Max Holloway slams picky Islam Makhachev for UFC 300 snub: ‘It’s not that you can’t get fights’

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Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Light-weight king Islam Makhachev isn’t impressed with the Light-weight reserving between Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway at UFC 300. Makhachev labeled the bout ineffective on social media, and his team has also questioned the promotion’s decision, which is holding up a doable title contender in Gaethje.

Makhachev has struggled to get a title defense booked in 2024. He needs to battle thrice this yr, however nothing has materialized. Because of prime contenders Gaethje, Charles Oliveira, and Arman Tsarukyan all being booked at UFC 300, he’s turned to Dustin Poirier as a possible option for his deliberate June return to motion. Perhaps if Gaethje had handed on the “Blessed” showdown, it will be him combating the Russian in June?

It’s definitely a threat combating Holloway.

For his half, nonetheless, the Hawaiian takes challenge with Makhachev’s critique. In response to Holloway, there’s been ample time for Makhachev to return to motion since his knockout win over Alexander Volkanovski in October 2023. Holloway factors out that the Australian managed to get again within the cage in February, and he’s the man who acquired knocked out!

“I noticed Islam discuss, ‘oh, this battle is senseless and blah, blah, blah’. I’m like brother, you need to’ve fought Justin in February,” Holloway stated on the MIGHTYcast with Demetrious Johnson (through Sports Keeda). “Why did the man you knocked out flip round so quick and battle in February? I imply, you have been wholesome. It’s best to’ve rotated and got here [back in] February. All people is aware of you may’t battle in Ramadan and that’s why they couldn’t do the battle on 300 with Leon [Edwards] or he couldn’t get one other battle, however he’s complaining like ‘I can’t get fights’.”

He continued, “I’m prefer it’s since you’re solely combating across the instances you wish to battle. It’s not you may’t get fights. You’re simply not taking the fights which might be provided due to sure issues which might be happening. If he actually needed to battle, I believed he would’ve rotated and fought in February. It made no sense to make the man who simply acquired a brutal knockout to show round and battle in February.”

Given Holloway’s propensity for combating usually and Lightweight title goals, maybe it might be Holloway filling in two months from now if he’s victorious at UFC 300.

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