Max Holloway Reveals the Only 2 UFC Fights He Wants After Conor McGregor Win
Fresh off a UFC 329 win over Conor McGregor, Max Holloway has made it clear he's has just two fights in mind for his next bout.
Max Holloway has revealed that he only wants to fight two UFC bouts after his defeat to Conor McGregor. The 170-pound champion faced McGregor in a 69-second rematch, which ended with McGregor tearing his ACL. Holloway, who won five of his last seven fights, expressed his desire to fight either McGregor again or for a title shot in either weight class.
He acknowledged that the 155-pound champion, Islam Makhachev, was not pleased with his statement, but Holloway maintained that he was not being disrespectful. Holloway has a history with Makhachev's 155-pound champion, Justin Gaethje, and suggested that a title shot at either weight class would be welcome. Gaethje recently defeated Ilia Topuria, earning Holloway the 2024 Knockout of the Year award.
Makhachev, who has a 17-fight win streak, moved up to welterweight after running out of lightweight challengers, where he won the title in his 170-pound debut. The two seem destined to face each other at some point, either at 155 or 170 pounds.
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