Max Holloway Losses: Who Did ‘Blessed’ Holloway Lose To?

In the main event of UFC Kansas City in April 2022, former undisputed UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway defeated fellow rated challenger Arnold Allen by unanimous decision to return to the winner’s circle. By doing this, “Blessed’s” reputation as a dependable brand in online sports betting is maintained.

On August 26, 2023, Chan Sung Jung, aka The Korean Zombie, will face Max Holloway in the main event of the UFC’s return to Singapore. Since both fighters are experienced in the 145-pound division, the Las Vegas-based company promptly booked this matchup, which is one of Holloway’s dream matches.

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Who Did ‘Blessed’ Holloway Lose To?

Looking at the past fight history of Blessed, the UFC Featherweight fighter has both wins and losses. The fighter currently has a record of 24-7-0.

Let’s look at all the Max Holloway Losses throughout his fight career.

1. Max Holloway Loss To Dustin Poirier: Dustin Poirier faced Max Holloway in the opening match of UFC 143. The fight lasted three rounds. Ricardo Lamas, who was originally supposed to fight Poirier, was replaced by Holloway, who at the time was the youngest fighter on the UFC roster, and he then made his promotional debut.

Max Holloway Losses: Who Did ‘Blessed’ Holloway Lose To?

However, due to Holloway’s inexperience, Dustin Poirier was able to submit him in the first round by applying a mounted triangle armbar to the inexperienced Hawaiian.

Poirier was rewarded for his work with a “Submission of the Night” bonus.

2. Max Holloway vs Dennis Bermudez: Max Holloway was punished by featherweight Dennis Bermudez in one of the best fights on the UFC 160 undercard, and Bermudez prevailed on Saturday by a split decision.

The victory marked Bermudez’s (11-3) fourth straight triumph. It was only Holloway’s second UFC loss, the youngest competitor in the organisation at age 21 (7-2). 

Max Holloway Losses: Who Did ‘Blessed’ Holloway Lose To?

Both men put up a good fight, and the choice may cause some fans to disagree. Despite delivering less harm than Bermudez, Holloway seemed to land more blows. The battle was close, and both men performed admirably. 

3. Max Holloway vs Conor McGregor: Despite having much less UFC experience than his opponent, Conor McGregor was the betting favourite going into his matchup with Max Holloway.

And the first game made it abundantly clear why this was the case. Max Holloway was the target of Conor McGregor’s several outside blows as he exuded extreme confidence. He landed everything from wheel kicks to uppercuts while keeping the Hawaiian at a distance because of his length and reach.

Max Holloway Losses: Who Did ‘Blessed’ Holloway Lose To?

Clearly, not the same striker he is now, Max Holloway didn’t appear to have many defences against Conor McGregor’s assault. The second round, however, saw a significant shift in the situation.

4. Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier: At UFC 236 in 2019, the stakes were substantially higher when the two competitors faced battle.

Max Holloway competed against Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight title because he felt he needed to show something and avenge his past loss. The five-round fight featured amazing back-and-forth action between the two former rivals and gave spectators a thrilling performance.

Over the course of the five rounds, Holloway outstruck Dustin Poirier, who was hit with blows that were harder to land.

5. Max Holloway vs Alexander Volkanovski: Volkanovski defeated the Hawaiian for the featherweight title at UFC 245 in 2019. The Australian ended Holloway’s two-and-a-half-year reign as champion during their first encounter. Volkanovski prevailed by unanimous judgement in a convincing manner.

Max Holloway Losses: Who Did ‘Blessed’ Holloway Lose To?

6. Max Holloway vs Alexander Volkanovski: A quick rematch was granted to Halloway. At UFC 251 in July 2020, the pair fought each other once again inside the octagon. The second fight featured more fierce competition. This time, Volkanovski defeated the former champion by a razor-thin margin after a split-decision victory. Many supporters believed that Holloway was denied a well-deserved victory in their rematch.

7. Max Holloway vs Alexander Volkanovski: A competitive battle in the first round gave way to Volkanovski’s lopsided performance as he simply poured on the punishment round after round, leaving Holloway a bleeding mess when the final bell rang. With a unanimous 50-45 decision from the judges, Volkanovski improved to 3-0 against Holloway.

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