Max Holloway had a shot at history this past Saturday and came up short.
Holloway (20-5 MMA, 16-5 UFC), the UFC’s featherweight champion, moved up 10 pounds to take on Dustin Poirier (25-5 MMA, 17-4 UFC) for an interim lightweight title. A win for Holloway would’ve put him in some rareified company as a simultaneous two-division champ, but he dropped a decision in a “Fight of the Night” main event.
The loss was Holloway’s first since a decision setback against Conor McGregor nearly six years prior and it snapped his impressive 13-fight winning streak, which included four straight knockouts of former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis, longtime featherweight champ Jose Aldo (twice) and then-unbeaten contender Brian Ortega.
For our latest Daily Debate, we asked you if Holloway’s loss at lightweight is going to affect his credibility at featherweight, where he’s still the champ. And you had an overwhelming response.
The results (via Twitter):
To hear MMA Junkie Radio hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” debate the topic, watch the video above.
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