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Max Holloway and Daniel Cormier have a well-known friendship. However, 'Blessed' once caused issues for the UFC Hall of Famer. The moment occurred during the Hawaiian phenom's destruction of Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Island 7. In round five, Holloway authored one of his most legendary moments.
While completely outclassing Kattar, he focused his attention on the commentary team, of which Cormier was a part. He proclaimed himself the best boxer in the UFC while evading Kattar's punches. According to Cormier, he had to refrain from interacting with Holloway, but was still accused of biased commentary.
"I got in trouble for that. You talk to me, like you're over there talking to me in the middle of the fight. I'm not saying sh*t, but what am I supposed to do? I'm trying not to make eye contact, but they're gonna tell me I'm biased. How was I being biased when you're the only one landing punches?"
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Check out Daniel Cormier revealing the trouble he was in at UFC Fight Island 7 over Max Holloway (5:28):
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Holloway won the fight via unanimous decision after five dominant rounds in arguably his finest-ever performance. Kattar hasn't been quite the same fighter since that loss. While 'The Boston Bomber' managed to beat Giga Chikadze in a rebound at UFC Vegas 46, he subsequently lost four consecutive bouts.
Meanwhile, Holloway has found success, despite twice failing to recapture his featherweight title in subsequent bouts. He did, though, manage to claim the BMF title by knocking out Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 in another legendary fifth round moment.
Max Holloway is set to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 318
UFC 318 will host Dustin Poirier's retirement fight in New Orleans, Louisiana, which is his home state. He will challenge Max Holloway for the BMF title in a trilogy bout. On the first two occasions, the fight ended in victory for 'The Diamond,' who submitted Holloway with a triangle armbar at UFC 143.
Their rematch took place years later at UFC 236 for the interim lightweight title. Both men had evolved tremendously as fighters by then, and the ensuing scrap was far more competitive than their first. However, Poirier won a brutal affair by being the heavier puncher, scoring a unanimous decision win.
