Okay, so today I wanted to dive into something that’s been on my mind for a while: Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway. This was a fight that happened way back, but it’s still super interesting to look at. I spent some time today watching the fight and doing a little digging on what others have said about it.
First off, I re-watched the fight. It’s wild to see how both of these guys have evolved since then. I noticed McGregor taking Holloway down a couple of times, which is not something you see him do a lot these days. At one point, Holloway got back to half guard and even managed to roll McGregor over, but McGregor scrambled back to his feet pretty quick. He got another takedown and even got to mount position.
After watching the fight, I started looking up some articles. Apparently, people are still talking about a possible rematch between these two. Seems like a lot of folks think Jorge Masvidal or Justin Gaethje are more likely next opponents for McGregor, though. I saw that this fight was part of UFC Fight Night 26 in Boston, and McGregor actually won by unanimous decision. This was a featherweight bout, by the way.
- I came across some news about UFC 223, where it mentioned Holloway stepping in on just six days’ notice to fight Nurmagomedov. That’s crazy!
- I also found an article where McGregor gave his prediction for a Holloway vs. Ilia Topuria fight.
- Then there was another one where Holloway himself talked about wanting a rematch with McGregor after his fight with Alexander Volkanovski.
Digging Deeper
I was curious about Holloway’s record, so I looked that up too. Turns out he’s only lost seven times in his professional MMA career, all in the UFC. He’s lost twice to Dustin Poirier, once each to Dennis Bermudez and McGregor, and three times to Volkanovski. I found it interesting that out of 29 professional fights, Holloway has only been the underdog nine times. That’s pretty impressive.
It’s been a journey for Max Holloway since he lost his belt to Alexander Volkanovski in December 2019, I even read that somewhere. Anyway, that’s basically what I did today. I watched an old fight, read some articles, and did a little digging into their records. It’s always fun to look back at these old fights and see how far these guys have come. I feel I got a basic understanding of this match.
