Max Holloway believes the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship headliner is the perfect opportunity to remind fans why he remains one of the sport's biggest stars.
In a recent interview ahead of his rematch with Conor McGregor, Holloway claimed that his goal is to deliver a memorable performance for fans and leave behind an enduring impact on the sport.
Holloway and McGregor will collide at UFC 329, slated for Saturday, July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “Blessed” lost to the Irishman 13 years ago and sees the rematch as the ideal platform not only to settle the score, but also to return to the win column and add to his legacy.
“All you have to do is win in this sport and win excitingly,” the Hawaiian said ahead of the fight. “I’m going out there… I’m going to put on a show. We are in the entertainment business… We are prize-fighters.”
The former featherweight and BMF champion then highlighted that a win over McGregor would set up big fights down the line.
“I’m going to go out there and remind the world who I am,” Holloway added. “Who knows? I have history with the 155-pound champ, and everybody keeps saying the 170-pound champ’s for Conor. So, if I just fit myself right in there, it would be nice.”
Revealing that he’s motivated by the prospect of setting records that future generations will attempt to surpass, Holloway wants to further cement his legacy with more accolades.
“I am chasing for moments, I am chasing for records, and a lot of people tell me that I got a lot of them, but I want to make it more,” he said. “Unreachable, you know, so the next generation come in, and they see those goals, and they try to break it. It’s all about pushing the next generation,” he concluded.
In a recent interview ahead of his rematch with Conor McGregor, Holloway claimed that his goal is to deliver a memorable performance for fans and leave behind an enduring impact on the sport.
Holloway and McGregor will collide at UFC 329, slated for Saturday, July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “Blessed” lost to the Irishman 13 years ago and sees the rematch as the ideal platform not only to settle the score, but also to return to the win column and add to his legacy.
“All you have to do is win in this sport and win excitingly,” the Hawaiian said ahead of the fight. “I’m going out there… I’m going to put on a show. We are in the entertainment business… We are prize-fighters.”
The former featherweight and BMF champion then highlighted that a win over McGregor would set up big fights down the line.
“I’m going to go out there and remind the world who I am,” Holloway added. “Who knows? I have history with the 155-pound champ, and everybody keeps saying the 170-pound champ’s for Conor. So, if I just fit myself right in there, it would be nice.”
Revealing that he’s motivated by the prospect of setting records that future generations will attempt to surpass, Holloway wants to further cement his legacy with more accolades.
“I am chasing for moments, I am chasing for records, and a lot of people tell me that I got a lot of them, but I want to make it more,” he said. “Unreachable, you know, so the next generation come in, and they see those goals, and they try to break it. It’s all about pushing the next generation,” he concluded.
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