Holloway is two fights removed from a failed featherweight title bid against Topuria, the only person to knockout Holloway in 35 professional fights. Topuria and Holloway subsequently moved full-time to lightweight. Topuria knocked out Oliveira to win the vacant 155-pound title, and Holloway defended the BMF belt against a retiring Poirier.

Former UFC featherweight kingpin Max Holloway is feeling the after-effects of a hard-fought 25 minutes against Dustin Poirier.While the reigning BMF champion has his sights set on a rematch with Ilia Topuria following his UFC 318 win,

Holloway reveals injury setback weeks after win in UFC 318 main event