Max Holloway has landed in Louisiana forward of his UFC 318 BMF title combat in opposition to Dustin Poirier in only a week’s time.
On July 19, Max Holloway returns to the Octagon for the primary time since his brutal KO loss to Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 when he defends his BMF title in opposition to Dustin Poirier within the UFC 318 primary occasion.
Forward of his trilogy combat in opposition to Poirier, Holloway has highlighted his biggest rivalry as his key motivation going into this combat, not desirous to lose one other trilogy.
And following Topuria’s latest light-weight title win, ‘Blessed’ has some added motivation as he believes he may safe himself a rematch in opposition to ‘El Matador’ for the 155lb strap.
Holloway lands in Louisiana after some ‘little scares’
On the lead as much as this combat, plenty of the narrative has been surrounding the truth that it’s Poirier’s closing combat within the sport, as he’ll lay his gloves down as soon as and for all.
UFC boss Dana White admitted that he put the occasion collectively only for ‘The Diamond’, crediting him as an ‘all-time nice’.
And with that, he’ll make his closing stroll in entrance of his hometown followers in Louisiana, with the final time he fought in entrance of the Louisianans being in 2015 when he fought one other Hawaiian fan favourite.
Simply over every week out from what guarantees to be a legendary conflict, Holloway has landed in Louisiana after what he described as some ‘little scares’.
“What up guys, we’re right here in Louisiana, lastly after some little scares, you understand, some longer lay overs and a few thunderstorms stopping us from getting in. We’re all good now, we’re right here, we checked in,” Holloway defined in a video on his YouTube channel.
“We’re heading out to get some meals, we’re gonna see what Louisiana meals is all about, I’m a 155lber now so I can sort of take pleasure in, so we got here up early,” he continued.
Max Holloway credit Justin Gaethje as the toughest hitter he’s ever confronted
All through his unimaginable profession, ‘Blessed’ has fought a number of the biggest fighters on the earth, from Conor McGregor to ‘The Diamond’ Poirier, however one stands out as the toughest hitter he’s ever confronted.
Regardless of Topuria having handed him his first ever KO loss, Holloway has credited Justin Gaethje as the toughest hitter he’s ever confronted, stating that he may really feel the depth of ‘The Spotlight’s’ photographs, and he couldn’t with the Spaniard.
