CAREER ENDING KO! Max Holloway's Featherweight Skill Is A Problem At Lightweight

Max Holloway I had a feeling I was going to make it all week. I should have changed my CU choice. He just schooled Justin Gagei and even though he got dropped for the first time in his entire

career

, I know they didn't count it as a drop, but technically it was Max Holloway, who became the first man to not only school Justin Gagei and have a clean performance against him outside of a round in the fourth, but also in the same fight he knocked him down and had the worst fight. last second KO in UFC history you could talk about last minute koos like Leon Edwards and Kamar Usman, the only thing that compares to this is Yaya Rodríguez against tkz and this is 10 times better on a much bigger stage.

Max Holloway just got the biggest win of his entire

career

, the world is in his oysters and I think he should stay at one 55. I was wrong about this fight, but even though I hated it at first, I was preparing for when the week of fight, this was my most anticipated fight. and while it wasn't necessarily the war that people imagined, I couldn't be happier that Holloway got the job done because he's one of my favorite fighters. I'm not the biggest fan of Justin Gagei, that's tough on Gagei, though let's talk. We'll talk about that for a second before I show you my reaction to the

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Not only did Justin Gagei get his ass yelled at, he was dominated, he was walked like a dog, not totally walked like a dog, but he was also shown levels. I think we're starting to learn that there are some serious

problem

s.

skill

gaps in competition between some of these divisions The 45ers move up and give the 55s the toughest fights they've ever had. Right, Aljo goes up and easily defeats Calvin Kar and attacks him. Figero moves up, just runs towards Garbrandt on the ground. Max Holloway brought it. that 45 pound

skill

increased and the craziest thing was the guy who took the most hits in UFC history, that's right, Holloway is the king of volume, but he also puts his chin on a silver platter for people, sometimes yes, His defense improved a lot throughout the course. of the last few years, but what I'm trying to say is that it's crazy to think that the guy who's taken more hits to the chin than anyone had Gayi swinging and missing all night, Justin Gagei's hooks just weren't doing the job. job.

It was Holloway's straight punches that stopped him for most of the fight. Holloway broke his nose in the first round with a spinning kick that of course normally wouldn't land on the nose, but he broke his nose. He actually he was thinking. This is kind of the beginning of the end, but Gayi was still there doing his thing, but not really, and Hollow was just failing to point at his feet. In the fourth round, Gagei knocks him down enough for that. It's a drop, I don't care what the statistics say. I'm giving credit to gagei. He took down Holloway.

What was the wind? Was it a banana peel? No, it was a punch. He sat him down on the mat. Quick takedown and in the fifth round, the patient Holloway almost misses Gage against the fence, has him on his feet, leaves him free. He said it in my prediction video. Max is almost too patient for his own good these days, even if he shakes Gage, he can set him free later in the round points until the damn ground puts his victory which is about to get easily 3-1 going into that fifth round puts his victory on the line aims for the canvas and does not hit with Max Holloway However, gagei needed to do it if he wanted to get the victory, he had to do it, that was his last hope.

Holloway took the win for him and knocked out Justin Gagei with a brutal uppercut similar to how he beat tkz in the Edgar Holloway classic. mode 10 seconds left Rolling Thunder Kick by gagei they're going to hit they're going to hit they're hit they're hit in the middle of the octagon oh oh he's just in case The cold him SLE justtin Gage cold last second holy last second KO Justin gagei face plants on the canvas Holloway points to the ground knock down that smoke the exit yes yes we are going to go up brutally Justin gagei I can't believe this man, the guy who said he had pillow hands is crazy, I think he overcame the accusations now listen, I know people were going to say oh, you were saying I had pillow hands, come on, you're going to act like people haven't been saying that for years.

I'm not the only one who was doing that. ok but it beats the accusations because i've seen too many moments where

holloway

actually sits on shots and has some nasty power and hurts people swinging gagei multiple times in this fight knocking out tkz sitting on shots dropping vulk when Holloway sits down. In something that a lot of other big power punchers tend to do, he can knock people out, he can knock people down, I think he just hits one point and I know this is obvious, but it's starting to become clear that the style of Holloway's volume is not Confused with, you know, a little tapping, a little tapping, so the first man to shut down gayi through his ability make him miss, make him look like a fool, tame the Gagei Beast, don't let him allow yourself to get into that violent fight and I was even saying.

