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Max Holloway isn’t drowning in the past despite losing a controversial decision to current UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in his last appearance in the octagon.
As he prepares to return for a main event showdown against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Island 7, which airs on ABC, the former 145-pound king understands the frustration when coming out on the wrong end of what he believes were bad scorecards.
That said, Holloway admits that the sting from a loss is a little easier to accept after hearing from a number of fighters in the UFC, who still rank him as the best featherweight in the sport while giving him the nod over Volkanovski in their most recent meeting.
UFC 256 results and analysis Charles Oliveira dominates Tony Ferguson
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Chase Hooper stuns Peter Barrett in Round 3 (0:49)
After likely being down two rounds in their fight, Chase Hooper manages to come back and submit Peter Barrett late in the third round at UFC 256. (0:49)
Charles Oliveira transitioned from mount to armbar. His legs kept Tony Ferguson in place with Ferguson s back on the canvas. Oliveira torqued on Ferguson s left arm hard with Ferguson unable to defend. With time expiring in the first round, Oliveira completely hyperextended Ferguson s arm but Ferguson would not tap out.
That s about how the entire fight went between Oliveira and Ferguson in the co-main event of UFC 256 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Oliveira had advantageous position after advantageous position. He did damage; he had close submission attempts. But Ferguson refused to give up.