Present and two-time UFC featherweight kingpin Alexander Volkanovski has given his two cents on the Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 bout.
The Irishman is returning to the octagon after a five-year hiatus and can run it again with Holloway in the principle occasion of UFC 329. The primary time they locked horns was in a featherweight contest in 2013, the place McGregor cruised to a unanimous choice victory regardless of tearing his ACL.
Their second outing shall be a welterweight contest of 5 rounds and likewise Holloway’s 170-pound debut.
A number of analysts and former UFC fighters, together with Dustin Poirier and Daniel Cormier, have already shared their ideas on how they anticipate this bout to play out. Most consider that, though Conor McGregor has been out of motion for practically 5 years, he’ll nonetheless possess the identical energy, accuracy, and timing. Nonetheless, his cardio and potential ring rust are important components towards the ‘greatest boxer within the UFC,’ Holloway, who has solely improved lately.
Now Alexander Volkanovski has shared his ideas on the UFC 329 headliner.
Alexander Volkanovski on Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2: “I do know they’re going to need to placed on a present”
Alexander Volkanovski shall be in attendance for UFC Freedom 250 to assist his buddy Mauricio Ruffy, who shall be taking up the explosive and all the time entertaining Michael Chandler. On struggle week, throughout an interview with MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn, “The Nice” talked about Conor McGregor’s much-anticipated UFC return.
The Australian opined that “The Infamous” would look very sharp regardless of the lengthy layoff, can be explosive and correct within the placing division.
“Conor hasn’t been within the sport for a very long time, and I feel lots of people are considering that he’s simply going to lose every little thing, however that’s not the case. He’s going to be harmful. He’s clearly nonetheless going to be very sharp, very explosive, nonetheless bought a very good eye. Is it the precise eye he had when he was double champ and doing what he was doing? No, in all probability not. However, nonetheless going to be very harmful, and I do know Max goes to respect that. I do know they’re going to need to placed on a present, however on the identical time, you’re going to know Conor goes to be very harmful early.” [h/t: MMA Junkie]
Nonetheless, Volkanovski believes Conor McGregor’s demanding coaching camp may trigger him to tire shortly, come struggle night time. “The Nice” added that he expects his former three-time opponent Holloway to stay affected person and take over because the bout progresses, believing the Dubliner shall be straightforward sport within the championship rounds.
“I feel Max will make the proper choices to not simply get into the hearth right away, after which begin to work him later within the rounds. We all know Conor may be very harmful, very explosive, however that’s going to put on on you, and with that huge layoff, despite the fact that he’s in all probability coaching very onerous, we all know that that’s going to finally put on on him and that sharpness that I reckon he nonetheless has might be going to deteriorate loads faster as a result of he’s been out of the sport for therefore lengthy.” [h/t: MMA Junkie]
Try Alexander Volkanovski’s feedback about Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 under (9:00):
