It only took Max Holloway a few boxing lessons to figure this out: Body shots hurt.
He’s of course learned to harness that power over two years of fighting, and at this past Saturday’s UFC 150, he put it to use by stopping Justin Lawrence.
“I would love to tell you I have one-punch knockout power to the face, but I just don’t,” Holloway on Monday told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “Being able to punch to the body, I can get stoppages like this because people don’t think it hurts.”