UFC: Conor McGregor fight ‘not interesting’ for Max Holloway – ‘he doesn’t seem healthy’
- Featherweight champion says he doesn’t see the same focus in Irishman
- ‘I wanna fight the best Conor McGregor … I want that 2015 and 2016 mentality’
Max Holloway has said he’s not interested in a rematch with Conor McGregor, unless “The Notorious” can regain the focus he had during his meteoric rise to superstardom.
McGregor dominated Holloway for a unanimous decision in 2013 on his way to winning the featherweight title against Jose Aldo, and then the lightweight title against Eddie Alvarez. The Irishman has fought just three times in the UFC since, getting submitted by lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, after a loss and a win against Nate Diaz.
Dana White is lining him up for a return in early 2020, but Holloway thinks McGregor is not the same fighter.
“When did Conor beat Aldo? December 2015. When did he beat Eddie? November 2016. For those 12 months he ruled the world. Not just UFC,” the featherweight champion told Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show.
“The one thing I can remember and take away from that time was his focus. He was so focused. He decided what he wanted. He said stuff, he pointed to the sky, he reached for the stars and he reached for the moon and he made it happen. It was magical. That’s what drew in the world for him.
