Max Holloway speaks on Conor McGregorās five-year UFC layoff, explaining how he believes the time away from the Octagon made McGregor a BETTER fighter heading into their rematch at UFC 329, even going as far as saying this will be the BEST McGregor we have ever seen šš„
āThey was calling Conor out because of the 5 years⦠The 5 years he got to rest in my mind, and people are like āno, you see him party, you see him do all this.ā Bro, people are not following him around 24/7, with a camera, you really donāt know what heās doing. Youāre seeing all the bad stuff of him, we donāt know about the good stuffā
āAt the end of the day Iām getting ready for a dangerous Conor McGregor. I think itās going to be a healthy Conor Mcgregor, I think itās gonna be the best version we ever sawā¦ā
Conor McGregor has a message for Max Holloway leading up to his debut at Welterweight at UFC 329 š
āListen, thereās a different thud when you fight meā
Conor McGregor reacts to his return at UFC 329 being projected as the biggest gate in UFC history š„
āIs it fun, at least, or do you still feel anything when you see these metrics? And like, still the breadā¦ā
āItās a lot of fun⦠All these sweet little cherries on top are beautiful, and more fuel to the fireā
Paddy Pimblett and his coach break down how theyāve been preparing for his fight against Benoit St. Denis at UFC 329 š
āHe canāt spar anyone, heās got to be sparring southpaws⦠You have to replicate your opponent, get Paddy used to working against a certain styleā¦ā
āThat nonstop pace he does, doesnāt stop until he takes you downā¦ā
Justin Gaethje & Trevor Whitman explain to Joe Rogan how Ilia Topuria dropping him with a body shot was one of the main reasons that Justin Gaethje won š³š
āHe could probably sense that I was in trouble and hurt, and that fact made him dump everything, because it was his last chance to take me outā¦ā
āThat was the choice he had to make, because it was going to continue to get worse. I beat his a-s in the first round⦠The amount of damage I inflicted in the first round set up the rest of the fightā¦ā
āExpect a war. ALWAYS. Some of the biggest mistakes Iāve made with fighters that Iāve had is allowing them to think that theyāre going to go through this fight easy, and then that fight becomes super hardā¦ā
Joe Rogan says that he skipped interviewing the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris just so he could watch Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway at UFC 308 instead š
āFor UFC fans, that was a HUGE fight⦠The greatest Featherweight champion of all time versus the current Featherweight champion, Iām not gonna miss that!ā
Max Holloway says losing to Conor McGregor in their first fight motivated him to improve, sparking the 12-fight win streak that led to multiple UFC Featherweight title defenses šš„
āSeeing former opponents do what they did, Itās like bro if this guy can do it, then why not me?ā
āItās just cool to see, weāre in the same era, weāre in the same organization, seeing what theyāre able to capitalize on, what theyāre able to do⦠Itās like man, that just gives you motivation, like man that guy getting that, I want to get that tooā¦ā
Max Holloway speaks on his debut fight in the UFC against rank no. 4 Featherweight Dustin Porier, saying he was supposed to fight in the PFL Lightweight Tournament, but got a call from the UFC to fight Dustin Porier š
āNot many people know, I ended up signing with PFL, I was supposed to be in their first ever ā55 (Lightweight) tournament, but the dates just kept getting pushed backā¦ā
āThey called me up and they said āHey look, we got news for UFC. We got two guys that we want you to fight.ā I told them, I donāt even want to know anybody yet, Iām in a frickin contract with PFL⦠You guys gotta get me out of that damn contract firstā
āThey said hey, Ray Sefo is super cool, he loves you, he likes you, and he told you they would let you go⦠Thereās 2 opponents, Vagner Rocha or Dustin Porier⦠He was like āOkay, pretty much oneās a (bjj) black belt, and oneās a strikerā
I was like JACKASS. Why are you giving me a black belt or a striker? I want to take the striker all damn day⦠but he was actually a jackass again, Dustin Porier was a (BJJ) black belt too!ā
Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway got in a HEATED exchange about who the BEST boxer in the UFC is until Ilia Topuria got CONFUSED š
āI saw him working with the bags⦠bro what the f-ck is thisā¦ā
āYou do the same exact drill on your one bag⦠Same exact drill, and you know it⦠Youāre laughing because you know itā¦ā
āI donāt f-cking know who is Joe⦠Whoās Joe?ā
āWhat??ā
Max Holloway CONFRONTED Ilia Topuria for buying a BMF belt ahead of their fight for the title at UFC 308 and called him a FAN š
āAfter beating him I feel as the BMFā¦ā
āMax what do you think? heās got your belt over there somehow?ā
āHe bought it, heās a fan. Heās been a fan for many yearsā¦ā
āIāve been a fan for many many years, Iāve been a fan⦠Youāve been a great example for the new generation but now itās my timeā¦ā
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier got into a HEATED back and forth after DC said heās a TERRIBLE person in the build up to UFC 178
āYouāre the f-cking scum of the earth, youāre a terrible human being⦠I wish they let me next door so I can spit in your f-cking faceā¦ā
āYou know I would absolutely k-ll you if you ever did something like thatā¦ā
āYou could never k-ll meā
āI bet you I couldā¦ā
Unc from the Diamond Gym made JasonTheWeenās cameraman stop filming to run on the hill š
āCameraman, yāall f-cking next letās go⦠over here motherf-ckerā
āIām not made for this bro⦠F-CK Iām not conditioned for this broā