Max Holloway's 5 greatest UFC performances

3) UFC 218 vs Jose Aldo 2

Max Holloway decimating Jose Aldo at UFC 218

Originally scheduled to face Frankie Edgar at UFC 218, Jose Aldo had to be subbed in as a late replacement due to an injury sustained by Edgar during training. This gave the Brazilian former champ a chance at redemption, to avenge his loss and derail the young lion who took him out a few months prior.

What's so impressive about this victory isn't just that Max beat the great Aldo, or that he did it twice in a row. Max proved his mettle here by doing so without flinching. Accepting a dangerous fight on short notice for his first defense, Holloway stuck to his gameplan and took out Aldo in almost the exact same fashion as at UFC 212.

Holloway once again weathered the storm of Aldo, piling on the pressure for 3 rounds before finishing him off once and for all.