Den tredje juni i Rio de Janeiro tar den regerande mästaren i fjädervikt, José Aldo, emot interim-mästaren i fjädervikt, Max Holloway. De möter varandra som huvudmatch under UFC 212.
Holloway, med sina 10(!) raka vinster i oktagonen hade följande att säga till Ariel Helwani genom ”The MMA Hour”.
There’s no surprise what Max wants to do, what I want to do – Max Holloway. I go in there I strike, I strike and I strike some more. Every time I fight a striker, everyone always says Max’s striking is not as good as this guy’s striking.
When I fought Anthony Pettis, the same thing with Cub, and whatever. I tell you guys now, I’ve been making these strikers turn into wrestlers for a while now, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Jose tries to do this against me come June 3rd.
Holloway anser att han har ett starkt team bakom sig och att vi kommer få se nya ’tricks’ från hawaiianen under UFC 212.
I’m going to go in there and do what we do best – Max Holloway. I got some of the best coaches in the world, some of the best gameplans. Every single damn fight, you see me raise the level, and that’s what I am going to do, raise the bar against Jose and you guys will find out. It’s going to be fun, I got some secrets up our sleeve I cant tell, but tune in to the pay-per-view June 3rd, you guys are going to watch something amazing.
Holloway vann interim-bältet i fjädervikt under UFC 206 där han besegrade den tidigare lättviktsmästaren, Anthony Pettis. Vinsten cementerade Holloways 17:e vinst inne i buren.
