Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos RIO DE JANEIRO – As Max Holloway has torn through the UFC featherweight division, going on a 10-fight win streak to become interim champion, a shift in attitude has taken place. Holloway has upped his trash-talk game, so much so that he’s caught flak from his grandma for it. Related UFC 212 pre-event facts: How good is this Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway headliner? But when it comes to champion Jose Aldo (26-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC), his opponent at UFC 212, Holloway (17-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) would like to make one thing clear: Trash-talk though it may be, everything he’s said about Aldo – especially bringing up the 13-second loss to Conor McGregor – is based in truth. “At the end of the day, I respect him,” Holloway said today ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view headliner to unify the featherweight title.
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