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Farah Hannoun and Nolan King

Max Holloway before UFC on ESPN 44: Move to lightweight ‘is not out of the case’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Max Holloway is open to a return to lightweight.

The former UFC featherweight champion competed once at lightweight when he faced Dustin Poirier for the interim title in 2019 UFC 236. Holloway fell short in a back-and-forth war and has since dropped back down to 145 pounds.

While Holloway (23-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) is focused on re-gaining his title at featherweight, he sees lightweight potentially in his future.

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