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Pros react to Max Holloway vs. Alex Volkanovski 2 at UFC 251

Chris Taylor - July 11, 2020

Tonight’s UFC 251 pay-per-view event was co-headlined by a featherweight title fight rematch featuring Max Holloway challenging Alex Volkanovski. Holloway (21-5 MMA) and Volkanovski (21-1 MMA) had first met at December’s UFC 245 event in Toronto, where ‘The Great’ was able to dethrone ‘Blessed’ by way of a unanimous decision victory.

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UFC 251 Results: Alex Volkanovski defeats Max Holloway (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - July 11, 2020

Tonight’s UFC 251 pay-per-view event is co-headlined by a featherweight title fight rematch featuring Max Holloway taking on Alex Volkanovski. Holloway (21-5 MMA) and Volkanovski (21-1 MMA) first met at December’s UFC 245 event in Toronto, where ‘The Great’ was able to dethrone ‘Blessed’ by way of a unanimous decision victory.

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Dustin Poirier makes prediction for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 2

Tom Taylor - July 9, 2020

No. 2 ranked lightweight contender Dustin Poirier has made his prediction for the upcoming featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Volkanovski and Holloway are set to collide for featherweight gold in the co-main event of UFC 251 this Saturday in Abu Dhabi. The pair first met in December, when Volkanovski defeated Holloway by decision to claim the featherweight belt.

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UFC 251 | Pro fighters make their picks for Alex Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 2 title fight

Cole Shelton - July 8, 2020

In the co-main event of UFC 251 on Fight Island, Alex Volkanovski looks to defend his featherweight belt when he rematches Max Holloway. Heading into the fight, the champ is a -230 favorite while the Hawaiian in Holloway is a +180 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The majority of the fighters believe Holloway will make the necessary adjustments to reclaim his featherweight title.

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Photo | Alex Volkanovski shows off impressive physique from the beach of Fight Island

Harry Kettle - July 6, 2020

UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski looks to be in the best shape of his career ahead of his rematch against Max Holloway on Saturday night. The popular Australian is set to defend the UFC Featherweight Championship against the former king of the division after winning it from Holloway himself back at UFC 245 in December 2019.

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Max Holloway

Max Holloway reveals he trained alone for Alex Volkanovski rematch, used "Zoom classes"

Chris Taylor - July 4, 2020

Like many fighters, Max Holloway has been forced to make serious alterations to his training camp ahead of his UFC 251 rematch with Alex Volkanovski. The former UFC featherweight champion in Holloway (21-5 MMA) will square off with Volkanovski (21-1 MMA) for a second time in next weekend’s UFC 251 pay-per-view event headliner.

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Max Holloway reacts after rematch with Alex Volkanovski is promoted to UFC 251 main event

Chris Taylor - July 3, 2020

A featherweight title fight rematch featuring former champ Max Holloway taking on Alex Volkanovski is the new main event of UFC 251. Next weekend’s UFC 251 pay-per-view event on Fight Island was originally slated to be headlined by a welterweight title fight between challenger Gilbert Burns and champion Kamaru Usman.

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Max Holloway claims Alex Volkanovski could be an Olympian for "point karate" ahead of UFC 251 rematch

Cole Shelton - July 2, 2020

Max Holloway believes UFC featherweight champion, Alex Volkanovski is a very good point fighter. In the co-main event of UFC 251, Volkanovski will look to defend his featherweight title against the former champ in Holloway. The two met back at UFC 245 where it was the Aussie in Volkanovski edging out a unanimous decision win to win the belt.

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Poster released for UFC 251 on Fight Island

Harry Kettle - June 11, 2020

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has released the first official poster for the highly anticipated UFC 251 event on Fight Island. It’s been months in the making, but we finally have the confirmation through from the UFC that the proposed Fight Island will indeed take place on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. While it may not have been exactly what everyone pictured it to be, one thing is for sure: the first PPV card from the run of events over there is going to be a big one.

