Striker Holloway promises improved grappling following UFC wake-up call

LAS VEGAS – At just 20 years old, Hawaiian featherweight Max Holloway was on top of the world when he walked into the
octagon for the first time.

Unfortunately, he quickly found himself under Dustin Poirier.

“It was kind of a wake-up call for me,” Ho…

LAS VEGAS – At just 20 years old, Hawaiian featherweight Max Holloway was on top of the world when he walked into the
octagon for the first time.

Unfortunately, he quickly found himself under Dustin Poirier.

“It was kind of a wake-up call for me,” Holloway admitted to
MMAjunkie.com. “I thought everything that would
happen, happened, but I thought I could keep it on my feet longer.”