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Max Holloway Seeking Fresh Contract Before Defending Featherweight Title

After downing the greatest featherweight fighter of all time in Jose Aldo, and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor essentially being done with the 145-pound division, Max Holloway is looking to become the money man at featherweight. Holloway has been on an 11-fight win streak since losing to Conor McGregor via unanimous decision back in 2013. […]

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After downing the greatest featherweight fighter of all time in Jose Aldo, and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor essentially being done with the 145-pound division, Max Holloway is looking to become the money man at featherweight.

Holloway has been on an 11-fight win streak since losing to Conor McGregor via unanimous decision back in 2013. “Blessed” has won two massive back-to-back fights via knockout against the likes of ex-UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo. Before he makes his first title defense, however, Holloway would like a fresh new contract with the UFC (quotes via MMA Fighting):

“Now we’re just taking it one step at a time. I can’t force something. I’m not going to rush something. I’m not going to get mad over something that I have no control over,” Holloway said. “Like I said, I can control my feelings and that’s what I am focusing on, myself. It’s only giving me more time to get better, you know? Don’t poke the bear. They’re poking at me right now, but they’re going to see on fight night, so I can’t wait. I’m only getting better.

“I’m just asking for a fair shake,” Holloway continued. “You see a lot of these guys, a lot of these other champions making what they’re making. I’m not trying to take anything away from them, but I feel like I’m one of the more exciting fighters under contract in the UFC. At the end of the day, I’m the king. I’m in my throne, you know? If you want to come see me, come see me.”

When “Blessed” does return to the Octagon, he’d like it to be in Las Vegas given that his previous two fights have been out of the country. He plans to visit “Sin City” this weekend to meet with UFC officials:

“My last couple of fights have been out of country,” Holloway said. “Let me come home. Let me come to the ‘ninth island’ (Las Vegas), as close as we can get to UFC Hawaii, so give me that.”

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UFC Champion Max Holloway in no Rush to Return, Wants New Contract

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight title holder Max Holloway is waiting for a new contract. “Blessed” captured the undisputed featherweight gold when he finished Jose Aldo back in June. The win put Holloway’s winning streak at 11. He hasn’t lost a bout since Aug. 2013 and that was against reigning lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Speaking […]

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight title holder Max Holloway is waiting for a new contract. “Blessed” captured the undisputed featherweight gold when he finished Jose Aldo back in June. The win put Holloway’s winning streak at 11. He hasn’t lost a bout since Aug. 2013 and that was against reigning lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Speaking […]

UFC Champ: McGregor Will Get ‘A** Whipping’ If He Comes Back

After winning the UFC featherweight title with an incredible 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo in Dec. 2015, Conor McGregor immediately jumped up in weight without defending the title, leaving the division in chaos. This past June, however, rising star Max Holloway added clarity to the division when he stopped Jose Aldo in the main event […]

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After winning the UFC featherweight title with an incredible 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo in Dec. 2015, Conor McGregor immediately jumped up in weight without defending the title, leaving the division in chaos.

This past June, however, rising star Max Holloway added clarity to the division when he stopped Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 212 to become the undisputed 145-pound champion.

Recently, McGregor has said that he still considers himself the featherweight champion despite being stripped of the title late last year. Holloway, who lost a decision to the “Notorious” one in 2013, doesn’t agree with that idea, although he doesn’t take McGregor’s accomplishments away from him:

“I can’t do nothing about it. He was the champ once upon a time. He was the 2015 champ. They forgot to announce the year part,” Holloway said earlier this week on The MMA Hour. “It’s a little mixup I think they’ll figure out soon enough that they was the champ, you can’t take that away from ‘em. If Demetrious Johnson, he lost his fight, and he lost his belt, and he wanted to walk out with 10 of his belts that he has, you’re going to tell him he can’t?

“That’s his belts, he earned the damn thing, (McGregor) earned his belt and that’s his belt, but they forgot the clearcut ‘2015’. That belt is just a basic ‘do not defend’ belt, that’s what you’d call it, that’s what he did so I’m not going to take away from him.”

Holloway also made it clear that he wouldn’t be concerned if McGregor ever decided to come back to featherweight, as he promised the Irishman an ‘a**whipping’:

“No, because that means he’d have to fight my ass,” Holloway said. “If you want an asswhipping at 145, come on down. Everybody can get it. I’m here, I want to fight everyone. Being a champion now, I get to hang out with champions inside the organization, I get to be around other champions that are not even in our sport, and the mindset is different. It’s hard to go out there and protect something that you earned. I worked hard, I got this belt, I earned it.”

Holloway’s next fight has not yet been booked, although he’s expected to take on former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in his first title defense.

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Jose Aldo To Compete In Jiu-Jitsu Tournament In Brazil

Jose Aldo is set to engage in competition once again next week, but this time it won’t be inside the UFC Octagon. The former 145-pound kingpin is coming off his second loss in over a decade as he was finished in the fourth round of his featherweight title unifier against Max Holloway last month (Sat. […]

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Jose Aldo is set to engage in competition once again next week, but this time it won’t be inside the UFC Octagon.

The former 145-pound kingpin is coming off his second loss in over a decade as he was finished in the fourth round of his featherweight title unifier against Max Holloway last month (Sat. June 3, 2017). After seeming to control the opening rounds of the bout, the Hawaiian rocked “Scarface” with a nasty combo, and it was all downhill for the Brazilian from there.

Just over one month later, however, Aldo is set to feed his competitive drive once again as he is slated to take part in the  IBJJF’s Master International Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tournament runs through July 28th to the 30th. The federation made the following announcement yesterday (Thurs. July 20, 2017):

“We are very honored to have the great Jose Aldo Junior registered for the Master South America,” IBJJF said. “We can’t wait to see this MMA legend representing the Nova União team in the light division.”

Aldo will be competing in the lightweight division of the tournament, along with three-time world champion Celsinho Venicius. Aldo has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under longtime head-coach and manager Andre Pederneiras. He hasn’t competed in a jiu-jitsu rules tournament for over a decade.

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He defeated the now-highly-decorated Rubens Charles “Cobrinha” as a brown belt back in 2004 before winning the CBJO gold, and then transitioned into mixed martial arts (MMA).

Aldo has only ever lost two fights in his UFC career – a 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor for the featherweight title back in December of 2015, and to Holloway last month.

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Max Holloway’s Manager Says Negotiations Underway For New UFC Deal

Max Holloway is looking to get a bump in pay and talks have begun to make that happen. Holloway is the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight title holder. He starched Jose Aldo in their title unification bout last month. The date of his first title defense is unknown. He may, however, know who he’s […]

Max Holloway is looking to get a bump in pay and talks have begun to make that happen. Holloway is the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight title holder. He starched Jose Aldo in their title unification bout last month. The date of his first title defense is unknown. He may, however, know who he’s […]

Jason Knight Gunning For Holloway & Edgar With UFC 214 Win

If Jason Knight can top Ricardo Lamas, then he’ll be aiming for bouts with Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar. Lamas was originally scheduled to face Chan Sung Jung inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on July 29. “The Korean Zombie” suffered an injury and Knight stepped up as a replacement opponent. Speaking to Champions.co, […]

If Jason Knight can top Ricardo Lamas, then he’ll be aiming for bouts with Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar. Lamas was originally scheduled to face Chan Sung Jung inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on July 29. “The Korean Zombie” suffered an injury and Knight stepped up as a replacement opponent. Speaking to Champions.co, […]