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Max Holloway Plans On “Getting My Hand Raised” At UFC 199

Max Holloway

Max Holloway thought he might be matched up with former UFC champion Jose Aldo for his next fight.

Or maybe another ex-champion in Frankie Edgar.

Instead, Holloway (15-3) will put his eight-fight win streak on the line this Saturday night at UFC 199 vs. Ricardo Lamas.

Coming off victories over Jeremy Stephens, Charles Oliveria and Cub Swanson, the 24-year-old Hawaiian only sees his contest with Lamas going one way.

“Max Holloway going out there, doing his thing, doing some cool shit and getting my hand raised after whatever rounds it is, I don’t care,” the fighter said, during a recent interview with Submission Radio. “I’m going out there – let him choose when he wants out. And when it’s all said and done, [I’m] getting my hand raised, raising that Hawaiian flag and going on from there.”

As for what might be next, Holloway is focused in on only Lamas for the time being. But, he’s still keeping tabs on the rest of the featherweight division.

“We’ll see what happens, and first things first, is Ricardo Lamas,” he said. “And all three of those fights get me excited. Anyone of them. They’re all great. The three of them are great guys, they’re all (at the) top of their division for a reason and that’s why I want to prove myself against them. We can go do that rematch with Conor (McGregor).

“You know, I thought I was gonna get Aldo, cause a lot of people wanted to see that happen. And then there’s something there with Hawaiians and Frankie. So all three of the match-ups are interesting and my head is focused on Ricardo right now. I gotta get the job done June 4th and then we start thinking ahead.”

Max Holloway

Max Holloway thought he might be matched up with former UFC champion Jose Aldo for his next fight.

Or maybe another ex-champion in Frankie Edgar.

Instead, Holloway (15-3) will put his eight-fight win streak on the line this Saturday night at UFC 199 vs. Ricardo Lamas.

Coming off victories over Jeremy Stephens, Charles Oliveria and Cub Swanson, the 24-year-old Hawaiian only sees his contest with Lamas going one way.

“Max Holloway going out there, doing his thing, doing some cool shit and getting my hand raised after whatever rounds it is, I don’t care,” the fighter said, during a recent interview with Submission Radio. “I’m going out there – let him choose when he wants out. And when it’s all said and done, [I’m] getting my hand raised, raising that Hawaiian flag and going on from there.”

As for what might be next, Holloway is focused in on only Lamas for the time being. But, he’s still keeping tabs on the rest of the featherweight division.

“We’ll see what happens, and first things first, is Ricardo Lamas,” he said. “And all three of those fights get me excited. Anyone of them. They’re all great. The three of them are great guys, they’re all (at the) top of their division for a reason and that’s why I want to prove myself against them. We can go do that rematch with Conor (McGregor).

“You know, I thought I was gonna get Aldo, cause a lot of people wanted to see that happen. And then there’s something there with Hawaiians and Frankie. So all three of the match-ups are interesting and my head is focused on Ricardo right now. I gotta get the job done June 4th and then we start thinking ahead.”

Two Big Fights Added To LA’s UFC 199

Despite the chaos currently inhabiting the UFC’s featherweight division, the promotion has added an intriguing 145-pound scrap to June 4’s UFC 199 from the L.A. Forum in Inglewood, California. Per UFC Tonight, No. 4-ranked Max “Blessed” Holloway will clash with former title challenger and No. 5-ranked Ricardo “The Bully” Lamas. Since dropping a decision loss

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Despite the chaos currently inhabiting the UFC’s featherweight division, the promotion has added an intriguing 145-pound scrap to June 4’s UFC 199 from the L.A. Forum in Inglewood, California.

Per UFC Tonight, No. 4-ranked Max “Blessed” Holloway will clash with former title challenger and No. 5-ranked Ricardo “The Bully” Lamas.

Since dropping a decision loss to reigning champion Conor McGregor in 2013, 24 year old Holloway has gone on a tear, winning eight straight bouts with six of those victories coming by way of finish.

