Max Holloway

In a recent interview, Paddy predicted that Justin Gaethje could face Arman Tsarukyan, while Max Holloway could potentially welcome Conor McGregor back to the Octagon 🔥 If those fights happen, that could leave Ilia Topuria as Paddy’s next opponent. Nothing official yet, but Paddy might be onto something here 👀 [ via @alloutfighting ]

Pimblett, Gaethje, Tsarukyan

🇦🇺 QUILLAN SALKILLD VS. MAX HOLLOWAY NEXT?! 👀🔥 Quillan Salkilld has teased a potential February return, with the UFC heading to Sydney on February 7, 2027! One name that could make things interesting is Max Holloway, whom Salkilld has already called out. With Salkilld looking for a big-name opponent, a showdown against the former featherweight champion on Australian soil would be a massive opportunity. Nothing is official, but could the UFC make this matchup happen? 👀 #ufc #mma #fight #australia #sydney

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Max Holloway is one of the UFC's most explosive featherweight champions, and his time spent fighting is almost as long as an entire movie trilogy. The former UFC featherweight champion holds the all-time UFC record for total octagon time at 8 hours, 52 minutes, and 43 seconds across 37 professional fights, a number close to the roughly 9-hour theatrical runtime of the original Lord of the Rings trilogy released between 2001 and 2003. Holloway also holds the record for most significant strikes landed in UFC history with 3,907, more than 1,000 ahead of second-place Merab Dvalishvili. Even Conor McGregor joked the stat proves Holloway can't finish people. Known for relentless volume and ferocious accuracy, Holloway's durability remains one of combat sports' most jaw-dropping records. #ufc #mma #maxholloway #lordoftherings

Conor McGregor is the biggest star mixed martial arts has produced, and Steiny from the Nelk Boys just asked him the Dagestan question everyone wanted answered. Ahead of his UFC 329 return against Max Holloway in July 2026, the former two-division UFC champion sat down for the Full Send Podcast, where Steiny jokingly asked whether he would spend two or three years training in Dagestan, referencing Islam Makhachev's famous quote. McGregor laughed and immediately shut it down, saying I wouldn't, I'll tell you that now, while insisting he actually has many fans in Dagestan and plenty of Russian fans too. The rivalry with Khabib and his proteges has fueled years of tension. Known for explosive left-hand power and relentless trash talk, McGregor remains one of combat sports' sharpest wits. #conormcgregor #nelk #mma #funny #viral

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Rafael dos Anjos says he would welcome a long-delayed fight with Conor McGregor, calling the idea "awesome," but insists he will not sit on the sidelines for two years waiting on it the way Michael Chandler did. McGregor's comeback bout with Max Holloway at UFC 329 in July ended after barely a minute when he suffered a knee injury, and McGregor has floated April as a possible return. Dos Anjos faces Alexander Hernandez at UFC 332 this Saturday, and McGregor responded to his comments with "Thank you Rafael." The pair were set to meet at UFC 197 in 2016 before dos Anjos withdrew with an injury.

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Knockouts can happen at any moment in mixed martial arts, and history keeps proving there's no such thing as a safe second. Max Holloway learned that when he knocked out Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 in 2024 with just one second left on the clock, tying Yair Rodriguez for the latest finish in UFC history. Jairzinho Rozenstruik has authored multiple buzzer-beater stoppages of his own, once finishing Alistair Overeem with a bomb of a right hand in the final seconds after trailing for the entire five-round fight. Derrick Lewis famously knocked out Alexander Volkov with just 11 seconds left after being dominated for three rounds straight. Known for relentless danger and ferocious finality, a single mistake in the final second can erase an entire fight in combat sports.

Rozenstruik, Gaethje, Rodriguez