Life is good for “Blessed,” ranked number one in the world behind champion Alexander Volkanovski, a man he lost a pair of decisions to in the two fights prior to his win over Kattar. “We got it over the senior, so life’s good.” “The man called me a freshman, and I had to show him what the freshman could do,” he chuckles. The judges’ scores of 50-43, 50-43, 50-42 reflected Holloway’s dominance and his assertion during the fight that he was the best boxer in the UFC. When it was over, Holloway gave 445 significant strikes at a 59% accuracy clip to 133 for Kattar (47%). I’m just happy I was on the giving end, than the receiving.” He’s from Boston, they’re made different out there, and us Hawaiians are made different, too. Kudos to him – he’s a tough, tough person. “If he can take it, keep taking it,” said Holloway. Kattar, as gritty as he could be, took everything the Hawaiian dished out, but in terms of throwing enough of his own to get back into the fight, it wasn’t meant to be. For five rounds, Holloway threw punches and kept throwing (and landing) them. He fought like it, and while suggesting that the win over Kattar was his best ever sounds ludicrous on paper, if you saw it, you wouldn’t dispute that statement. “The Kattar fight was the best fight of my life,” said Holloway of a five-round decision win that earned the two 145-pound standouts a Fight of the Night bonus. RELATED: Max Holloway Isn’t Afraid of The Hard Path What about Brian Ortega in 2018? Either Jose Aldo fight in 2017? Anthony Pettis in 2016? Cub Swanson in 2015?īut it was that 24th trip to the Octagon against Calvin Kattar in January that the former featherweight champion declares as his top performance to date.
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