That streak includes an impressive finish over former top contender Cub Swanson, and most recently a decision victory over Jeremy Stephens at last December’s UFC 194.

Lamas, on the other hand, received a shot at former champion Jose Aldo back in 2014, losing a rather lack luster decision. Since then, however, “The Bully” has won three of four, most recently taking a unanimous decision over veteran Diego Sanchez last November.

It was also confirmed that a previously targeted middleweight showdown between legend Dan “Hendo” Henderson and Hector Lombard will take place on the card.

Henderson was scheduled to rematch Lyoto Machida last weekend at UFC on FOX 19, but “The Dragon” was scrapped from the bout after it was revealed that he had consumed a banned substance.

Lombard will be making his return to 185 pounds after recently dropping a disappointing loss to Neil Magny.

UFC 199 is set to be headlined by a middleweight title rematch between defending champion Luke Rockhold and former divisional kingpin Chris Weidman.

Also on the card, Dominick Cruz will put his 135 pound strap on the line in a trilogy bout against bitter rival and former WEC champion Urijah Faber.

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Quote: Conor McGregor Will Not Come Back Down To 145 Pounds

In the days following last week’s official announcement that Conor McGregor would rematch Nate Diaz at welterweight in the main event of July 9’s blockbuster UFC 200 card from Las Vegas, the MMA community has continued their backlash at a fight they consider to be unnecessary after Diaz already beat the Irish trash talker who

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In the days following last week’s official announcement that Conor McGregor would rematch Nate Diaz at welterweight in the main event of July 9’s blockbuster UFC 200 card from Las Vegas, the MMA community has continued their backlash at a fight they consider to be unnecessary after Diaz already beat the Irish trash talker who is leaving his featherweight belt on the sidelines once again.

The circumstances we’ll witness at UFC 200 are most definitely a number of strange ones, as Jose Aldo will meet Frankie Edgar for the interim featherweight title on the same card where the champion will actually be fighting, a scenario that we’ve obviously never seen anything remotely like before.

And a lot of that has to do McGregor’s massive size advantage at featherweight, where he often appears very sucked up and drawn as he struggles to make the division’s 145-pound weight limit. That was a main motivating factor in his move up to lightweight to take on champion Rafael dos Anjos, and he took it a step further when he fought Diaz at welterweight on short notice.

That has left the entire division wondering if he’ll ever venture back down to 145 pounds, and one top-ranked competitor doesn’t believe he will. In a recent talk with MMA Fighting, No. 4 Max Holloway said that he doesn’t envision McGregor ever making it back to 145 because the cut is too draining for him to make any longer:

“At the end of the day, who knows if he comes back to 145? Honestly, my feeling, I don’t think that he does. I think that 155-pound fight (against dos Anjos) was already saying that he just wanted to be at 155, hold the two titles, say that he did it, then just move up full-time. That’s what I thought he was thinking of doing, because he’s a big guy. All you hear of him is struggling to make 145. This guy struggles. You see, all he does is [cut weight] all week long.

“So he was going to go up sooner or later. Then you see him getting bigger every fight. … His last fight, he was a big boy. And he already had a hard time cutting. [With him] going back up to 170, I think he’s going to gain weight and have to cut a little, just trying to compete at that level, at 170. So who knows if he’s coming down?”

As for his own plight, where ‘Blessed’ find himself on the outside of the title picture looking despite an incredible eight straight victories since losing to McGregor of all people back in August of 2013, Holloway believes that he’s being held back because he didn’t finish his last fight against ultra-tough veteran Jeremy Stephens:

“I just feel left out because my last fight wasn’t a finish,” Holloway said. “When I was finishing guys, the media was on me like crazy. Then I have this one decision fight against a guy (Stephens) who, ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, these guys couldn’t finish him. And then [people are] looking at me, asking me how the hell I didn’t finish him. It’s like, look at these guys. These guys are beasts and they had a hard time with the fight too. They couldn’t finish him either. So I’m a true believer in, people only remember you for your last fight. And my last fight, I felt, was great, but I guess some people didn’t think it was so hot. So it is what it is.”

