In a perfect world, Renato Moicano would beat Beneil Dariush at UFC 311 in January and then face the main event winner that same night when Islam Makhachev defends his lightweight title against Arman Tsarukyan. But the 35-year-old Brazilian admits that keeping busy is ultimately what matters most. He understands that the UFC may have other plans for the winner of the 155-pound title fight. That’s why Moicano is keeping his options open, and a suggestion about the possibility of facing Max Holloway in his return to the lightweight division immediately piqued his interest.

In an interview with MMA Fighting, Renato Moicano revealed that he would love to go one-on-one against Holloway for his BMF title: “I would love to do that, especially since Max Holloway now says he’s done at 145. If he really wants to be a 155’er, I think that would be an awesome fight, especially because that’s going to put me on track for a title shot. The 35-year-old fighter further added, “100 percent if you beat Max Holloway, you’re fighting for the title. It’s a fight that I would be willing to take 100 percent.” 

Holloway claimed the BMF title with the 2024 Knockout of the Year when he defeated Justin Gaethje with just one second remaining at UFC 300 in April. After that stunning victory, Holloway returned to featherweight in October but fell short in his bid to regain the belt, suffering a knockout loss to Ilia Topuria. After that loss, Holloway announced his intention to permanently switch to lightweight, where he currently holds the BMF title and ranks among the world’s best.

It wasn’t a fight he was necessarily thinking about, but Renato Moicano confesses that a matchup against Max Holloway would make a lot of sense after UFC 311. But would it really make so much sense? Well, this is a question that can be easily answered if we go through some of the comments in the several social media posts featuring the massive callout. So, what do the fans have to say? Let’s find out!

Fans drop brutal verdict on Renato Moicano vs. Max Holloway fight

As soon as fans found out about Renato Moicano’s callout for the BMF title, they were quick to share their reactions to it. So, were they in favor? Not exactly. According to several users online, Max Holloway is too big of a fight for Moicano to take on. As a result, several users took to the comments to share their predictions that it would be an easy knockout win for Holloway. Sharing this belief, they wrote comments such as, “Max DESTROYS the “easy money” guy“, “Mope, with all due respect, Moicano is too sloppy for Max; he might be bigger, but he’s going to get outboxed“, and “Eaazzyy W for Holloway.“

Even Moicano claimed a few months ago that ‘Blessed’ is a fighter he wouldn’t want to face in life because he is too good for him. When people insisted he fight Holloway, the 35-year-old fighter stated, “I saw a lot of comments (of) people asking me, ‘Do you want to face Max Holloway?’ Hell f—ing no, my brother… I’m good. Max Holloway would beat me up.” So, now that he has done a full 180, fans were quick to remind him of his previous statement with comments such as, “But he said this a bit after 300 “Nah, im good; Max Holloway would probably beat me up.” Interesting change. I think Max really outclasses him,  though.” And “Didn’t he just a year ago say in several interviews that he would never want to fight Max because he is too good?.”

However, not every fan was of the belief that ‘Blessed’ would be the one coming out on top. A few fans were confident that Renato Moicano’s submission skills would easily overpower the striking of the BMF champion. As a result, they quickly took to the comments to share their prediction that if the fight took place, the UFC would witness a title change. Taking to the comments, they wrote, “Don’t sleep on moic grappling; threat holloways perfect for that body lock takedown“, “He will submit Max“, and “I love Moicano and Max, but Max would get submitted fairly quickly.”

Well, it seems like it is an interesting matchup that has got fans buzzing. But what do you think? If the fight happens, who will be the winner? Let us know in the comments.