Former UFC featherweight champion, Max Holloway, is aware of he misplaced to Dustin Poirier at UFC 236 again in early 2019, his final journey as much as the light-weight division, so that you don’t have to maintain reminding him. As well as, he’s not going to let his misstep towards “The Diamond” put a cap on his future targets.
Like combating Justin Gaethje for the “BMF” belt at UFC 300 on April 13 in Las Vegas.
“All people retains on mentioning the combat with Poirier, the 155 combat,” Holloway stated on his YouTube channel (transcribed by Drake Riggs). “It’s what it’s, I stated what I stated. No excuses. I simply had six weeks for that camp. This got here, we had 10 or extra weeks. I can’t even — I don’t even bear in mind how lengthy we had, that’s how lengthy we had. So, on the finish of the day, I really feel robust. I really feel nice. I can’t wait to go on the market and show [it]. You guys need to see the distinction? Tune in April 13. You’re gonna see the distinction.”
Holloway, 32, is coming off back-to-back wins over Arnold Allen and Chan Sung Jung. As for Gaethje, three years older than “Blessed” at 35, he’s additionally the winner of two straight, decisioning Rafael Fiziev earlier than stopping Poirier to win the “sort of silly” BMF belt.
“I see the minds blown, being, ‘Oh, yeah, Max’s speaking like this, weighing to heavyweight, Francis Ngannou, ask him to combat him,’” Holloway stated. “Convey it on, brother. Assume I care? That’s why me and also you guys are totally different. That is why numerous fighters is lower from a distinct material. Even some fighters is anxious about sure weights. Why?
“In case you’re on the pound-for-pound listing, you ought to be keen to combat anyone. That’s what the pound-for-pound listing is for, proper? Ain’t that what the pound-for-pound listing is for? I assumed the pound-for-pound listing was of not simply their weight class. In case you’re in a weight class, you’re No. 1 in your weight class. You’re a champion in your weight class, I imply. In case you’re on the pound-for-pound listing, which means pound-for-pound the place you stand amongst these different pound-for-pound guys.”
“I’m sick and bored with everyone telling me what I gotta assume, how I do, placing a restrict on me,” Holloway concluded. “Simply since you put a restrict on your self, don’t put a restrict on others. You guys’ restrict is sky, I’m reaching for the celebrities, different universes. We’re not the identical.”
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