UFC: Dana White says Georges St-Pierre ‘never came up’ in Khabib comeback talks, shuts down Max Holloway
- UFC president thinks Holloway needs to stay at 145 pounds after incredible showing vs Calvin Kattar
- White insists lightweight champ won’t hold up division and will ‘fight somebody or walk away’ after UFC 257 main event
After putting on a clinic against Calvin Kattar in the UFC Fight Island 7 main event on Sunday, Max Holloway floated the idea of getting the golden ticket to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov.
A fight between the two fell out in April 2018 but UFC president Dana White is not intending to match them up again, if the UFC lightweight champ comes out of retirement.
“No, Max is at 45 [145 pounds],” White said at the post-event press conference inside the Etihad Arena. “For a long time I thought Max was a big 45 pounder, until he moved up to 55 and I said, ‘Oh s***, he‘s not as big as I thought he was.”
Holloway’s only venture up to lightweight in the UFC ended in a unanimous decision defeat by Dustin Poirier, with the interim belt on the line, with “The Diamond” lighting up “Blessed” on the feet in the opening rounds.
“I like him at 45, especially after tonight’s performance,” White added.
