimistic UFC 212 bout with Holloway won't be affected
Tom Taylor - May 10, 2017
In a little over three weeks’ time, in the main event of UFC 212, Jose Aldo will attempt to unify his undisputed featherweight title with the interim featherweight title of Max Holloway. Unfortunately, Aldo has sustained a pretty significant cut in training – significant enough that it required him to get five stitches. Though this initially sounds like disastrous news for UFC 212’s main event, Aldo assures the fight will go ahead as planned, promising that the placement of the cut renders it a non-issue.
Max Holloway embracing 'bad guy' role ahead of UFC 212
bjpenndotcom - April 14, 2017
UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway is currently gearing up for the biggest fight of his career, a featherweight showdown with undisputed champion Jose Aldo. The fight, which will take place on June 3rd, will also take place in Brazil, making Aldo the obvious hometown favorite. Ahead of the fight, the interim champion knows that fighting the champion in his home country makes him the bad guy, a role he is comfortable embracing.
Max Holloway delivers a bold statement to Jose Aldo at UFC 212 Press Conference
Chris Taylor - April 11, 2017
Max Holloway delivers a bold statement to Jose Aldo at UFC 212 Press Conference UFC interim featherweight champion Max “Blessed” Holloway delivered a bold statement to reigning UFC 145-pound tile holder Jose Aldo at today’s UFC 212 press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.