I don't like this new Pati in Holloway. I think he is GNA, he brings a rhythm to this fight that gayi would keep, they are going to tit fortat and Gage is going to land the hardest punches, but you know what gagei could. I didn't even find Max Holloway's chin until the fourth round, which was the only round where he found himself taking Holloway down. I think he won that round and landed some good punches but outside of that round it was a masterful performance by Holloway who kept his distance well done, gagei missed all night leg kicks didn't mean Rogan usually talks about those kicks in the legs.

I think a couple seconds into the fight, Rogan was saying that Holloway's calf is burning, you might want to keep an eye on that, listen. I know a fight against McGregor was just announced, but we'll talk about that later this week. I don't love the fact that the UFC announced that tonight. I'd say wait a couple of days in a non-fighting week when things start. to go down and we go back to normal life and things are starting to get depressing, then they announce the fights, but in general, calf kicks at this high level, I mean, people don't get kicked by TKO or CF, a Unless it's against Jonathan Martínez or maybe Alex Pereira, no one is being punished for CF kicks.

Holloway is too tough, he's no Connor and the calf kicks weren't really a

problem

. Hollow's leg was hurt, but it didn't really mean anything surprising. Victory for Max Holloway. Moment that ended Justin's career. Gagei now that I think about it, the damage Justin Gagei suffered in this fight was ungodly, not only did he break his nose in the first round with a spinning kick. I know people in the comments are going to clown me for saying Hollow Pillow. hands and for me to have chosen wrong, but honestly, friend, I am happy to have chosen wrong. I wanted Holloway to win.

We'll talk about what it means for his legacy, but it's not just Gagei who had his nose broken in the first one and with a bloody face, they closed him down and showed him levels made to miss. Gage was talking a lot about that footwork and how he's not going to be there for Max to hit him and how the hits are natural as long as he takes them. that footwork, but I guess the Trevor Whitman school of thought wasn't helping him much, it's the 45 PB skills for Max. He's technically in the prime of him right now and also staggered at several points during the fight. it ended in the fifth round Max let him free Max points to the mat and then drops him and then thinks about all the damage Gagei has taken throughout his career.

I say Justin Gagei should retire because the thing is for a man. like vul who just got a couple of kos the reason i'm not saying he should 100% retire is because vul still has a fight like aljo vul still has pillow hands bryce mitchell fight with gagei can't just have a good safety fight a Grappler because we know what happens when Gagei is defeated, even Gamrot replaces him correctly, so Gagei has nowhere to hide. He's had a great career, really unfortunate because he couldn't lose by decision and then retire in the cage right then and there. because he just suffered a concussion and it knocked him out, but I think he should hang up.

I know it would be a bad way to go out, but what are you going to do? You have the mark of being the most violent fighter in MMA since the beginning. usuf FC isn't going to give you a boring and stained Grappler, you'd even lose to those guys too. They're going to want to keep Justin Gagei's War brand and give you a crazy Striker that's chaotic and has power and the damage gagei took that fight was ridiculous, the guy was rocking him, rebuilding him and turning him into Miss. I think he should stay in this weight class.

This is the biggest win of his entire career and, like I said, coming into this fight, Holloway was in a weird position. He was still a big star, don't get me wrong, but he and Porier and Gagei and some of these other guys I always lump them together and put them in the same group because they're the same type. At that time, I always say things like Gage, you know, a bigger star than Max, but he's a bigger star than Max because Max is here fighting in the 45b weight class, where there are no big stars that are contenders, They are good fighters, but we are not big stars and Gagei and Porier are in the Marquee division, the big money fight division now that Hallay has moved up and a BMF title fight on the biggest card in UFC history outside of a McGregor event against one of the most respected and I love fighters, I would say right now he is 100% the biggest star in

lightweight

outside of maybe Islam.

I mean, Charles Oliva lost tonight. I don't think he's going to have the same star power after looking a little bad tonight, but Max Holloway. he's the biggest he's ever been, he's just focused on putting on a ton of weight and a lot of muscle for this fight, he looks like a real 50 F, he looked big this week again, the reason I was doubting his chances when the fight was first announced is because I didn't think he was taking this seriously in terms of volume, but he looks like a real 55, if he drops a weight class, it will be the hardest weight cut of his life because it is the most biggest than he's ever been, he just worked really hard to put on all this muscle.

