Win or lose max is always a positive warrior!

as an Australian and a huge Volkanovski fan, I will forever have respect for Max, he's such a great guy win or lose

It is what it is.

Max is such a nice guy. Hard not to like him

Reason Holloway thought he was winning was because of his corners incompetence. Have to tell your fighter when they're behind

Landed leg kicks “here and there” Boy

Volk was 214 pounds at his heaviest, not 240 lol. Joe misheard the first time he was told and he's been telling everyone the wrong number since

Max and Alex are destined for a trilogy, but its still hilarious how no ones corrected joe saying alex used to be 240 lbs.. it was 214 🤦‍♂️

I agree that we need a new point system... however, the judges got that fight right.

Ortega still hasn’t been bacc lol

To summarize, all Max said was, "It is what it is."

Joe during the fight - Alex is clearly winning Joe during interview - I have to watch the fight again

Jox Hollogan: "It´s entirely possible it is what it is."

12:07 “I was a big hooker fan for a while” Glad u got it figured out and settled down Max 😂😂

Max has remained one of my favourite fighters for a couple of years in the UFC. How can you not like Max? The dude is legit.

Max and Tony are my two favorite people as fighters. Max has such a humility and grace to him. I sincerely hope they give him an immediate rematch.

Such a humble guy. He's only 28, he'll be back better than ever.

Favorite memory of max is him absolutely destroying Ortega when Ortega was considered the most dangerous guy in the devision

In my opinion, Alex won pretty clearly. Those leg kicks threw Max off his game, made him completely change his style up. He brought Max out of his realm and beat him because of it. He definitely deserves a rematch, hes one of the greatest ever and id love to see him figure it out and get back in there with Volk

I feel like they aren't really paying any respect to Alex, just saying he won on points.

Joe is completely ignoring the shots Volkanovski kept landing in the pocket over and over. Every time Max tried to close the distance through the kicks, Alex blitzed him with hooks. Every single time. 5-0 in my opinion.

Lol... max was outclassed the entire fight. Two rounds were closer. But still went to Volksnovski. I think Alex won all 5 rounds

I’m down with the rematch for sure. But give credit where it’s due. Max is notorious for overwhelming people after 2 rounds. Max was very hesitant on coming in on Alex because he respected Alex’s power in his hands. It wasn’t just the leg kicks.

I would love to see UFC have 5 or more judges. One from each major background in MMA and wildcards whether it be ex UFC fighters or people who have analyzed the sport for many years. As well as better defined structure for the scoring system in general.

Love Max but Alexander won clearly imo.

judges got it right in Max's fight Alexander won that clearly

‘It’s like taking your written test without ever driving a car’ is the best analogy of mma and boxing judges I’ve ever heard 👏

Joe you’ve seem to have forgotten that in your call on the fight every time Alex kicked or body shots he landed you keep saying that was money in the bank. That’s why Alex won stop blaming the judges

Quote of the day: "In the end of the day it is what it is"

All class from max

So much respect for Max! 👊💥⚡💯 This man is a real class act! Although he lost, he lost a close fight to a very skilled, strong & determined opponent but he didn't get injured and he's still young. He will be back! He gained just as much respect from me in this loss as he did in any of his wins!

The scoring system sucks when one of Joe’s crushes like Holloway loses……he’s never said the scoring system is shit after any of Max’s wins

Max ran into a fire hydrant, a rhino of a man.

Who doesn’t just love Max? What a fantastic ambassador for combat sports. I mean, he’s a fierce competitor, a gifted fighter and just the coolest and most mellow dude. Total badass🤘🏻

Man i love max holloway.. Perfect example of how a champ should be.. So humble. Hes an awesome human being👍

Max is a true mma fighter, he takes wins and losses really well, he just wants to fight.

Max needs to learn that its more than just leg kicks that out pointed him, but how it threw his rhythm off from his crazy pace. That disrupted his style and interrupted his rhythm of aggression and frustrated him.

Love watching this guy in the ring and in interview.

