Alexander Volkanovsky put on a masterclass over five rounds to defeat Max Holloway in round after round of punishment. Today we will discuss about Max Holloway: Post fight| After fight| Fight results| Twitch| Purse.
Max Holloway: Post fight| After fight| Fight results| Twitch| Purse
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Jerome Max Kelly Holloway (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the featherweight division at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Holloway became the UFC Featherweight Champion when he defeated Jose Aldo on June 3, 2017, before defending the title three times. As of March 29, 2021, that is.
| Born | Jerome Max Keli’i Holloway December 4, 1991 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States[1] |
|---|---|
| Other names | Blessed |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
| Division | Featherweight (2012–present) Lightweight (2010–2011, 2019) |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm)[2] |
| Fighting out of | Waianae, Hawaii, United States |
| Team | Gracie Technics |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rylan Lizares[3] |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Post fight
Tonight’s UFC 276 event was co-headlined by a featherweight title fight with Alex Volkanowski taking on Max Holloway.
Volkanowski (25-1 MMA) entered the match with 21 consecutive wins, his latest win against Chan Sung Jung (17-7 MMA) at UFC 273 in April this year.
Meanwhile, Max Holloway (23-7 MMA) won his last 2 fights by defeating Yair Rodriguez (13-3 MMA) and Calvin Katar (23-6 MMA) respectively. Prior to those matches, ‘Blessed’ lost by split decision to Volkanowski at UFC 251 and by unanimous decision at UFC 245.
Tonight’s UFC 276 co-main event proved to be a coming-of-age party for Alex Volkanowski. The Australian champion delivered arguably his best performance of all time, presenting ‘Blessed’ with jabs and kicks during the twenty-five minute round. After five rounds of thrilling action, Volkanowski was awarded a flawless victory by the judges present.
After fight
Alexander Volkanowski would love to add a second title to his resume as he closed his rivalry against another all-time great featherweight in Max Holloway with a major decision win in the UFC 276 co-main event.
A close fight in the opening round gave way to a one-off performance from Volkanowski with each passing minute, as he was just round after round of punishment, which gave Holloway a bloody mess when the final horn sounded. All the judges fought 50–45, giving Volkanowski a 3–0 lead against Holloway.
With that performance, Volkanowski now looks to the lightweight division as his next stop after potentially sending off Holloway last.
Fight results
There was more damage than attraction for former featherweight champion Max Holloway for the third time as defending king Alexander Volkanowski displayed a virtuoso in Saturday’s trilogy bout.
In the fourth defense of his 145-pound crown, Volkanowski dominated the entire Holloway and left him a bloody shell of himself inside T-Mobile Arena. The three judges scored 50-45 for Volkanovski (25-1) in the co-main event of UFC 276.
By securing his third consecutive win over Holloway (23-7) since their rivalry began in 2019, the 33-year-old Volkanowski ended any debate with their controversial rematch in 2020. The natives of Australia also took a giant step closer to the east. Enemy Jose Aldo in the biggest featherweight debate in MMA history.
“Max Holloway is a complete beast,” said Volkanowski. “The intensity that he brought over the past few days was what I needed.”
Twitch
Max is a UFC featherweight mixed martial artist fighting from Hawaii and is currently the 145lb Champion. He is on a 12 fight win streak and is considered the best in P4P in MMA.
Purse
When he defeated Jose Aldo to become champion, Holloway earned about $410,000. Holloway earned about $390,000 in his first fight against Volkanowski and $280,000 in the second fight as a challenger. In his last fight against Yair Rodriguez, Holloway took home $491,000.