I mean, campaign for a title shot for whoever wins between Makev and Porier, if Porier wins and makes it. Holloway is the new janitor of that weight class cleaning up all 35 years. man, right, all the BMF Strikers, I think he beats Pory in a rematch and don't tell me this is a recent bias, he fought Pori when he was fat, he fought Pori when he was a different guy, he has evolved, this is the best version of Max, we've ever seen him, I say stay in the 55 year old campaign for a title shot, do your best in campaigning for it and if the UFC isn't going to give it to you, they're looking to give him one fight Arman because if that's the case.

If he wins, there will be a BMF match on the line for the undisputed championship match, but if he's not going to get it, then move down, but see what he can do if Islam makv submits him. Okay, so what you sent didn't even make it. take that much damage, move down, you're walking towards a title shot anyway, if you go down now and lose to Toria and get killed in Spain, he won't have as much strength, he'll still beat BMF, but he won't. I'm going to have so much influence, so what do you guys think?

Let me know in the comments what you think is a better move for Max Holloway either way. I'm very happy he did it and I think he's at this point. It's the kind of win that makes Max Holloway a top 15 player, at least among the top 10 or 15 best fighters of all time. I've had him in my top 15, but now that I think about it, a win over Justin Gagei for Max is basically a win. about the guy Champions brags about beating in the

lightweight

division, you know how everyone talks about how Islam makv hasn't fought a real lightweight and you have to fight Justin Gagei and all this, well, Max Hollow would just beat a guy like Justin Gagei.

Khabib's claim to fame was a Justin Gagei and Porier type win outside of McGregor, of course that was the real claim to fame, but the point I'm making is that Justin Gagei is like the consistent Flex Max title defense Holloway beat his ass, possibly the best version of Justin Gagei in Justin Gage's world, where no one has ever dominated him like that, no one has ever done that to Gagei, so the dominance was there, the awesome element of hit a heavier Striker who was favored against you. That's a classic title. Def

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these other champions winning is an incredible victory for Max Holloway and you think about his resume: he lost to Connor, he lost to Dustin but he beat Gagei, he beat all these incredible contenders at

featherweight

, he beat Aldo twice, he had defenses oftitle there the only guy he's really lost to multiple times is vul who is probably very happy with this result because his wins over Holloway are aging like wine but I think losing to one or two guys and then having all these amazing wins on Holloway's resume seems crazy, right?

Now, if he goes out and beats a guy like Makev, you might have to start talking about him like he's anywhere near the top five. I'm very happy that Max Holloway made it. I think Justin Gagei would retire if Holloway fights Toria in Spain. I'm definitely going to consider picking him up, but I'm a little worried he'll drop a weight class and again, Torri is much better than Gagei, he can mix up takedowns, he has

featherweight

ability, he's always been a better striker than G I don't want to. To hear nothing more, the featherweights are proving that they have the skill advantage on the feet against these top weight guys.

Let's be honest I mean vul moves up. and he gives makev the toughest fight of his entire life and people complain and say I have to fight a tough test oh yeah I'm sure Dustin Porier will be a test very difficult. I'm sure Gagei would have been a really difficult test. right Max Holloway rises vulk victim rises destroy gagei I'm kidding I'm kidding he's not technically a vulk victim but I'm happy for Max because he's actually one of my favorite fighters and people are going to say I'm happy because the winds of Vulk They're aging well, but I was still a fan of Max in the early Vulk fights.

Well I think Holloway should stay in the 155 campaign as hard as he can to get a shot at the title if it doesn't work out, move down. fight Toria but this version of Max is going to be very dangerous but the thing is I really think Toria has a chance if they really stay in the pocket because Toria is better than Gagei and Gagei took down Max. I know it wasn't a really shocking blow, but he still knocked it down. I think Toria might be the man to do it, especially if Max is going to have a brutal weight cut to 45, which is even more of a reason why he might want to stay up.

I see he can do it if I'm Holloway. Hit one of these Strikers at lightweight. Hitting a guy who has some clout right now at lightweight. And then maybe fight for the belt, if you lose, you go back down, but try this new thing. weight class bulk up even more become an even bigger monster work on takedown defense and 45 pound skill can prevail because he's not getting hit up there Mox won't knock him out with a kick to the head, he certainly won't. It will be until next time. I'm going to make a recap video of the entire card, see you guys.