Max Holloway Quotes

A guy like Conor McGregor, one thing I really appreciated when he first got in the game and one thing that really inspired me was his love for fighting.

The only thing that's going to be more epic than Roy Nelson fighting Mark Hunt is Roy Nelson fighting for the belt. Those are two fights that I know fans want to see.

Featherweight division is one of the most complicated and tough classes in UFC.

As a fan, I like watching fighters rather than boxers.

Boxing is limited fighting with a specific rule set. Fighting is true, where you can do anything.

Conor McGregor is a tough competitor. He proved throughout the years in the UFC that he can fight standing up.

MMA was like wrestling; I love competition.

The general public, they get bored. There's no interest because they think, or they know, Demetrious Johnson will always win. And I've always said, even after that loss to Demetrious Johnson, even after he beat me, I said I felt him a little bit. I still believe I can beat him, even after being knocked down the first round.

I've been doing everything people like to see: knock people out, and submissions, and go in there to fight.

MMA is so exciting. It doesn't matter if you know the rules or not. If you like a fight, it's automatically gonna draw you in.

I won't say too much but Conor McGregor, he likes to set a lot of traps. But they're things I would never get caught up in. The guy isn't exactly known for his cardio either, so I'd crumble him. Make it look easy.

Every time I step in the Octagon, I always try to finish.

The one thing about the heavyweight division or, actually, just being in the UFC, anybody can win, and anybody can lose. You're competing with the best in the world.

Beating a guy like Bader, that's a big thing.

The greatest thing about fighting a guy like Dave Rickels: He always comes to fight.

I beat Anderson Silva and then Luke Rockhold, who was, pound-for-pound, one of the best. Now I get to do Dan Henderson, who is a legend in the sport.

My goal is to be UFC champion, and my eyes are on that prize.

The toughest fight I've ever had was T. J. Grant.

With MMA, there are so many ways the fight can go; that's the drama. You don't know what's going to happen next.

Everybody wants to do a fight with me, champions at 170, champions at 185.

Ground and pound is my thing, everyone knows that.

Anyone can get beaten in mixed martial arts. It's the nature of the sport.

I still feel there is a trilogy between Henry Cejudo and Demetrious, and I see that playing out in the future.

People ask me questions, they ask me if I can beat Michael Bisping. Of course I can beat Michael Bisping.

I think people are realizing that whereas now the 'Ultimate Fighting Championship' has taken over what people used to like about pro wrestling in the '70s and '80s. We just want to see who's going to fight for the title.