I would love to fight both of them

Max Holloway recently shared his thoughts on potential fights against Justin Gaethje and Islam Makhachev after his Conor McGregor rematch.

Gaethje is coming off an incredible fourth-round knockout victory against Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250 last month, where he won the undisputed lightweight championship. Meanwhile, Makhachev claimed the welterweight title after beating Jack Della Maddalena via unanimous decision at UFC 322 last November.

Holloway and McGregor will be throwing down in a welterweight bout in the main event of UFC 329 on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Considering that Holloway moved up to 170 pounds for this fight, he’s open to challenging Makhachev for the belt someday.

In an interview with MMA Junkie, the Hawaiian fighter addressed his plans after the McGregor rematch. When asked who he’d pick as his next opponent between Gaethje and Makhachev, he replied:

“Both those fights are fun. Why not go back to 155 [pounds] and do something amazing, and then ask to maybe come back up. We’ll see what happens. I’d love to fight both of them… That’s a tough one. I don’t know what I would choose… If everything goes good come July 11, ask me that question again and maybe I’d have an answer.”

Catch Max Holloway’s comments below (11:45 onwards):

Max Holloway believes Conor McGregor is hyping himself up for UFC 329

Max Holloway isn’t fazed by Conor McGregor’s trash-talking ahead of their rematch at UFC 329 and believes the Irishman is simply trying to convince himself.

In the same interview with MMA Junkie, the former featherweight champion dismissed McGregor’s pre-fight comments and said:

“Him saying I’m not a different fighter and blah, blah, blah. It is what it is. Keep telling yourself whatever you’ve got to tell yourself. I just need him to come and show up July 11 and get in that octagon. Then we can find out if he’s right or wrong.”

Edited by Nishant Zende.