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Alexander Volkanovski on UFC 251 rematch with Max Holloway: “Nothing changes”

Natasha Hooper - June 10, 2020

The current featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski responded to the announcement of his UFC 251 rematch against the former champion Max Holloway. At UFC 245, in December of 2019, Holloway set out to defend his 145-pound belt against the top-ranked contender, Volkanovski. The title challenger used a steady flow of leg kicks and exchanges in the pocket to pick apart Holloway. Over the course of five rounds, The Australian put an end to the “Blessed” era as he earned the unanimous decision victory.

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Max Holloway offering private lessons and other services in exchange for Hawaiian Food Bank donations

Harry Kettle - May 21, 2020

UFC star Max Holloway will be offering a series of services in exchange for donations to Maui Food Bank and Hawaii Food Bank. The former king of the featherweights is currently doing all he can to help his homeland of Hawaii through what is set to be an incredibly difficult financial crisis for them. In addition to being there for emotional support, Holloway is also doing all he can to make a monetary difference, too.

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Alex Volkanovski calls out four fighters in hopes of securing title bout at UFC Fight Island

Harry Kettle - April 24, 2020

Alex Volkanovski has called out four fighters for a potential title showdown if the proposed UFC Fight Island plan goes ahead. “The Great” has held the UFC Featherweight Championship since December 2019, impressively beating former champion Max Holloway to capture the title at UFC 245. Ever since then it’s seemed as if the UFC has been interested in booking an immediate rematch, but due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, it hasn’t quite materialized.

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Max Holloway urges UFC fans to take coronavirus outbreak seriously: "This isn't (a fight) we want to take into deep waters"

Adam Martin - March 16, 2020

Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway sent a message to fans on Monday, urging them to take the coronavirus threat seriously. The UFC on Monday announced it has canceled the next three cards it had scheduled in London, Columbus, and Portland (later Las Vegas) due to the coronavirus outbreak which has ravaged the globe. The UFC held its event in Brasilia this past weekend in defiance of what other pro sports leagues have done, but ultimately the UFC had no choice but to pull the plus on its next three events despite the fighters wanting to compete. While many fighters are upset the fights were scrapped, Holloway believes it’s the right call.

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Alexander Volkanovski says there is no one else to fight but Max Holloway at featherweight

Cole Shelton - March 11, 2020

Alexander Volkanovski plans on defending his featherweight title in the main event of UFC 251 at home in Australia. Volkanovski won the belt back at UFC 245 with a decision win over Max Holloway. Since then, he had hand surgery but says he will be ready to defend in Australia where he expects to rematch Holloway.

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Max Holloway

Max Holloway roasts Dillon Danis for calling Conor McGregor the lineal featherweight champ

Tom Taylor - March 6, 2020

Max Holloway has a message for Dillon Danis. On Thursday, Danis took to Twitter to remind the world that his training partner Conor McGregor is still the lineal UFC featherweight champion. While it’s true that McGregor was never defeated to lose the featherweight title, and was instead stripped for inactivity, this claim did not go over especially well with fans.

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Max Holloway discusses MMA’s scoring system: 'I’ve never met a fighter or even a judge who thinks it’s perfect'

Natasha Hooper - March 4, 2020

On Friday night, Kansas City will host a monumental night in MMA history, and Max Holloway wants to be a part of it. The former UFC featherweight champion will be in attendance for the Invicta FC show at the Memorial Hall in Kansas. It will be the first time in modern MMA that an open scoring system—or real-time scoring system—is used in major competition.

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Dana White

Dana White says Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 2 will be made ‘very soon’

Cole Shelton - February 4, 2020

It appears Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway will be running things back. Holloway and Volkanovski fought in the co-main event of UFC 245 where it was the Hawaiian who was the favorite. But, Volkanovski ultimately pulled of the upset as he won a unanimous decision, where one judge even gave the Aussie all five rounds.

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Max Holloway: Reebok 'wasn’t going to let me walk out with the Hawaiian flag'

Tom Taylor - December 20, 2019

Every time Max Holloway walks out to the cage, he’s draped in the Hawaiian flag. Speaking on a recent edition of the Joe Rogan Experience, Holloway revealed that Reebok — the sports apparel company responsible for the UFC’s fight kits — once tried to put an end to that practice.