I’m really glad Luke has brought back this type of interview to his channel!

Ivan and the rest of team Holloway are the most under appreciated team in MMA. These dudes stayed in Hawaii with a very small camp of talent to pull in comparison to the mega gyms of today and they always deliver special performances and style reinventions. Amazing

These types of conversations are invaluable to anyone who trains for competition or is interested in teaching and coaching. Glad Luke gets these guests and i know he enjoys them.

Knowing how much Luke appreciates Max and his team it must be a bucket list for him to interview one of his coaches

Coach Flores should be sponsored by WHATNOT

This was an amazing interview. It was fascinating to get Flores' perspective on the 3rd Volk fight from a strategic aspect which you prompted by mentioning Volk's circling. Hearing him go further in depth about Volk laying traps for Max to chase for the counter only to be there waiting for him with heavy shots was so insightful. Thanks Luke!

When Ivan said it means a lot coming from Luke. I thought I saw a small smile from luke

I always listen closely to the conversations between rounds with fighters and their coaches. Ivan Flores is one of the best mma minds today and live the fact Max stuck with his day 1s and didnt go to a bigger more famous camp.

Great interview. Ivan, Rylan, Darin, and the rest of the team are solid and loyal to Max. Looking forward to whoever Max fights next.

So first off. I'm from Hawaii and I was in a Gracie Technics kickboxing class taught by Max Holloway back when I think he was 20. They introduced the new striking coach and in walk Ivan Flores. Super nice guy. Down to earth, humble, respectful. That being said.....watching Max's meteoric rise into who he has become today is nothing short of insane. I'm 41 and still do Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu to this day because of Max, Ivan and Rylan. It is a very special to get an interview with Ivan as he doesn't do them often so thank Luke and the staff (Othello maybe?) for putting this together. I was so excited for the interview I almost got in trouble at work for watching MK on the job lol anyways. You guys fuckin rock and keep doin what you're doin 🤘🏽

Enjoy listening to these chats more than most fighters. Feel like this coach doesnt bullshit with his answers.

seeing the coaches reactions brought tears to my eyes..theres something to such raw emotion thats so real and genuine espically in context of battle and seeing a brother come out victorious knowing what could happen in war..just amazing ill never forget it and im sure my kids wont forget seeing their father jump up and down screaming when max slept him. bless man foreva

Max is lucky to have such a great team. His coaches are very good but nobody gives them credit because they aren’t clout chasers who constantly make the media rounds. Max was completely transformed and rejuvenated at 155 and that is not an easy task. He was clearly prepared thoroughly. Credit to Max and his team, well done 👍

Ivan is the kindest, most patient person irl. Took me from a straight goob to a decent striker. Great guy in a great gym.

Great guest, Luke, great guest. Thanks a million, I was really glad to hear what Ivan has to say.

This interview has me cheesy smiling at all the interesting insight. Love it. So glad Luke has the relationship with these guys cuz they do not do interviews like this very often.

Great work this week, Luke! Thank you!

Awesome interview 👍 I wish I had a dollar every time Ivan says, "what not"

Team Holloway definitely the most underrated, under appreciated gym

The streets needed this 🙏🏽

Continuity is undervalued in MMA. These guys have a ton of experience preparing, traveling, with, cutting weight etc with this fighter. They all know each other like the back of their hand at this point. The can operate on the same wave length, same heartbeat.

You get a raise? Youve been putting out banger content this week, keep going OG

Such a joy to listen to someone so knowledgeable. Flores' analysis of Topuria/Volk was fascinating.

What's not to like about this interview? Great questions, answers and what not...

Man, Ivan seems awesome. Super happy for Max and his team. Well done, Luke.

Excellent interview Luke. It's a privilege to listen to coach Flores speak.

This is where you shine Luke, you share your technical view and then pair it with the real grinders, the people behind the scene... that's your wheelhouse.. Great interview

Such amazing insight. Thanks so much to Luke and Ivan. I haven’t enjoyed an interview this much in quite some time

So so glad Max's team gets to be shown and appreciated more 🙌 well deserved

Damn. This is a great fucking conversation.

AMAZING interview… as always

Nice! This was awesome

Like Max said it takes a village. But Mr. Flores is a beast of a coach. True man he is 🤙🏽

This should be on podcast as well. Great interview.

Thank you Luke and Ivan for such in depth interview. You, sir Luke, are the best interview mind in the game. Would be such a treat to have more of these.

Sick interview. What a humble guy, one of the best coaches in mma

Great interview so awesome hearing it from such a genuine humble coach! 🤙🏼

Hell yeah, this was an awesome interview. So glad it happened!

Thank you so mush for having Ivan on! They are such an underrated and under appreciated team. 🚂🚂🚂

The interview that was needed!!

His assessment of Topuria is spot on. Honestly, I've always felt Max is a pretty difficult matchup for Ilia. I've followed Ilia's UFC career and even saw his documentary. I've been thinking Ilia's best chance at beating Max is to grapple, but Max has a solid BJJ game too so it wouldn't be as easy on the ground for Ilia as some think. It's def the matchup to make right now!

