The 5 best strikers in the UFC today

#1 Max Holloway

Max Holloway finished an opponent who has never been TKO-ed

Last but certainly not least is the youngest fighter on our list, Max Holloway. There are two things that fascinate me about Max Holloway. The first is the way he evolved from a wild, flying knee-throwing brawler who was a “Hawaiian” fighter in all the wrong ways, into a switch-hitting, angle cutting, pressure machine, with superb defence. He also adds a new tool or two every single fight.

In his latest masterpiece – a two round drubbing of former 155 champ Antony Pettis, Holloway showcased a low lead push kick he used to keep “Showtime” from setting properly to launch his kicks, before trapping Pettis on the cage and beating the brakes off of him en route to the first TKO loss of Pettis’ career.

The second thing that fascinates me about Max Holloway is that his striking evolved in Hawaii under the original coaches he came to the UFC under. I’m not sure if Holloway is a prodigy and has been able to figure this stuff out on his own, or if his camp is a lot better than we’ve been giving them credit for.

Either way, having just turned 25 in December there is no telling how Max Holloway may continue to improve and what the limit is of his striking potential.

That’s my list, but it’s by no means definitive, I want to hear from you, who do you think the 5 best strikers in MMA are?

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