Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway shared his emotions after defeating Yair Rodriguez.
“The UFC wants someone to kick my ass. Yair is a beast, a warrior respect him,” Holloway said in an octagon interview. -To become the best, you must fight the best, and the best is the Blessed One (Holloway’s nickname – approx. SE). It’s understandable why people are afraid to fight Yair. Two years of inactivity and such a fight! Two years!
I feel good, I tolerated kicks in the caviar normally. He has good boxing, but he also adds elbows to it. And against the best boxer, this is already some kind of illegal boxing. What’s next? I have a win over the reigning champion at 155lbs, I’m in a short queue to fight Conor, so keep me in mind.”
Holloway defeated Rodriguez via unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 42.
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