Max Holloway never had a clean knockout in his career until Saturday – so he admits supernatural forces must’ve been at work when he finished “The Korean Zombie” with a single blow at UFC Fight Night 225.
There was no short of emotion, as each man fought hard for victory with distinct motivations. For Hawaii’s Holloway (25-7 MMA, 21-7 UFC) this week was all about his home state, and in particular the citizens of Lahaina and Maui and all those affected by the recent wildfires there.
“Usually they give me the blackout walkout because we’re the main event and the red corner,” Holloway said at a post-fight news conference. “But I heard the whole arena they did red because they heard me talk about how the people of Lahaina was asking to use red in solidarity with them. The UFC did that and when I heard that, it was crazy. Mana. We use the word mana. It’s the spiritual power. It was here tonight. I could feel it. Like I said, you guys saw the emotion. You saw the emotion. I went crazy after I did (win), because there was so much emotion going on for the last two weeks.”