Happy to see more coach interviews 🙌

Banger interview my man!!

This coach is a legend and needs his flowers along with the rest of the crew those are maxs ride or dies!!! 🐲🐉

Oh I was screaming my Ass off!! Well deserved to Holloway & his Team.

Great stuff as always, Luke!

Most under covered team in the game. And I'm sure they prefer it that way. Great interview as a result.

Great interview. Thanks

Great interview, Luke is smart enough to ask the questions I don’t even think of lol

Awesome! You never hear from these guys! Great interview

Great job Luke - always on the mark

Great interview.

Insightful interview 🤝

So happy to see this

I enjoy these coach interviews more than the fighters sometimes. I’d love to see you chat with Glover about Alex. Hit up the man in the hat for his number 😂

loved this interview

Luke, you have been crushing it on your channel since the MK changes. No rest for the weary.

Great interview

His Analysis on Volk vs. Illia is crazy. You have to get Back an analyse it for that statement Luke.

Great insight from one of the great coaches of the game.

If he thinks Ilia is just a good “boxer” then they’re all in trouble. Lol

This is cool, Max’s success is now expanding to the team, this is beautiful. High tides rises all ship’s

Hey Luke could you do one of your notorious breakdowns of the Garcia vs haney fight please and thank you. Love your content brother. 🙏🏽

Well Done Luke!

I am a Max vs everybody kinda guy. Been rooting for Max since he was a kid.I loved the Justin fight and the style employed. I seen Justin telegraphed a lot and hoped Max could out smart him technically,but was not holding my breath. The ko was such a high . Reality came back as I heard Illia talk head movement. Back to expecting disaster fo Max . They can never walk away on top,cash in on appearances. Plus going back down in weight usually goes bad. Only Aldo I can think it going good. Max put on muscle and is an old 32 years. This cut to 145 gonna be tough. Be blessed Max.

I fucking love your channel luke! You are the man!

Great interview, you know

I’m comment 100! 🎉 lol Great interview…. From what I read and hear Ivan doesn’t do many interviews. Let’s go Luuuuuke!

Bro, nobody talks about Ivan or anyone on the Max team. These guys have enough guys for him to spar, and the technique is obviously amazing. Isreal Adesanya's coach Eugene has talked about how good the team was with no one talking about it.

Great interview, just wish I hadn’t had a drink every time he said whatnot 😵‍💫

Match ups. Absolutely awesome job! My ppl know I always say Max.

An incredibly insightful interview with one of the most underrated teams in the sport. Max is a legendary fighter but his team are a big reason why.

Just an absolute gem of a human being and the humble loyalty they have is refreshing. Someone needs to make a meme of Max handing Ilia a beer and caption it “ hold this young man “

Hey Luke Thomas media team. (Just Luke?). Whenever we have a soft-spoken guest in the future, can we UP their mic just a bit? I've got my laptop and YT at full volume and I still cant even hear this guy. And then I get Luke at FULL VOLUME yelling at us and disturbing the neighbors..

Let’s go!

This guy is a huge reason I’m so confident in Max beating Ilia.

Hell yeah, Boiiiiiiii!

Such a chess match man!!! That team does its homework and plans a good fight!!!!

you one of the best

Ivan had a similar reaction in his first visit to Sonic Drive Inn.

Whenever I'm searching for an MMA coach, I will make sure they say "whatnot" a lot

29:51 - about Topuria

Ultra instinct max

Time stamps please?

Luke's channel is stagnant from a growth perspective. I think his political dogmatism must have got to people.

Nice interview man but I get the feeling Max and his camp think that topuria is inferior to them. We will see

Imagine you would have to drink a shot everytime this guy says "and what not" or "and so forth"

LUKE YOU DEFINITELY WAS ONE OF THOSE CRITICS AND DOUGHTERS SAID MAX NEVER HAD A CHANCE HOW DARE YOU .

idk i could see holloway outboxing illia but i could also see illia stopping max if he hits hit clean with something

At what point does Illia turn into a grappler Bars!!!

I hope this gets the views it deserves. Nobody does these or fight breakdowns better. Thank you.

I hope all this post fight coverage doesn't jinx max and mean he gets sparked in his next outing : / (obv i'm happy for him).

I dare you to count LT's blinks

All credit to Max and we don't make excuses, but you have to put that fight into context. Justin broke his nose on a freak injury and then had both of his eyes gouged out. By the end of the fight, he was essentially blind and unable to breathe which left him vulnerable. Being the warrior that he is, however, he never looked for a way out and fought until the last second. Had it 2-2 going into the fifth and we need to respect Justin too.

I’m getting an ad every 5 minutes…

If max looks the way he did on ufc300 he is gonna be a problem for alot of guys

@32:30 wtf was that noise ??

I genuinely hope Max fights at 155 next.

You know

The man said whatnot *49* times.