When Max Holloway welcomes Conor McGregor back to MMA this Saturday, July 11, at UFC 329 in Las Vegas, he'll not only being seeking redemption for a loss in their first clash in 2013; the former featherweight champion will also be making his 170-pound debut.
A spot atop the sport's featherweight Mt. Rushmore has been well-earned by Holloway at this point, however Holloway made what appeared to be a permanent move to lightweight after his final 145-pound ***** le tilt in October 2024. Had it not been for the McGregor rematch, a welterweight side quest likely would've never been in the cards. But that doesn't mean Holloway won't fit into his new division, according to his nutritionist, Tyler Minton, who spoke in-studio Wednesday on "The Ariel Helwani Show."
"We're going to be cutting weight [for this fight]. Max is a big guy. ... When I post a picture with me and Max, it's always, 'Holy smokes, he's huge,'" Minton told Uncrowned.
"Max is massive. He's a very large 155er now that he's had time to do this — and you know that a large 155er is a 170er, naturally. So, yeah, we're still going to have a weight cut [for UFC 329], but that being said, it's not one of those you have to fear or worry about. We've been able to focus purely on performance, and say, 'How do we perform better in the next session? How do we recover from the session earlier today and only focus on that?'
"When you only focus on performance for a literal performance athlete," Minton continued, "it makes all the difference in the world."
A spot atop the sport's featherweight Mt. Rushmore has been well-earned by Holloway at this point, however Holloway made what appeared to be a permanent move to lightweight after his final 145-pound ***** le tilt in October 2024. Had it not been for the McGregor rematch, a welterweight side quest likely would've never been in the cards. But that doesn't mean Holloway won't fit into his new division, according to his nutritionist, Tyler Minton, who spoke in-studio Wednesday on "The Ariel Helwani Show."
"We're going to be cutting weight [for this fight]. Max is a big guy. ... When I post a picture with me and Max, it's always, 'Holy smokes, he's huge,'" Minton told Uncrowned.
"Max is massive. He's a very large 155er now that he's had time to do this — and you know that a large 155er is a 170er, naturally. So, yeah, we're still going to have a weight cut [for UFC 329], but that being said, it's not one of those you have to fear or worry about. We've been able to focus purely on performance, and say, 'How do we perform better in the next session? How do we recover from the session earlier today and only focus on that?'
"When you only focus on performance for a literal performance athlete," Minton continued, "it makes all the difference in the world."
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