That sounds like quite the mature and patient attitude from Holloway, who at only 24 years old, has nothing but time on his hands as one of the UFC’s brightest potential future champions. Holloway has already fought five of the top 10 at featherweight, and with Aldo and Edgar obviously tied up with each other for the foreseeable future, the only logical choices for the suddenly surging Hawaiian are bouts with former title contender Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas.

As for McGregor, only time will tell if he ever fights Holloway or anyone else at 145 pounds again.

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Max Holloway Calls Out Conor McGregor, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvSBd_GkHUE

Max Holloway wants a big fight at UFC 200. Holloway took to his Twitter account this weekend to call out Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar and Conor McGregor all for a fight at the event in July. Here’s what he had…

Aug 23, 2014; Tulsa, OK, USA; Max Holloway (red gloves) fights Clay Collard (blue gloves) in a Featherweight Bout, Holloway after victory at BOK Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvSBd_GkHUE

Max Holloway wants a big fight at UFC 200. Holloway took to his Twitter account this weekend to call out Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar and Conor McGregor all for a fight at the event in July. Here’s what he had to say:

Holloway is coming off a win over Jeremy Stephens and is ranked #4 in the featherweight division. McGregor is rumored to fight Edgar or Aldo next.

Max Holloway: Give Jose Aldo & Frankie Edgar An Interim Featherweight Title Fight

Aug 23, 2014; Tulsa, OK, USA; Max Holloway (red gloves) fights Clay Collard (blue gloves) in a Featherweight Bout, Holloway after victory at BOK Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports

Max Holloway has an idea for the UFC, seeing as Conor McGregor likely won’t be defending his featherweight championship soon. In an interview with FanSided.com, Halloway explained why he thinks there should be an interim featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.

“Things are kind of crazy in my division right now,” Holloway said. “Conor [McGregor] has the belt, and he may not be back at featherweight anytime soon. Both Jose [Aldo] and Frankie [Edgar] are saying they won’t fight again unless it’s for a title and that has created a strange situation. I pitched an idea of having an interim title fight against either one of those guys and doing the fight in Hawaii.

“We want an event here and why not do it big with a title on the line in the main event? Let’s put it on the line and may the best man win. When Conor gets done doing what he’s doing then he can come back and we can get the belt situation squared up, but why hold things up? Let’s keep it moving and do it in Hawaii.”

Aug 23, 2014; Tulsa, OK, USA; Max Holloway (red gloves) fights Clay Collard (blue gloves) in a Featherweight Bout, Holloway after victory at BOK Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports

Max Holloway has an idea for the UFC, seeing as Conor McGregor likely won’t be defending his featherweight championship soon. In an interview with FanSided.com, Halloway explained why he thinks there should be an interim featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.

“Things are kind of crazy in my division right now,” Holloway said. “Conor [McGregor] has the belt, and he may not be back at featherweight anytime soon. Both Jose [Aldo] and Frankie [Edgar] are saying they won’t fight again unless it’s for a title and that has created a strange situation. I pitched an idea of having an interim title fight against either one of those guys and doing the fight in Hawaii.

“We want an event here and why not do it big with a title on the line in the main event? Let’s put it on the line and may the best man win. When Conor gets done doing what he’s doing then he can come back and we can get the belt situation squared up, but why hold things up? Let’s keep it moving and do it in Hawaii.”

Fight Night 74 Highlights/Results: Oliveira Tears His Esophagus, Perez Retires, Cote & Burkman Go to War + More

Fight Night 74 was a night full of surprises, and that’s not just referring to the fact that seven underdogs came out victorious on Sunday night, or the fact that the highly-anticipated main event ended before it ever got started. No, the biggest shock of the night came in the form of 26-year old Frankie Perez, who followed up an impressive (if not necessarily surprising) KO of Sam Stout by retiring in the ring. Check out the video above.

