Max Holloway: Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway returns to the octagon this weekend. The charismatic fighter will face Arnold Allen, in what could be another stepping stone to a title challenger. So ahead of his fight, we look back at the last time Holloway held UFC gold. Follow UFC Fight Night: Max Holloway vs Arnold Allen LIVE Streaming updates with Insidesport.IN.
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Holloway and Allen will headline the UFC Fight Night Card at the T-Mobile Center, in Kansas City. Both featherweights will hope to get a win and earn a title shot. However, Holloway has the experience of holding the belt in the past and the Hawaiian will hope that it will help him this weekend.
WATCH: How Max Holloway Became the UFC Featherweight Champion
Max Holloway: Rise to UFC Gold
Holloway made his debut in the UFC back in 2012. However, he rose to fame a few years later. The Hawaiian did not have an easy run to the title. He beat the likes of Cub Swanson, Charles Oliveira, Jeremy Stephens, and Ricardo Lamas. Ultimately, he earned himself an interim title bout against Anthony Pettis.
An impressive knockout in the third round against Pettis earned Holloway the interim title. This set up an exciting showdown with the then-undisputed champion Jose Aldo. The two met at UFC 212 in 2017 and put on a show for the ages.
Aldo started strong and put pressure on Holloway. However, Holloway showcased his incredible chin and taunted the Brazilian. After three exciting rounds, Holloway landed a perfect left-right combination and dropped the Brazilian. He then jumped on Aldo and finished the fight ruthlessly.
Therefore, Holloway took down one of the best featherweights in UFC history to become the undisputed featherweight champion of the world. And although he would later lose the belt to Alexander Volkanovski, Holloway still remains one of the greatest to ever step into the octagon in the featherweight division.
What do you make of Max Holloway and Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night? Do you think the winner deserves a title shot?
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