Hollaway: I’d do anything for rematch with McGregor
Max Hollaway is the only fighter in the UFC thus far to bring Conor McGregor to a decision and would give anything to have a rematch.
Max Hollaway is the only fighter in the UFC thus far to bring Conor McGregor to a decision and would give anything to have a rematch:
I’d do anything for that rematch, Holloway told MMAjunkie. It’s going to happen. McGregor is a cool dude. He has nothing but respect for me. Every time someone brings up my name in interviews, he talks some good stuff. I think I earned his respect.
Holloway’s position as the only man who McGregor failed to finish in UFC competition is one angle for a rematch. However, Holloway’s greatest incentive is the opportunity to compete at full strength. McGregor may have endured a knee injury half way through the fight, but Holloway was also injured in the contest. He said he suffered a sprained ankle in the opening seconds of the fight and was forced to readjust for nearly 15 minutes.
Everyone always says this and that about the first fight, but he cried about an injury that he had at the end of the second round, Holloway said. I didn’t cry about no injury. I had an injury in the first 30 seconds of the fight and I fought him all the way to a decision. He had two rounds to finish me and he couldn’t get it done.
Since his loss to McGregor, Holloway has won five straight fights and next fights third ranked Cub Swanson. With a win over Swanson, Holloway might just put himself close to his desired rematch with McGregor.