Max “Blessed” Holloway was once the youngest fighter in the UFC ranks, and his first fight in the Octagon was a test of two young talents, when he faced Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier in February 2012.“That fight made me the fighter that I am today,” says Holloway, who lost via mounted triangle / armbar to give Poirier his fifth win in a row in the UFC featherweight division. “I learned how to be a man and how to take a loss like a man, but also how much harder I have to train if I want to compete in the UFC. So I wouldn’t change anything about that Poirier fight. At all.”Holloway faces Clay Col … Read the Full Article Here
Max Holloway: A Diamond in ‘Paradise’
Max “Blessed” Holloway was once the youngest fighter in the UFC ranks, and his first fight in the Octagon was a test of two young talents, when he faced Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier in February 2012.“That fight made me the fighter that I am today,” says Holloway, who lost via mounted triangle / armbar to give Poirier his fifth win in a row in the UFC featherweight division. “I learned how to be a man and how to take a loss like a man, but also how much harder I have to train if I want to compete in the UFC. So I wouldn’t change anything about that Poirier fight. At all.”Holloway faces Clay Col … Read the Full Article Here