Prior to the Topuria loss, Holloway scored an iconic knockout of Justin Gaethje in his return to lightweight at UFC 300. This time, Holloway looked like a much more natural 155-pounder than he did when he lost to Poirier on short notice for the interim title at UFC 236.

Former UFC champion Aljamain Sterling believes Holloway took it easy on Poirier after two early knockdowns, claiming that Holloway could’ve finished the fight if he wouldn’t’ve ‘pulled back’ on his punches. As of this writing, Holloway hasn’t responded to Sterling’s assertions.

You understood the situation. You knew they were coming. Hearing the boos that greeted Max Holloway as Moke Boy’s “Hawaiian Kickboxer” blared through the sound system inside of Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans for the main event of UFC 318 on Saturday was not surprising.

Max Holloway once joined hands with Khabib Nurmagomedov to troll Daniel Cormier. Both MMA superstars took aim at Cormier, citing his eating habits.

At UFC 318, Max Holloway will look to spoil one of his greatest opponents retirement fight. Dustin Poirier is set for an emotional send-off on July 19 but of course, there’s a good chance that he walks away from the sport on the back of another loss.