The noted UFC featherweight, Max Holloway put on a superb performance against Arnold Allen at the UFC Kansas City main event. ‘Blessed’ showcased his outstanding strategy in the bout, maintaining his composure and landing calculated strikes. After a five-round slugfest, Holloway earned a unanimous decision victory to hand his opponent the first defeat of his UFC career. Although Holloway called out Jung ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan-sung after his victory, he recently revealed that he also had other fighters on his list, with whom he would love to slug it out.

On a recent episode of the noted fight podcast, ‘The MMA Hour’, ‘Blessed’ appeared as an online guest and talked about a volley of issues. There were also some significant talks about the fighters who currently were on ‘Blessed’s’ radar. However, to the surprise of many, Holloway also mentioned that he would love to run it down once more with the UFC’s noted ‘Mystic Mac’, Conor McGregor.

Max Holloway said his bout with Conor McGregor would be an enthralling one

Holloway himself brought up the name of ‘Mystic Mac’ after talking about a fourth bout with the UFC Featherweight kingpin, Alexander Volkanovski. This fight had probably been there in his mind for quite a while.

‘Blessed’ stated, “If you’re asking me, like give me a fight, I would love to fight Conor, you know. I mean I was the only guy that took Conor to a decision at 145.” A lot of long-time UFC fans bear testimony to this 2013 bout in the early days of both fighters’ UFC careers.

Trending

Dana White & UFC Miss Out on $1.38 Billion Worth Achievement as Conor McGregor Awfully Falls Short of 3-Year-Old Feat

May 18, 2024 01:21 PM EDT

“All of Them Are Lazy” – Khabib Nurmagomedov Responds After Joe Rogan and Royce Gracie Praise the Dagestani Camp

May 18, 2024 09:34 AM EDT

“It’s a Wild One” – Joe Rogan Drops the Most “Interesting” JRE Episode Yet; Fans React to Terrance Howard’s Appearance

May 18, 2024 10:54 PM EDT

Joe Rogan Wants to Make MMA Difficult After Dana White Told to Remove Cage From UFC Fights – “Better if It Was Like a Basketball Court”

May 16, 2024 05:03 PM EDT

Having Roughed Up Joe Rogan Under the Influence, Mark Coleman Finally Comes Clean on Infamous Moment

May 17, 2024 11:15 AM EDT

Get instantly notified of the hottest UFC stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.

Follow Us

But Holloway mentioned how things are different now. He said, “He’s big right now, but we’ll see that. I know he wants to come back”. However, looking at the record of these two, a lot would agree with Holloway’s next words.

He opined, “That’ll be a fight which is super interesting, super fun”. Further, he also stated, “I think it’ll be a fan favorite, I think so a lot of fans will love this fight a lot of fans have been asking for that fight.

“I’m in a Weird Place in My Head Now”- Conor McGregor Once Revealed How the Fame Was “Messing” With His Head Ahead of His Fight Against Jose Aldo in 2015

In a sport where careers can end in a few seconds, Holloway had probably predicted that the fans would be super enthralled to watch two fighters in a rematch after a decade. Would you agree as well?

Holloway has no issues with the weight at which he would fight Conor McGregor

A lot of UFC fans know about ‘Blessed’s’ flexibility regarding weights. He also gave out a glimpse of it in his podcast appearance as he stated that the weight at which he would fight Conor was absolutely no issue for him. Holloway revealed, “It’s not even a weight thing bro. I’ll fight him at open weight or whatever the commission would tell us”.

Holloway holds an unblemished record when it comes to weight cutting. The US native has never missed weight in his prolonged 11-year UFC career to date. Hence, Holloway’s chill-out state regarding the weight for his desired Conor McGregor fight was quite understandable.

Watch this Story – “How Much Money Have You Got in Your Pocket” – Struggling Conor McGregor Had No Answers for $500M Worth UFC President Dana White, Who Walked Off on Him 18-Years Ago

Do you see this bout happening anytime soon? How excited would you be to witness it? What did you make of Holloway’s comments? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.