The last time they fought was over 6 years ago and Holloway was still an inexperienced 21-year old. He has improved leaps and bounds since then and is now the reigning Featherweight King with three title defenses to his name and one of the rising pound-for-pound stars in the MMA World.
Holloway, when asked about a rematch against Conor McGregor, brushed it away, revealing that he is only interested in fighting the “2015-16” McGregor who was focused and in his prime. He broke it down in detail on Ariel Helwani’s show on ESPN.
You can watch the clip from the timestamp (13:06) below:
“He doesn’t seem healthy, he doesn’t sound right”
Ariel Helwani interviewed the Featherweight King Max Holloway ahead of his UFC 245 clash against Alexander Volkanovski. After asking about the prospective match-up with the Australian and also about UFC Hawaii, Helwani asked Holloway about McGregor, playing a clip from his last interview with the Irishman, who spoke about the Hawaiian.
When asked for a response, Holloway shot back, saying:
However, upon listening to the clip, Holloway was unimpressed, stating that he didn’t see the same McGregor anymore:
He did, however, reveal that he is only interested if McGregor shows that same focus again:
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