Max Holloway isn’t sure why Khabib Nurmagomedov is doubting his desire to compete. When giving his prediction for Holloway’s trilogy fight with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in Saturday’s UFC 276 co-main event, Nurmagomedov said he thinks Volkanovski has “more fire” than Holloway (23-6 MMA, 19-6 UFC) and picked him to retain. Since losing to Volkanovski (24-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC) in back-to-back title fights, Holloway has rebounded with striking clinics against top contenders Calvin Kattar and Yair Rodriguez, so he’s surprised with Nurmagomedov’s opinion.
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‘More fire’? Max Holloway has no idea what Khabib Nurmagomedov is talking about – MMA Junkie