MAX HOLLOWAY IS eyeing a showdown with Frankie Edgar after his third-round TKO defeat of Jose Aldo saw him crowned the undisputed featherweight champion at UFC 212 in Brazil last night.
Holloway cemented his status as the best featherweight in the world with the victory in Aldo’s homeland and a showdown with Edgar now looks the most likely next step for the Hawaii native.
The 25-year-old has now won his last 11 fights while Edgar, who impressed at UFC 211 against Yair Rodriguez, had been victorious in his last seven.
“Me and Frankie [Edgar], that sounds awesome,” Holloway said after his win at Rio de Janeiro’s Jeunesse Arena.
“Everybody keeps saying I didn’t fight people. Aldo was saying I didn’t fight people and Frankie is a former champ.
“I’ve got two former champs under my belt. It’d be nice adding another one under my belt. We’ll see what happens.”
Aldo and Holloway, who suffered defeats to Conor McGregor in 2013 and 2015 respectively, were the headline act on last night’s card and the bout didn’t disappoint.
The Brazilian was ahead on all three scorecards heading into the third round but Holloway raised his game thereafter, dropping Aldo with a right hand and eventually securing the stoppage as he unleashed a barrage of punches on the grounded home favourite.
Elsewhere last night, Claudia Gadelha claimed a first-round strawweight victory against Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the co-main event.
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