UFC: Max Holloway believes he’s ‘on the shortlist’ for rematch with Conor McGregor
- McGregor defeated Holloway by decision in a 2013 featherweight fight – ‘We will see what happens,’ he says
- Holloway, who fights Yair Rodriguez in Las Vegas this Saturday, believes rematch with “Notorious” is possible
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway, considered one of the greatest fighters in the division’s history, believes he’s in position for a fight with Irish MMA superstar Conor McGregor.
Holloway (22-6) has fought McGregor (22-6) once before, suffering a decision loss to the Irishman in the featherweight division in 2013.
The Hawaiian is slated to fight Mexico‘s Yair Rodriguez inside the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas this Saturday and believes a win could set up a rematch with McGregor – most likely at lightweight, where McGregor has spent the bulk of his recent career.
“We’re always on the shortlist for Conor,” Holloway said on The MMA Hour on Monday.
“We’ll see what happens,” he continued. “At the end of the day, obviously, Conor wants Dustin [Poirier], or he wants Nate [Diaz], or whatever. But anybody at ‘55 [lightweight] or ‘45 [featherweight] after those guys, my name pops up.
“You can go call [UFC Chief Business Officer] Hunter [Campbell] right now, ask him who can sell, who’s gonna sell numbers with Conor, and they’re going to drop my name all the time. At the end of the day, I’m always on the shortlist for Conor, so we’ll see what happens.”
