Following a performance so good it earned ‘Knockout of the Night’ honors, future Hall of Famer Max Holloway’s stardom …
Wow it looked like Swanson was reaching his hand in town but still he’s in pain like he’s grimacing and he’s burying it [Applause] and here is the confident and charismatic Max Holloway he spotted the bulk of his career in the Ultimate Fighting Championship made his UFC debut on short notice against Dustin Fourier two months after his 20th birthday here as he makes his seventh UFC appearance still the fourth youngest fighter top to bottom on this roster so young and he spots so many talented guys and really doesn’t feel like he showcased his true potential yet but said the key to him winning tonight is going to be his versatility he’s gotta avoid the tie clinch in a much taller opponent when he leaves his movement changes its stance and angles will allow him to be the more effective Striker and he also told me don’t surprise don’t be surprised if I take will choke down and showcase some of my wrestling skills he doesn’t want to be a beautiful combination Max Holloway with the TKO victory over will Chopin look good doing it wait it was the body shot at the end of that combination then finished will choke great performance by Max Holloway Max Holloway about to fight in perhaps the most dangerous and high profile fight of his young career he has been on a winning streak including victories over Cole Miller Akira corazoni five flight win streak he’s got very tactical striking a very good ground game as well and he’s a young man he’s 23 years of age and every time we see him inside the octagon we see a new and improved version of this young disciplined fighter and another one beautiful oh Max Holloway’s got caught swats and hurt [Applause] free Guillotine 90 seconds left he’s going to finish a guillotine look at this he’s gonna tap he’s gonna tap Wow it looked like Swanson was reaching his hand to tap still oh he’s in pain Mike he’s grimacing but he’s burying it trying to get it [Applause] what a spectacular performance by these young man he rolled to the occasion Mike and as we said when you’re 23 years old when you’ve got a guy who’s as discipline who wants it as bad as Max holiday you got to prepare not just for what you saw but for a better version and that’s what we saw tonight Jay Penn was the last Hawaiian UFC champion back in 2010 does anybody embody the Hawaiian fighting Spirit More Than This 25 year old the oncoming Force Dom that is Max West Holloway I think him and Yancy Medeiros have a good pull for it yeah they both these gentlemen they fought in this card I think they’re representing Hawaii very well Max Holloway is one of these guys that just here I mean he believes that you could see this face you hear it in his words I’ve watched this just as interviews have evolved I mean I know that sounds hard but this is a sport where we’re expected to do everything to get better at everything no other sport are we put in front of the camera no other sport are you just forced to promote this or you don’t get the money that you possibly could Max Holloway is here to promote he’s here to win he’s here to be champion and he’s proven and he’s saying it he thinks he’s the best in the world and this is the way that he’s proven and look how happy he is to finally get this opportunity the heart of Jose Aldo here on full display oh it’s under the chin nope Holloway bills on the choke now pounding away on Jose Aldo he gave a thumbs up again oh Aldo trying to stay in this fight but the Hawaiian holidays let’s do it Max Holloway Max Holloway is the Undisputed UFC featherweight Champion Hawaii stand up [Music] Max Holloway has come to Rio De Janeiro and finished the greatest featherweight of all time foreign