Not only is he giving credit where it’s due, but Max
Holloway has a sense of humor regarding his loss to Alexander
Volkanovski in their trilogy bout at UFC
276.
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Volkanovski improved to 3-0 against Holloway with a clear-cut
unanimous decision triumph in Saturday’s co-main event at the
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Hawaiian known as “Blessed”
released a brief statement following that defeat on social
media.
“I’m still up 2-0 on knockdowns for trilogy. Probably gonna need a
[fourth] to settle this,” Holloway quipped. “Just playing. Congrats
to my brother [Alexander Volkanovski]. Got get that [lightweight]
strap. You earned the shot. You’re [No. 1 pound-for-pound] now.
“To all the fans do not cry for me Argentina,” he added. “This is
part of life. We need to rebuild and we will. I love you!”
Regarded by many as one of the greatest featherweights of all-time,
Holloway earned a third shot against Volkanovski with consecutive
five-round victories over Calvin
Kattar and Yair
Rodriguez. While the first two meetings were competitive,
Volkanovski was dominant in sweeping the scorecards in their
trilogy. After the victory, Volkanovski reiterated his desire to
potentially move up to 155 pounds in hopes of becoming a
two-division champion.
I’m still up 2-0 on knockdowns for trilogy.
Prob gonna need a 4th to settle this. Just playing. Congrats to my
brother @alexvolkanovski
. Go get that 55 strap. You earned the shot. You’re #1 P4P right
now. pic.twitter.com/5lUNWZVbRA— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA)
July 3, 2022