LAS VEGAS – Max Holloway might not have to fight his way back to a title shot.
The Hawaiian fighter, who lost his UFC featherweight belt to Alexander Volkanovski on Saturday night at UFC 245, could be granted a chance to get the belt back in his next outing. At the post-fight news conference, UFC president Dana White said he would be “100 percent” interested in seeing Holloway (21-5 MMA, 17-5 UFC) get an immediate rematch against new champ Volkanovski (21-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC).
“He looked good, and that market is massive for us, so maybe we do that rematch in Australia,” White said. “I don’t know – that’s just off the top of my head.”
White didn’t have many words to share about Volkanovski’s five-round performance, but he’s certain the Australian made a big statement in the octagon.
“For Volkanovski to come in and beat Max Holloway, it’s a big deal – it’s a big deal to do that,” White said.
Volkanovski, 31, would welcome the idea of fighting Holloway a second time, especially if it’s in his home country.
“That would be great, to have a hometown crowd and defend the belt in front of them – that would be unreal,” Volkanovski said. “And I think the Aussie fans deserve that, so I would love to make that happen.”
