“He Showed That He’s Still…”- Daniel Cormier Names the Biggest Takeaway From Max Holloway’s Impressive Win Over Arnold Allen

Former featherweight champion Max Holloway made a triumphant return to the Octagon last weekend at UFC, Kansas City. He defeated British contender Arnold Allen via a unanimous decision making it three wins in his last four fights. UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier has shared his opinion on Holloway’s performance in handing the British fighter his first UFC loss.

UFC Kansas City had a big card featuring great performances from Edson Barboza and Brandon Royval, who, according to UFC president Dana White, should have opened the main card. However, the main event didn’t disappoint the fans, as ‘Blessed’ Max Holloway showed that he still has a lot to offer inside the Octagon.

Daniel Cormier believes that Max Holloway is “getting better”

DC recently posted a video on his YouTube channel and shared his opinion on Hollway’s impressive win over an undefeated fighter in Arnold Allen. He believes that ‘Blessed’ has become much calmer inside the cage. Cormier said, “The most important thing to think about, though, was Max’s [Hollway] patience in this fight.”

Daniel Cormier also mentioned that Holloway was still learning and getting better as a fighter at the veteran stage of his life. “He showed that he’s still improving and that he’s getting better,” said the former double champion. Cormier also believes that the former featherweight champion looked more dominant than most people expected him to be.

DC gets a UFC 199 throwback from Holloway’s performance

Daniel Cormier also mentioned ‘Blessed’s tendency to throw go for the kill during the latter stages of the match. He said, “He wasn’t reckless… wasn’t throwing caution to the wind… only did that in the last ten seconds.” The UFC Hall of Famer talked about Hollway’s fight against Ricardo Lamas in UFC 199. The former champion threw a flurry of punches at his opponent in the closing stages of the fight.

Daniel Cormier said that he saw the same thing in the fight against Allen. He said, “This reminds me of the time when he pointed to the center of the Octagon in Anaheim and they just went at it for ten seconds. Tonight against Arnold Allen, with the last ten seconds, he dropped Allen because he said let’s just fight.”

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Max Holloway is now a step ahead toward title contention after beating one of the most credible fighters in the division. He also mentioned that he might consider fighting the champion Alexander Volkanovski for the fourth time. However, it doesn’t look like Dana White will make that happen anytime soon. What do you think?

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