I love this guy man, humble in victory and defeat and a straight up genuine guy. Hopefully he gets back the belt from a very tough volkanovski a rematch of the two nicest guys 😂

Thought the same thing. Funny that this is the least amount of damage Max has taken in a fight but he ended up losing the title. Speaks to Alex and his team for a great game plan. We don't need to beat him. We can expose a lack of activity and defending leg kicks to an easy decision. They studied his fights carefully and definitely executed what they did in training camp.

i love holloway but he's definitely downplaying those leg kicks lol. he had to switch to south paw in the first round, and the dude looked out of rhythm the majority of the fight and fought at a much slower pace than he usually does. those kicks were significant.

Max always comes across as a great guy. Wish him all the best going forward

MMA needs more Max Holloway's, prime example.

The commission needs to stop telling judges to not score rounds 10-10 even though it's allowed under the unified rules, I feel like 50-46/47 to Volk would be a fairer score.

Hit like if you want a rematch .

Max doing really good in his life for someone coming from Waianae good inspiration and motivation for young boys to stay away from trouble and put energy into something good

Max is blessed, and the blessed will be back stronger. Championship heart win or lose. Good example for MMA.

The judges of the ufc should be DC, Joe Rogan and Maybe any hall of famer

Max lost 50-45. it was not Even close

Max is just a solid dude with a great outlook he’s just a kid from Hawaii that worked his ass off loves to fight and is thankful for his opportunity to do what he loves for a living

I don't really have any favourite fighters anymore I just enjoying watching great fights. Max Holloway is probably the only dude that I actually cheer for when I watch a fight, whoever he's up against.

who else here after holloway gave kattar a beating of a lifetime

If only the whole world had Max’s attitude on life #champshit 💯

My GOD I love this guy. Hes such a gracious, classy, nice and talented fighter. Hes a real champion and sportsman.

Hard part about ex fighters or superfans judging fights is that they're more susceptible to bias. Not that I don't want better judging, but it would be hard to keep everyone objective in that scenario

Love this vid & sportsmen. Hiring ex-fighters is good. Theory & Experience = judges. TNX

Max All Class Holloway

Max is super talented, and so entertaining to listen to. Really hope he gets the rematch

Max Holloway is so refreshing to listen to. There’s a man that has perspective, what a dude man, gotta love him and cannot wait for the rematch and watch him get his belt back. Reckon he might just fight southpaw! 🤜

9:23 -9:33 the language called maxiarian.

problem with ex fighters being judges is they would favor fighterz with the same style of fighting/discipline and give those more points then things they didnt seem damaging or like..

What an outstanding outlook after a loss like that. He is a true champ and role model to future champs with his attitude.

Straight off the bat and as a supporter of Alexander, I really do respect Maxes sportsmanship and positive attitude. Too many people out there just get salty when they lose instead of growing from it.

Glad he finally made it no JR. Only thing to make my life complete is the diaz brothers in the podcast.

Max claims that the people disagreeing with him are "volkanovski fans" but the reality is that everyone who isn't close to max on a personal level says that max got outclassed. Yes, even his own fans.

Jeez man, I just love Max. One of my all time favorite champs.

Gotta love Max!! He epitomizes the beauty and respect of a true Mixed Martial Artist! Now go and get your belt back Max!!

Is there a reason we can’t have retired fighters or current fighters who are maybe looking at an exit strategy could be put as judges?

"I can do what i love and thats punching people in the face" Quote of the year!

What a great frame of mind. It is what it's 👍

Fighters need to know each rd scored during rests so they can adjust, and not trust their yes man corners. The end rds would be different in my opinion.

I love his attitude, he just lost yet he's cool laughing and not taking it the wrong

Who’s here after he just got robbed in the rematch? There should’ve been a trilogy in the works rn this is BS.

Both of you made amazing points, that's crazy the UFC is already heading into the right direction but imagine super fans and ex-pros as judges, getting to enjoy and be apart of the fight and have it actually have meaning to them while getting paid. That would be something I think we could all get behind haha

Max is the def of “you can’t be disappointed if you know you truly put your best food forward”

i think max looked a little gun shy since the poirier fight. easy for me to say, but felt like if he let his hands go more, he could have ran away with it.

