UFC, Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier
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Max Holloway may have played the role of the villain to the Louisiana faithful Saturday night when he denied native son Dustin Poirier the BMF championship belt at UFC 318, but on Sunday morning he was any other guy looking for some New Orleans comfort food.
Max Holloway is open to rematching Charles Oliveira in his next fight if he doesn't get a title shot at lightweight.
The full UFC 318 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Max Holloway: $42,000 def. Dustin Poirier: $32,000 Paulo Costa: $11,000 def. Roman Kopylov: $6,000 Daniel Rodriguez: $11,000 def. Kevin Holland: $21,000 Patricio Freire: $4,000 def. Dan Ige: $16,000 Michael Johnson: $21,000 def. Daniel Zellhuber: $6,000
Holloway, a former Featherweight champion, is looking to bounce back after losing to Illia Topuria by knockout at UFC 208 last October. He won the BMF title at UFC 300, knocking out Justin Gaethje. He has a career record of 26-8, with 12 wins coming by knockout.
Max Holloway is feeling much better at lightweight this time around now that there are no plans for a featherweight return.
Max Holloway, a true fan favorite in the UFC, recently received a surprise gift from the Toronto Blue Jays. He’s scheduled to headline UFC 318 against Dustin Poirier in a highly anticipated trilogy fight.