“As Long as Volk’s Fighting…”: Max Holloway Lays Bare His Honest Assessment on Facing Featherweight Champ Alexander Volkanovski for the Fourth Time

Max Holloway is confident that he’ll cross paths with Alexander Volkanovski again. The former featherweight champion was talking to Ariel Helwani on ‘The MMA Hour’ when he shared his opinion on a fourth fight against the Australian.

‘Blessed’ returned in a big way at UFC Kansas City against featherweight contender Arnold Allen. This was Holloway’s first bout since losing to Volkanovski for the third time in their title fight at UFC 276 in 2022. With the win, Holloway proved many doubters wrong and proved he belongs in the elite level of the 145 lbs division.

However, with three title fight losses against Volkanovski, Holloway is in a position where he has to navigate carefully. While he will have to put together a neat string of wins to earn another title shot, there are other lucrative options available to him as well.

Max Holloway on a fourth Alexander Volkanovski fight

During the interview, Helwani asked Max Holloway about choosing between a fourth Volkanovski fight and a second fight against Conor McGregor. The 31-year-old had a few things to share on ‘MMA Fighting’ about how a fourth Volkanovski fight would materialize.

Holloway responded, “I mean, the Volk 4… I think so as long as Volk’s fighting and I’m fighting and I’m doing what I’m doing and he’s doing what his thing, I’m sure the fourth is going to line up somewhere.” He continued, “I don’t know if it’s at 45, I don’t know if it’s at 55, I don’t know where it is. I think that fight is very reachable.”

Finally, he added, “I think we’ll be fighting each other down the line at some point, okay? 100%. At the end of the day, that’s not really like far off.”

Volkanovski beat Holloway for the title in their first bout at UFC 245 in 2019. He then lost the rematch the following year at UFC 251. Both fights were highly competitive, with the second one ending in a split decision.

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However, their third meeting in 2022 saw a different story. Volkanovski completely dominated Holloway for five rounds to get a unanimous decision victory. With the loss, many deemed Holloway’s title days were behind him.

With the win over Allen, Holloway has re-established his place among the featherweight elites and believes a fourth fight is inevitable. Do you think the outcome will be any different if that happens? And what should Holloway do to earn another shot at ‘Volk’ who is 3-0 up?

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