2. Max Holloway gets his heart broken again
[autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] once again allowed his fate to be decided by the judges, and once again they broke his heart. I thought it was a pretty straightforward 3-2 victory for Holloway, with him taking the first, second and third round against Alexander Volkanovski. Two of three judges thought otherwise, though, and they gave the split decision to the champion.
Holloway now finds himself in a precarious spot. He’s in that historically difficult position of having two losses to the current champion, and regardless of whether he thought he won both or not, the results stand on his record.
It’s clear Holloway is still arguably the best 145-pound fighter in the world. He could take a fight or two and wait and see how Volkanovski’s title reign plays out, or perhaps he makes a fully committed move to lightweight.
Holloway fell short in a one-shot attempt to move up against Dustin Poirier in 2019, but he only has six weeks to prepare for the fight and seemed to struggle with the size and power of his opponent. If he took six months or so to properly adjust his frame to the 155-pound division, then it would be interesting to see how he fairs there.
Either way, Holloway has some big decisions to make coming out of this fight.
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