Max Holloway grabbed the headlines in and out of the octagon during his stay on “Fight Island” in January. The former featherweight champion made all the noise when he put on a remarkable performance against a very tough and durable Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC on ABC 1 , but he didn’t stop there. Holloway (22-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) then stayed in Abu Dhabi to serve as the backup for the rematch between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor at UFC 257, and the Hawaiian put himself on McGregor’s radar in unexpected fashion. During my interview with McGregor for UFC Arabia , “Hiker Holloway” was skateboarding about outside our window, and a laughing McGregor couldn’t help but notice . Conor McGregor ( @TheNotoriousMMA ) spots Max Holloway ( @BlessedMMA ) skateboarding outside during our interview #UFC257 Full interview for @UFCarabia : https://t.co/VIuFyBcq8z pic.twitter.com/uDL03PlapC — Farah Hannoun (@Farah_Hannoun) January 20, 2021 But Holloway explains that while he didn’t know it was McGregor in that room, he fully intended on getting the interviewee’s attention. And it absolutely worked
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Max Holloway laughs about skateboarding past Conor McGregor’s interview – MMA Junkie