Ahead of their rematch, Max
Holloway has revealed what will be different this time around
against Conor
McGregor.
McGregor ends his five-year hiatus from the
Ultimate Fighting Championship against Holloway, 13 years after
their first meeting. They squared off on Aug. 17, 2013, at
UFC Fight Night 26 in Boston, where the Irishman emerged
victorious via decision. Holloway has now addressed two key aspects
of his preparation that he believes will boost his performance at
UFC 329.
Max Holloway training changes for Conor McGregor UFC 329
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In an interview with ESPN MMA, Holloway discussed how his training
camp went. With his upcoming bout being contested at welterweight,
“Blessed” made sure to leave no stone unturned in preparation. He
even roped in former 170-pound champion Jack
Della Maddalena for assistance.
“I think it’s going to be a fun fight, man. I think it’d be great.
I mean, I don’t know if you guys saw on or if you’ve been keeping
up with the YouTube, but we had JDM out for two weeks,” Holloway
said. “Former champion, champion-caliber fighter. It was amazing
having him in the camp. True 170-pounder, you know… It’s just it’s
going to be a fun fight, man. I can’t wait.”
Holloway used to cut a lot of weight while competing at
featherweight and was infamously pulled from his lightweight fight
against Khabib
Nurmagomedov in 2018. Not having to fret over the weight cut
this time around has allowed the Hawaiian to fully focus on
performance.
“You know, I always talked about how 145 camps are, you know,
especially five weeks are irritating; 155 camps are great; 170
fight week camp is amazing. So, I can’t wait. You know, we’re
getting ready for just performance out there. All this week, all
this training, everything is just performance, performance,
performance.”