Max Holloway Salutes Dustin Poirier
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After losing the first pair of meetings in February 2012 and April 2019, Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) was determined not to let Poirier (30-10 MMA, 22-9 UFC) sweep their series in his exit from the sport on Saturday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
Alexander Volkanovski was full of praise for his three-time rival after watching him win at UFC 318. Max Holloway outpointed Dustin Poirier over five rounds to retain his BMF belt on Saturday night. The judges’ scorecards were unanimous and lopsided in his favor, but ‘Blessed’ did endure a scary moment at the end of round two.
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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.