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Max Holloway Confirms Injury After UFC 318 Win

UFC BMF champ Max Holloway says injury likely to sideline him for rest of 2025
Reigning UFC BMF champion Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) revealed Friday that a lingering hand injury stemming from his unanimous decision win over Poirier in New Orleans is causing more problems than expected, and it likely will prevent him from fighting again in the next few months.
Max Holloway says he suffered injury in fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 that will keep him out until 2026
Holloway is two fights removed from a failed featherweight title bid against Topuria, the only person to knockout Holloway in 35 professional fights. Topuria and Holloway subsequently moved full-time to lightweight. Topuria knocked out Oliveira to win the vacant 155-pound title, and Holloway defended the BMF belt against a retiring Poirier.
UFC 318: Max Holloway retains BMF title, spoils Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight
Holloway wins trilogy bout by unanimous decision, outstriking Poirier 201-109 and spoiling the Louisiana native’s final UFC appearance in front of a hometown crowd in New Orleans.
What is the BMF title in UFC? Max Holloway becomes first fighter to defend special belt with Dustin Poirier win
The BMF title was up for grabs for only the fourth time at UFC 318. And Max Holloway became the first in UFC history to defend the coveted belt when he outpointed Dustin Poirier in the New Orleans
‘Not the same BMF’ … UFC commentator questions if Max Holloway is ‘right fight’ for Nate Diaz
The BMF title bout between Diaz and Masvidal was initially thought of as a special ‘one-off’ event. After Masvidal won it at UFC 244 with a doctor’s stoppage TKO, Masvidal’s belt would never be on the line again, despite his next opponent and then champion Kamaru Usman wanting to fight for it.
Why BMF King Max Holloway Unlikely to Fight Again in 2025
Max Holloway might be briefly sidelined due to an injury from his last fight. Holloway (27-8) went to enemy territory for Dustin Poirier’s retirement bout at UFC 318 last month
Video: Amateur fighter does Max Holloway point down, gets brutally knocked out
Fighter continue to try to copy Max Holloway, and this time the results were both humiliating and devastating.
Max Holloway shares unfortunate update after UFC 318
Holloway called out Justin Gaethje, his UFC 300 opponent who he famously knocked out in the closing seconds of their fight last April in Las Vegas. Even though Gaethje has been vo
Max Holloway Doubts He’ll Fight Again This Year Due to Hand Injury: ‘Things Are Not Looking Up’
Max Holloway, the UFC’s BMF champion, announced he’s likely sidelined until 2026 due to a hand injury from his July 2025 win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 318. The injury, sustained during the New Orleans fight,
Max Holloway Confirms Injury After UFC 318 Win, Out Until 2026
Max Holloway has revealed that he suffered a hand injury that could potentially keep him out of business until 2026. He is laser-focused on fighting the top names and is looking forward to securing a title fight/rematch against the current champion,
Chael Sonnen confident that Ilia Topuria vs. Arman Tsarukyan is '100 percent' UFC's plan
UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) recently claimed that he'd vacate his belt before defending it ...
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UFC champion belittles Ilia Topuria and stakes his claim to be the rightful BMF champion following UFC 318
Max Holloway defeated Dustin Poirier and produced another five-round war that is fitting of the belt that he currently holds. Having stopped ‘Blessed’ at UFC 308 last year, Topuria trolled Holloway on ...
Ilia Topuria fires back at Max Holloway's BMF title criticism: 'I put you to sleep'
Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) captured the BMF strap at UFC 300 in April 2024 when he scored a last-second knockout of Justin ...
Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for BMF champ Max Holloway after UFC 318 win?
Max Holloway leaned into his position of spoiler to Dustin Poirier's retirement fight, and it paid off at UFC 318 with a ...
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After BMF title defense, what’s next for ‘Blessed’?
Max Holloway added another epic chapter to his storied MMA career Saturday night, successfully defending his BMF title with a unanimous decision victory over longtime rival Dustin Poirier in the ...
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Dustin Poirier takes aim at former UFC rival Michael Chandler with familiar three-word nickname
Poirier concluded his 18-year career in mixed martial arts in July, when he challenged Max Holloway for the symbolic BMF ...
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Max Holloway Takes a Dig at Aljamain Sterling “Talking Madness” That He Pulled Punches During UFC 318
Holloway vs. Poirier 3 BMF title fight, Max Holloway has been reflecting The post Max Holloway Takes a Dig at Aljamain ...