UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway believes he could get all the clicks if cameras were just following him around.
Sure, Holloway has been on “UFC Embedded,” the promotion’s behind-the-scenes look at big fights, but that’s not where the magic happens.
“I’m witty, I’m quick, (and) I’m clever,” Holloway told MMAjunkie at a press event to promote his title unifier with champ Jose Aldo at UFC 212, which takes place June 3 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. “When me and my friends are playing around, I like to talk (expletive). I like to give (expletive). If ‘Embedded’ or the UFC was to give me a camera and just follow me around, we could make a show every day.”
Holloway (17-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) explains his shift from a mild-mannered featherweight to a gold tie-wearing quote-machine as an easy one, given the facts at play in his fight with Aldo (26-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC). When a fight between them didn’t materialize, he called out the champ, and now they’re about to face off.
It’s an exciting time to watch the featherweights, according to Holloway, with Aldo, himself, Chan Sung Jung (14-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Frankie Edgar (21-5-1 MMA, 15-5-1 UFC), Yair Rodriguez (10-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC), and others in the title picture. It’s time to forget the former champ, Conor McGregor, who was stripped of the belt after winning the lightweight title and now eyes a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather.
“That guy’s not even talking about the UFC, so why are you even talking about him?” Holloway said. “He’s talking about boxing, so boxing can go talk about him. He’s having his kid – leave the guy alone. Let him have his kid and go talk his boxing talks; we’re over here doing fighting. All you’ve got to do is win and make noise. We’ve got a young generation coming up, and we’ve got some interesting matchups at 145.”
The most interesting, of course, is the one that will determine who retains the belt after Aldo and Holloway meet. Holloway plans to be the one, so if the UFC wants to tag along with a camera, they’re more than welcome to.
Check out Holloway’s interview above.
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