UFC 308 witnessed Max Holloway have an additional chance of Featherweight UFC belt, but he could not do this. The former champion lost early to Ilia Topuria, when he completely lost and let the opponent fell, and lost TKo/never the first time in his career.
Losing to Topuria, as well as unable to defeat Alexander Volkanovski many times earlier, Max Holloway must seriously consider the weight he plays in the future. Therefore, he decided to move to 1 class, from Featherweight to Lightweight.
“I will be like a phoenix revival from the ashes, regeneration to become stronger,” Max Holloway shared on his personal YouTube channel. He also confirmed himself will promote the weight of Lighweight to compete in the next UFC match in the near future.
In the past, Max Holloway had many times weighed on Lightweight. While holding the UFC Featherweight championship, Max Holloway raised the intention to unify the belt in two weight classes. However, he lost to Dustin Poirier for the first time.
By the beginning of this year, Max Holloway was classified as BMF belt with Justin Gaethje in the Lightweight weight class. This time, Max Holloway succeeded when he knocked down the opponent in the last second. That helps Max Holloway to be ranked in the top 5 in the Lightweight at the present time.