At UFC 300, former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will get a chance to add the BMF title to his resume. He will take on the former UFC interim lightweight champ, and current BMF title holder Justin Gaethje. Nothing less than an absolute war is expected from this matchup between two strike-heavy stars.

Holloway has been on the fight scene for almost 14 years now, making his professional debut back in 2010. As he gears up to earn the moniker ‘baddest,’ we will take a look at the story behind his fan-favorite moniker ‘Blessed.’

The story behind Max Holloway’s nickname

Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway – one of the most well-known monikers in MMA. The Hawaiian even has his own line of merchandise on sale, with his moniker being the main attraction. In an even bolder move, he now has merchandise with his prospective nickname ‘BMF’ printed on them.

Given all that the UFC featherweight has accomplished throughout his career, the fight moniker seems appropriately suited for the former UFC featherweight champion. As for the origins of the fight moniker, Holloway wouldn’t shy away from telling the fans how he received his nickname.

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The BMF title contender once told the promotion how he got his fight moniker. He stated, “It just came because of the things I was able to accomplish in the time I did, so my coach at the time simply said, ‘You’re blessed, man.’ The nickname just stuck.”

However, the time that Max Holloway truly earned his fight moniker was his win over the “King of Rio” and former UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo. However, ‘Blessed’ also seems to have a different nickname that seems to haunt him.

When Holloway almost got another nickname

Max Holloway has some of the best striking skills in the division. He holds the record for the most significant strikes landed by a fighter in the UFC with 3,197, landing 445 in his fight against Calvin Kattar. Unfortunately, this staple performance backfired and landed him with a nickname far different than ‘Blessed.’

Leading up to the fight against ‘The Korean Zombie,’ Holloway started getting referred to as ‘Pillow Holloway.’ This was probably due to the 32-year-old not having one-punch KO’s in his resume. Max took that one personally and delivered a walk-off KO against Chan Sung Jung early into the 3rd round at UFC Singapore last year.

While he may not have many knockouts to his name, Hollway has several impressive finishes via striking. Being a volume striker, most of these wins came via TKO, and some even doctor stoppages.

Will Max Holloway have what it takes to get a win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 300? And will the move up in weight give Max Holloway more power in his strikes? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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