Max Holloway is hoping to get his relationship again with Conor McGregor.
Holloway is scheduled to defend his BMF belt on March seventh in an intriguing match towards Charles Oliveira. If Holloway wins, he might change into a title contender within the light-weight division. However he has his sights set on one other battle.
The Hawaiian is aware of Ilia Topuria should face Justin Gaethje subsequent. There, Holloway stated he was involved in preventing Conor McGregor at a White Home occasion.
“The belt is certainly the aim, however I even have the BMF title, which I am very pleased with. It opens up a variety of actually attention-grabbing matches,” Holloway instructed Stake journal. “Then you will have Conor McGregor who desires to get again within the cage. You realize, I might be mendacity if I stated I would not take that struggle. That is Conor McGregor the man. You need to take that struggle.”
“We clearly have our historical past and I feel we’ll be nice within the White Home. The opposite one with me is Khabib. You realize, he is retired, however I really feel like Islam is a part of that staff as properly, and I might like to present Islam a shot as properly. There’s some thrilling fights forward and I feel we’re in a very nice place.”
McGregor is working in direction of a return, however on condition that the Irishman hasn’t fought in 5 years, it is unclear whether or not he’ll struggle once more. If that occurs, Holloway want to be the opponent in his comeback struggle on the White Home garden.
Max Holloway desires an enormous struggle after UFC 326
Holloway desires to struggle McGregor, however stated his aim is to have an enormous struggle.
Holloway is aware of he is an enormous title within the sport and believes he has a shot on the title if he defeats Oliveira at UFC 326.
“You by no means know within the UFC, however in the event you hold successful and hold successful with fashion, it’s arduous to disclaim that,” Holloway stated. “I do know the followers wish to see me struggle, and if I can go on the market and have one other high-profile second, one other one at UFC 300, that will be an enormous deal.
Holloway defends his BMF belt with a call win over Dustin Poirier.