“I train with the best team on the planet” said Perez, “I have the utmost confidence to beat anybody in this division. (But) me being 26, this is my first win in the UFC and my last. I’m done after this. I’ve brought my dreams to come true and I’m on to the next chapter in my life. I’m done putting my family and my body through all this.”

It was an incredibly honorable moment for Perez, which could only mean that one of the UFC’s analysts for the evening, Michael Bisping, could only lob insults aimed Perez’s “cajones” when discussing it with Dominick Cruz in the studio afterward. Thankfully, Cruz set the record straight by both lauding Perez’s discipline and shitting on Bisping’s gatekeeper status/lack of two functional eyes.

Check out the complete list of Fight Night 74 results (with highlights) after the jump. 

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Fight Night 74 was a night full of surprises, and that’s not just referring to the fact that seven underdogs came out victorious on Sunday night, or the fact that the highly-anticipated main event ended before it ever got started. No, the biggest shock of the night came in the form of 26-year old Frankie Perez, who followed up an impressive (if not necessarily surprising) KO of Sam Stout by retiring in the ring. Check out the video above.

“I train with the best team on the planet” said Perez, “I have the utmost confidence to beat anybody in this division. (But) me being 26, this is my first win in the UFC and my last. I’m done after this. I’ve brought my dreams to come true and I’m on to the next chapter in my life. I’m done putting my family and my body through all this.”

It was an incredibly honorable moment for Perez, which could only mean that one of the UFC’s analysts for the evening, Michael Bisping, could only lob insults aimed Perez’s “cajones” when discussing it with Dominick Cruz in the studio afterward. Thankfully, Cruz set the record straight by both lauding Perez’s discipline and shitting on Bisping’s gatekeeper status/lack of two functional eyes.

Check out the complete list of Fight Night 74 results (with highlights) after the jump. 

Speaking of surprises, Fight Night 74′s main event ended not with a surprise finish or controversial decision, but with an injury that I have legitimately never seen before. After failing to secure his first takedown, Charles Oliveira clutched his neck and surrendered almost instantly. He was then stretchered out of the arena, leading many of us to speculate that something very, very serious might have been wrong with Oliveira heading into the matchup. As it turns out, were were right: Oliveira had previously injured his neck in training, then tore his goddamn esophagus in the opening minute of the fight. “Do Bronx” explained what went wrong during today’s MMA Hour:

I injured my neck in training, but did physical therapy and thought everything was fine, but when I fell against the cage everything went numb, I couldn’t feel my body.”

Oliveira also stated his hopes for a rematch with Holloway, who rallied for a fight against Frankie Edgar during the evening’s post-fight press conference. To which I say, book that fight, UFC. Book that fight as quickly as you sons a bitches can.

Most of us could have predicted that Josh Burkman vs. Patrick Cote would’ve been a banger, but I’ll be damned if these two vets didn’t surpass all our expectations and then some. Cote’s legendary chin was put to the test early and often by Burkman, who himself had never been TKO’d until he ate a hellacious counter right from Cote in the third round. Some 20 or so follow-up punches later, Cote had scored his first TKO win since dropping to

The highlights from Chad Laprise vs. Francisco Trinaldo and Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Tony Sims are below.

Laprise vs. Trinaldo

OAB vs. Sims

Main card
Max Holloway def. Charles Oliveira via first-round TKO (1:39)
Neil Magny def. Erick Silva via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Patrick Cote def. Josh Burkman via third-round TKO (1:26)
Francisco Trinaldo def. Chad Laprise via first-round TKO (2:43)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Tony Sims via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Valerie Letourneau def. Maryna Munoz via unanimous decision (29-28 x 2, 30-27)

Undercard
Frankie Perez def. Sam Stout via TKO (punches) at :54 of R1
Felipe Arantes def. Yves Jabouin via submission (armbar) at 4:21 of R1
Nikita Krylov def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:29 of R1
Chris Kelades def. Chris Beal via unanimous decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Shane Campbell def. Elias Silverio via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Misha Cirkunov def. Daniel Jolly via KO (ground and pound) at 4:45 of R1

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