“That Makes Me Sick” – Amid Hawaii Fires, Max Holloway Left Heartbroken as Hacker Scams Fans in His Names After a Day of Chaos

As the world sees leaps and bounds in technological advancements, so do online threats. In this era of NFT and Bitcoin scams, social media accounts still aren’t safe from the clutches of hackers. In an embarrassing incident that happened recently, UFC fighter Max Holloway found himself the latest victim of such a scam. The move saw the fighter unintentionally “advertising” a fake promotional offer to his fans, which left fans in splits.

In a post on X, the Featherweight’s hacked account wrote, “Hello twitter family! I have a special promotion going on! I have 10 MacBook Pro’s on sale for $600 each! On top of that I will be signing every MacBook that is sold, also free shipping is included! All proceeds will be going to charity! My DMs are opened! @StJude“. The incident comes not too long after a heartbroken Holloway took to X to announce his support for the citizens of Maui. In the emotional video, ‘Blessed’ shared information regarding relief efforts and his dissatisfaction with the government’s inaction. However, in a new update, Holloway shared some good news with the world.

Max Holloway shares update after X hacking incident

In a new update on Aug 31st, ‘Blessed’ took to his X to share another message. Fans can only hope that this is the real Holloway, since the update indicated that the Featherweight had indeed wrestled control back from the attackers. The caption said, “Got my Twitter back! Sorry fam for those who got scammed. That makes me sick. Hope all is well. Lets keep rolling fam.”

The “Macbook promotion” may have initially sparked some curiosity and perhaps happiness in fans. But there is an added danger in celebrities having their accounts hacked. The visibility that these accounts usually have extends the threat from just the celebrity to even the fans as well. While fans did react humorously to the whole ordeal, it comes as a relief that the account was freed up just within two days of the incident.

Holloway triumphs inside and outside the Octagon

Max Holloway is fresh off his win against the legendary Chan Sung Jung. The UFC Fight Night bout that saw ‘Blessed’ up against ‘The Korean Zombie’ ended in a third-round TKO. The outcome favored the American. The match signaled the ‘Zombie’s highly emotional retirement and solidified Holloway’s position at #2 on the UFC Men’s Featherweight rankings. With Alexander Volkanovski leading the division and Holloway fresh off a victory, it’ll be interesting to see what the future of the division holds.

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Holloway has expressed how sickening the online attack is. The incident sheds light on the importance of securing one’s online presence. The event also is a good time to stress on the importance of diligence while interacting with accounts that can pose as somebody else. Even celebrities are prone to mistakes. But as time progresses, Holloway has proven to limit his bad luck to this event, something that hasn’t permeated his performances in the Octagon.

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