Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier for Interim Lightweight Title Headlines UFC 236 in April

An interim lightweight champion will be crowned with featherweight champion Max Holloway moving up to 155 pounds to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 236 on April 13 in Atlanta. UFC president Dana White announced the fight via ESPN with additional sources clo…

An interim lightweight champion will be crowned with featherweight champion Max Holloway moving up to 155 pounds to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 236 on April 13 in Atlanta. UFC president Dana White announced the fight via ESPN with additional sources close to the fighters confirming the matchup on Friday. The fight between Holloway and […]

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Tony Ferguson Says UFC’s Fighter Offer Doesn’t Meet ‘Standards’

Former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has reportedly been offered a fight but he is unsure if it meets his or his crew’s “standards”. Ferguson’s next fight has been a topic of discussion in MMA for some time. He has been linked to fights with everyone from lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagoemdov to featherweight king Max […]

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Former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has reportedly been offered a fight but he is unsure if it meets his or his crew’s “standards”.

Ferguson’s next fight has been a topic of discussion in MMA for some time. He has been linked to fights with everyone from lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagoemdov to featherweight king Max Holloway.

However, neither of those fights have come to fruition as of yet. Or have they? Earlier today “El Cucuy” Tweeted that he, in fact, had been offered a fight but he isn’t sure if it meets his standards:

There is no reason to not take Ferguson at his word here. There has been a lot of buzz around a potential interim lightweight title fight between Ferguson and Holloway at UFC 236.

However, considering the magnetite of that match-up, it’s unlikely “El Cucuy” would not be stoked for such a contest.

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Dustin Poirier To UFC: Put Gold On The Line, Open Up The Checkbook, Or Don’t Call My Phone

Dustin Poirier is growing impatient. “The Diamond” hasn’t fought inside the Octagon since his July TKO victory over Eddie Alvarez. He’s currently on a four-fight win streak and is looking for a big match-up next. For a while, Po…

Dustin Poirier is growing impatient. “The Diamond” hasn’t fought inside the Octagon since his July TKO victory over Eddie Alvarez. He’s currently on a four-fight win streak and is looking for a big match-up next. For a while, Poirier was slated to face Nate Diaz in the co-main event of UFC 230 in November. Unfortunately, […]

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Max Holloway Teases Lightweight Jump For Tony Ferguson Fight

UFC 236 is currently without a main event. The pay-per-view (PPV) goes down on April 13th, with an official venue or location yet to be determined. Also, no headliner has been announced for the card. One fan had some fun and fantasy-booked a super figh…

UFC 236 is currently without a main event. The pay-per-view (PPV) goes down on April 13th, with an official venue or location yet to be determined. Also, no headliner has been announced for the card. One fan had some fun and fantasy-booked a super fight between UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and Tony Ferguson for […]

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Max Holloway Teases Interim Lightweight Title Fight With Tony Ferguson

With UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov likely sidelined until October or November, an interim 155-pound strap will likely be made. Tony Ferguson is certainly deserving of the opportunity, but who would he face off against? Perhaps a superfight with 145-pound king Max Holloway is the best option. “Blessed” teased as much in a recent Twitter […]

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With UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov likely sidelined until October or November, an interim 155-pound strap will likely be made.

Tony Ferguson is certainly deserving of the opportunity, but who would he face off against? Perhaps a superfight with 145-pound king Max Holloway is the best option. “Blessed” teased as much in a recent Twitter post. He shared a screenshot of the upcoming UFC 236 Wikipedia page. The show goes down on April 13th and has yet to receive a main event.

The page was edited to show that an interim lightweight title fight between Holloway and Ferguson will headline the card. Holloway shared the picture and captioned it with the following:

“Tony Ferguson is the type of guy to copy my back tattoo then tell me I’ve just been blessed”

A meeting between the two inside the Octagon would certainly be a spectacle. Ferguson has won 11 fights in a row, defeating names like Anthony Pettis, Kevin Lee, Rafael dos Anjos, Edson Barboza, Josh Thomson, and more.

As for Holloway, he’s won 13 fights in a row. Those include back-to-back wins over Jose Aldo, Brian Ortega, Anthony Pettis, Ricardo Lamas, Jeremy Stephens, Charles Oliveira, and Cub Swanson. It remains to be seen if Holloway is hinting at the legitamite possibility that he could fight Ferguson next.

We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

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