Max Holloway responds to Jean Silva’s callout, and the present BMF champion didn’t mince phrases.
Earlier this month, Silva stated it might be a dream to face Holloway for the BMF title on the UFC White Home card in June. Holloway is coming off of a choice win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 in July, however Silva was stopped by Diego Lopes in the primary occasion of Noche UFC in September.
Throughout a Kick stream, Holloway was requested by a fan what he considered Silva’s tweet, and “Blessed” was surprised by the thought following Silva’s most up-to-date bout.
“Is he smoking medicine? Holy f*ck,” Holloway stated on Kick. “Did he not see what Diego Lopes simply did to him? This man’s received to be trolling us, bro. … That motherf*cker’s nonetheless concussed, bro.
“No matter he’s saying, we’re not going to take it severe. Dude, keep concussed, bro.”
A number of days after Silva’s feedback, Charles Oliveira laid down the gauntlet to Holloway to compete in a rematch for the BMF title following his second-round submission of Mateusz Gamrot in the primary occasion of UFC Rio. Their first assembly resulted in unlucky and abrupt circumstances in the primary occasion of a UFC Battle Evening occasion in Saskatoon, Canada. The battle resulted in 99 seconds after Oliveira suffered an odd damage that left him unable to proceed lower than two minutes.
The present title holder was definitely into the thought of working it again, and is hopeful to return to motion in March — not sitting on the sidelines till the UFC’s historic card in June.
“The White Home card is simply so distant,” Holloway stated following UFC Rio. “It’s like a 12 months, boys. I don’t know if I need to wait that lengthy however we’ll see what occurs.
“By no means say by no means. It’s so distant. If we take that battle, it’s nearly going to be a 12 months I’m out of competitors if the battle occurs on the White Home card.”