Yeah Max is a nice guy, but I feel he’s not giving Alex the credit he deserves. He not only landed leg kicks but counter almost every punch Max threw on him. He shot down Max strategic and didn’t let him land anything significant really.

No matter what, this guy goes down as one of the coolest 😎 ever! How can you not love this guy 😊

Never heard of this guy,the energy he has is what i like being around,negative energy will bring you down.I can't say enough about this guy,High voltage

Max is still the champion to me. The way he conduct himself is how champion should be.

Alexander Volkanovski performed incredibly, but he used 3 very specific weapons designed directly at Max Holloway's style. Expected, as Max was on the top of the heap for so long. The same way Max used 2-3 specific weapons to conclusively beat Jose Aldo who had been at the top of the heap even longer. This means that if Max and his team can figure those out, he should have a shot. 1. A LOT of feints. Max's defense is to step/lean back from strikes instead of blocking/parrying or moving his head, a lot like GGG. A sustained use of effective feints (shrug the shoulder, the 'death glare' at the target spots, a half-step in, etc) can interrupt his volume and make him reset. 2. Stance-shifting advances. Volk would put his guard up, step forward into southpaw, and step again into orthodox. This made Max back off and reset every time he was starting to gain momentum. It has to be combined with feints and actual strikes occasionally to be convincing, but it worked. 3. Limiting the exchanges. If you exchange with Max, just like with Tony Ferguson or Nick Diaz, you will win some but eventually lose, because their volume and pace will almost certainly beat yours. Just like Gaethje did to Ferguson, Volk didn't throw that much but threw in specific spots aimed at interrupting the volume/pressure fighter's flow. When they were apart, Volk constantly threw leg kicks. When they were in close, Volk bobbed and weaved with a tight high guard, and threw counters in combination, which interrupted Max's own strikes, and then he got out. So Max was never really able to get the ball rolling, while Volk scored often from out far, and occasionally from in close. If Max can check the leg kicks more, or stay even further apart when they're at long range, he can take that weapon away somewhat. Or, he can bite down and keep the pressure up and constantly attack the body in order to crowd Volk (the way Ferguson did to Pettis, Cowboy, RDA, etc), he definitely has a good shot at victory. It's the most interesting stylistic matchup of the fight island card, can;t wait to see it

You can't help but respect Max Holloway. He is an awesome guy and a great fighter.

max is a great champ in and out of the octagon. thats why many fans of other fighters respect him so much. 💪💪💪 grinding time again and this time y'all watch out grrrrrrraaaaa

Joe during the fight: Alex clearly won Joe during the Max interview: We need a more comprehensive system For fuck’s sake have some integrity and stick to your analysis. Alex outclassed him in multiple dimensions, end of.

I feel so bad for Max, he should have won the rematch. But UFC judges still favour champions like Jones and Volkanovski.

Listen to this man Max! We need you to win this rematch whenever it happens.

His energy is fantastic and joyful

How max Holloway isn't the champ anymore is beyond me, he won that second fight easily

1:08 "legs kicks he was landing here and there..." Dude. Volkanovski landed 75 leg kicks. Thats not "here and there"

It was a great fight. A good bunch of fights that evening. Even the Nunes - de Randamie fight was fascinating, in spite of the lengthy stalemates.

What a character Max is. Man you are legend! Thumbs up!

Volkanovski definently won the fight. The rematch will be awesome.

I feel like Max should grapple and wrestle more often.

What a great dude... he is an example for every fighter and not fighter

Max seems like such a good natured dude. So easy to be a fan of his as a fighter and a person.

“It’s entirely possible it is what is” Max Rogan

Yo Mad Respect to Max But he got Whopped

You gotta love Max Holloway! Pure class!

@powerfulJRE maybe try to get some judges on your show and get them to talk would be great fun to watch 😅

Max lost every round convincingly.