UFC News: Conor McGregor and Max Holloway take shots at each other on social media

Conor McGregor and Max Holloway are back at it on the social media

What’s the story?

Earlier in the week, UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor was back at it on the social media once again as he took a trip down memory lane and decided to mock current Featherweight Champion, Max Holloway.

However, McGregor’s notorious social media antics were seemingly shut down by Holloway who precisely mocked his former fellow Featherweight fighter in a cunning manner.

In case you didn’t know…

On August 17, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 26, Conor McGregor and Max Holloway locked horns in the UFC Octagon. McGregor dominated Holloway with his customary boxing capability and also caught Holloway with several of his signature taekwondo kicks. Throughout the bout, Conor managed to maintain the upper hand on “Blessed” with his severe striking range and once the fight was taken to the ground, the Irishman maintained top control and eventually won the contest by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26).

The heart of the matter

In a latest Instagram post, “The Notorious” Conor McGregor bragged about his win over Max “Blessed” Holloway after suffering a career-threatening ACL injury during the second round of their bout, as the Irishman mocked the current UFC Featherweight Champion whom he dismantled before and after his ligament tear, to earn himself an uneven victory. You can see McGregor’s latest IG post below:

This was just moments after I tore my ACL in a fight in Boston Massachusetts. It was when I faced off against the current featherweight champion Max Holloway, who I dismantled before and after this ligament tear, to win a lopsided victory. It was father against son in there that night in just my second UFC bout. Young Max is a hell of a fighter, I wonder what the future holds for my young Uce. Ligaments are needed in a fight definitely. Some can fight on however, where as some can not. I always think there are moments in your career that can make you or break you. I have had many in my storied career and this was most certainly one of them. God bless. Boston Strong 🍀

A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Feb 16, 2018 at 5:59pm PST

Max Holloway then responded to McGregor’s post in an expert manner as he took a shot at “The Notorious One’s” lack of title defenses and praised McGregor’s old adversary Jose Aldo, whom Holloway defeated twice in his career in order to win and retain the Featherweight Title. Here is Holloway’s response to Conor McGregor:

This was just moments after I dabbed in the octagon with my son after a fight in Detroit Michigan. It was when I faced off against the former featherweight champ and legend Jose Aldo who I stopped for the second time. It was a great legend against me in there that night in just my first title defense. Aldo is a hell of a fighter, I wonder what the future holds for my Brazilian brother. Getting paid is needed in a fight definitely. Some can find the motivation to defend no matter what however where as some can not. I always think there is a moment in your career that make you a true champion. It's when you find the motivation to keep earning what you already have, to defend. I have had one in my blessed career and this was most certainly the first of many #blessedera

A post shared by Max Holloway (@blessedmma) on Feb 17, 2018 at 5:10pm PST

What’s next?

Max Holloway is currently at the top of his game in UFC’s 145-pound division, meanwhile, his fellow UFC Champion Conor McGregor hasn’t stepped into the Octagon since 2016. However, there is now a strong possibility of McGregor making a return to the Octagon within the next few months, in order to defend his 155-pound championship.

Author’s Take

In my opinion, a rematch between McGregor and Holloway is definitely going to be an interesting bout, both fighters have certainly evolved and improved a lot ever since their first fight in 2013.