Tag: Max Holloway

Frankie Edgar Reveals Target Date For His UFC Return

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is already preparing for his UFC return. It’s been well documented that Edgar had to pull out of his UFC featherweight title bout against current champion Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 218 after he suffered a facial injury in training that required surgery. Edgar is on a two-fight […]

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Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is already preparing for his UFC return.

It’s been well documented that Edgar had to pull out of his UFC featherweight title bout against current champion Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 218 after he suffered a facial injury in training that required surgery.

Edgar is on a two-fight winning streak and coming off a win to rising star Yair Rodriguez by TKO on the UFC 211 main card.

Jose Aldo ended up replacing him at the event but lost to the UFC champion by third-round TKO.

Edgar was in attendance at UFC Fresno this past weekend, and he managed to sneak in a conversation with UFC President Dana White about where he stands in the contenders’ line once he’s healed up.

“He said we’re just figuring out – this is after this weekend’s fight – we’re just waiting to see what’s next,” Edgar explained on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour. “I think March or April sounds good, so one of those dates I imagine we’ll set it up.”

“I don’t think he was questioning my toughness,” Edgar said. “I think he meant more like I shouldn’t be getting hit like that so I could get a broken face, you know what I mean? I think that’s what he was getting at, that’s what he kind of conveyed to us at least.”

UFC 222 takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 3 and Edgar mentioned that date as a logical one for the Holloway clash. Edgar understands how talented Holloway is and he believes that “Blessed” is living up to the hype.

“I think he’s all that he’s cracked up to be and the fact that he’s so young and keeps getting better every fight is scary almost,” Edgar said.

“But that also motivates me. I still feel like I’m at the top of my game. Max is the future, but I’m still here, I’m the present, and I want to get this title shot and get what’s mine and become a two-weight champion. That’s been my goal since I came down to ‘45.”

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Max Holloway Delivers Passionate Plea to Bring the UFC to Hawaii

UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has issued a passionate statement supporting the push for the promotion’s first event in Hawaii According to Honolulu’s Star Advertiser the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) engaged in talks with the UFC…

UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has issued a passionate statement supporting the push for the promotion’s first event in Hawaii According to Honolulu’s Star Advertiser the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) engaged in talks with the UFC regarding a potential date in the 50th State. State Sen. Glenn Wakai has been attempting to persuade the UFC into arranging […]

Frankie Edgar Eyes up Title Shot Against Max Holloway in ‘March or April’

Having watched his first shot at Holloway’s featherweight title fall apart due to an injury sustained in camp, Frankie Edgar is looking for a second bite of the apple “The Answer” was set to challenge “Blessed” at UFC 218 …

Having watched his first shot at Holloway’s featherweight title fall apart due to an injury sustained in camp, Frankie Edgar is looking for a second bite of the apple “The Answer” was set to challenge “Blessed” at UFC 218 in Detroit in a bid to join the small club of two weight world champions in […]

Joe Rogan Heaps Praise On Max Holloway

UFC 218 was truly a special night for the promotion and its featherweight champion Max Holloway. History no doubt repeated itself as Holloway stopped the long-time former champion Jose Aldo with a third-round TKO to defend his UFC featherweight title in the main event. Many fight fans believe that Aldo is one of the greatest […]

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UFC 218 was truly a special night for the promotion and its featherweight champion Max Holloway. History no doubt repeated itself as Holloway stopped the long-time former champion Jose Aldo with a third-round TKO to defend his UFC featherweight title in the main event.

Many fight fans believe that Aldo is one of the greatest fighters of all time, and the greatest featherweight to ever compete in MMA. Now that Holloway has scored two dominant wins over him firmly makes Holloway the man to beat in the 145-pound division.

Longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan, who spoke recently on his JRE MMA Show podcast, believes Holloway’s win over Aldo didn’t just cement himself as the best featherweight on the planet but also as the best featherweight in history.

“Max Holloway’s performance was nothing short of masterful,” Rogan said (transcript courtesy of MMA Fighting). “Nothing short of masterful, the way he handled Aldo. He yelled at me after he got done with the first round, he looks at me and he goes, ‘The man is tired! The man is tired!’ He’s a motherf**ker. Max Holloway is a real f**king warrior, to the core. That guy relishes it, he loves it.

“When he was chicken-necking it at Aldo and he’s got his hands down and is talking s**t and stalking him, you could see it in Aldo’s face, like he was drowning. You could see the waves were coming and he knew he wasn’t gonna be able to dog-paddle for too long. Like, ‘Jesus Christ, how am I gonna be able to keep up with this guy?’

“He’s the baddest motherf**ker. I think he’s the best 145er ever. He might not agree with it yet because of the record, which I see his point, but the way he fights, the octagon I.Q. that he shows, his fight I.Q., his ability to find a weakness and see it, his predatory behavior inside the octagon, I think he’s the best. I really do. It’s so impressive to me.”

Holloway holds a 15-3 record and currently finds himself on a 12-fight win streak. On the flip side, Aldo has lost three of his last four bouts. Before that though, Aldo had compiled a 25-1 record including an 18-fight win streak.

“Aldo, in his prime, was spectacular and amazingly impressive. His flying knee first-round knockout of Cub Swanson, the knockout of Chad Mendes, the Urijah Faber fight where he brutalized Urijah’s leg, he’s unquestionably one of the greats of all time, but in my opinion, skill wise, Max Holloway has now surpassed him. I think he’s the best.”

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Cub Swanson Admits He’s Impressed by Max Holloway

Cub Swanson won’t deny the abilities of Max Holloway. Holloway earned a third-round TKO victory in a rematch against Jose Aldo to retain his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight title. Swanson has gone head-to-head with both men and…

Cub Swanson won’t deny the abilities of Max Holloway. Holloway earned a third-round TKO victory in a rematch against Jose Aldo to retain his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight title. Swanson has gone head-to-head with both men and he knows how tough Aldo is. Speaking to MMAJunkie.com, Swanson said Holloway deserves credit for finishing Aldo […]

Max Holloway: It’s Great to Restore Order in The Featherweight Division

Max Holloway is happy to take the role of the reigning, defending featherweight kingpin. Last Saturday night (Dec. 2), Holloway defended his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight gold against Jose Aldo in a rematch from their June encounte…

Max Holloway is happy to take the role of the reigning, defending featherweight kingpin. Last Saturday night (Dec. 2), Holloway defended his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight gold against Jose Aldo in a rematch from their June encounter. Like their first bout, Holloway walked off with gold and he did so via third-round TKO. During […]