Max Holloway Sets Three Mind-Boggling Records With His Win Over Yair Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 42

The former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway got back to winning ways with a stunning win over Calvin Kattar at UFC in January 2021.

‘Blessed’ returned to the octagon and took on Yair Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 42. The event took place inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The bout generated a lot of hype considering both the fighters striking history.

Interestingly, the featherweight combatants lived up to the hype. And delivered an amazing performance inside the cage for the fight fans. At the end of the five-round gruesome battle, ‘Blessed’ emerged victorious via a unanimous decision.

With a win in this fight, ‘Blessed’ also eclipsed his own record in the UFC. He became the first UFC fighter to land a total of 3000 significant strikes in his UFC career, according to ESPN. Previous 2,848 significant strikes record was also under Holloway’s belt.

Furthermore, the former champion became the only UFC fighter who has competed in 25 UFC fights and never got knocked out. All his losses in the promotion have come via a decision.

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‘Blessed’ dominated most of the rounds and took down Rodriguez three times, which is the most in his UFC career. With this win, Holloway has surely cemented his position in the division and would excite the fans to see him fight for the title.

Max Holloway for the UFC Featherweight Crown

‘Blessed’ is one of the most prominent names in the UFC. He has an impressive 23-6 professional fighting record under his name. The 29-year-old regained his UFC featherweight gold by defeating Frankie Edgar at UFC 240.

Unfortunately, Holloway was dethroned by the current champion Alexander Volkanovski, at UFC 245. He faced the champion in a title rematch at UFC 251 and unfortunately lost again. However, many believe it was a controversial decision and believed Holloway won the title.

Now, ‘Blessed’ is currently on a two-fight winning streak and is #1 on the featherweight roster. And with his amazing performances, he is surely the fan-favorite for the title gold next. Hence, a blockbuster trilogy bout with ‘The Great’ makes all sense.

Meanwhile, ‘The Great’ is also fresh from his recent successful title defense at UFC 266. He has many times expressed his interest in a trilogy fight with the Holloway in many of his interviews.

Moreover, the promotion will also benefit from the fight as it will garner a lot of attention from the combat fans.

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