{"id":2572,"date":"2023-11-21T20:26:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T19:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=2572"},"modified":"2023-11-22T20:46:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T19:46:26","slug":"max-holloway-on-his-potential-shock-against-justin-gaethje-it-would-be-a-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/max-holloway-on-his-potential-shock-against-justin-gaethje-it-would-be-a-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Holloway on his potential shock against Justin Gaethje: \u201cIt would be a fight\u2026\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway could face each other in 2024. Although manager Ali Abdelaziz has mentioned one date, &#8216;Blessed&#8217; has another in mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the moment, the UFC has announced the headliners for the first three numbered events of the year 2024: UFC 297, UFC 298 and UFC 299. However, there remains a large number of fighters who still have no return date. This is the case of the reigning BMF (Baddest Motherf*cker) champion, Justin Gaethje, as well as the former featherweight champion, Max Holloway. In recent weeks, several rumors have circulated about a fight between the two men. In a recent tweet, Justin Gaethje&#8217;s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, said it was in the pipeline.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_61525\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KInuG66h0w0?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway for BMF title<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who wants to see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Justin_Gaethje?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Justin_Gaethje<\/a> Vs Max Holloway February 17 for the BMF title ?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliAbdelaziz00\/status\/1725885309580144692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWho wants to see @Justin_Gaethje vs. Max Holloway on February 17 for the BMF title? \u00bb<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Max Holloway is thinking of another date. Indeed, the Hawaiian mentioned UFC 300, which will take place in April. He spoke to ESPN: \u201cI think it would be a fun fight for the fans. There&#8217;s this BMF belt. I know they&#8217;re short on guys for UFC 300, so that would be ideal. If Islam Makhachev doesn&#8217;t fight Ramadan, Gaethje will have to wait until October, and it will be over a year and a half since his last fight. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_92562\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W_CKsL22h7I?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI don\u2019t think Gaethje should sit that long. So in the meantime, why don&#8217;t we make it a fun one, we make a lot of money, and we put on a show and make a lot of fans happy. That&#8217;s the idea. I wouldn&#8217;t want a talent like that to sit out a year for a title shot. But I understand why he wants to do it: he deserves the next title shot. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018The Highlight\u2019 won the BMF belt by knocking out Dustin Poirier with a head-kick. Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway are among the greatest fighters in UFC history, and there is no doubt that they will wage war in the octagon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway could face each other in 2024. Although manager Ali Abdelaziz has mentioned one date, &#8216;Blessed&#8217; has another in mind. For the moment, the UFC has announced the headliners for the first three numbered events of the year 2024: UFC 297, UFC 298 and UFC 299. 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