Holloway bad matchmaking

[Kono dio da!]

Why are they trying to make max vs poirier 3? It's si stupid. Poirier beat him twice. Max can't beat him.
At least Gaethje and poirier are 1-1.
Max vs poirier would be a disaster.
If Dustin wins, which is likely, it'll break my heart because max is my favorite fighter of all time.
If Dustin loses, it ruins his retirement because he's supposed to be better than max.
This is the same division that houses Charles, fiziev, hooker, Dariush and you're telling me the best we can do is max vs poirier? That paddy match could've easily been Chandler vs max. Paddy could've fought someone else.

Why in fucks name are we trying to potentially ruin Max and or Dustin? It's so fucking stupid. Hooker is a fresh matchup and he deserves a big fight since he beat Gamrot, whom nobody wants to fight. Max vs Charles? Come on, who can be mad at that. Dariush? Can max hang with bigger opponents who'll take him down? Fuck it even him vs paddy.
I just don't get it.
Why no fan backlash??
Nobody wants the max Charles rematch at least? Are fans just so accustomed to being fed shit that we'll take anything? Even the Islam Gaethje thing, like if fans don't complain enough, I can totally see them trying it.
Why did fans watch stipe vs Jones? I intentionally skipped every single fight of that card. Not all UFC is worth watching.

 

[BangBang]

No fight is ever the same. But I also do want want to see a 3rd.

 

[AbominableJoman]

Max will get destroyed yet again. Wasted but fun matchup

 

[Reileyb]

There's definitely better matchups at LW, an Oliveira rematch would be much better.

 

[PeterGriffin]

If Holloway only has one fight left, we deserve Max vs. Conor at 155lbs.

 

[Kono dio da!]

Max will get destroyed yet again. Wasted but fun matchup

That's what I don't want to see. Poirier is objectively a better fighter and now the max that fought at 300...maybe but max coming off his ego being shattered by topuria...not good. If he gets finished by Charles or idk hooker or Benny... at least I got to live through the hype of a fresh lw max matchup. Having to watch yet another Dustin max fight... it's just awful.

 

[Sean Chowdhury]

yeah the dustin-max 3 fight is nonsense, dustin is 2-0 with 2 clear wins over him and now they're just giving max a 3rd chance to beat him for no reason other than name value on a big card(I assume it's for the 318 ppv) Dustin vs Gaethje or Ilia is the right option

 

[Substance Abuse]

Money. Most casual fans today - who are the people which are buying these cards and tickets for the most part - haven't even seen Holloway/Poirier II, let alone the first one. Big names. Big gate. Easy upsell. It actually makes perfect sense under the correct context of the UFC's business model.

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

Why are they trying to make max vs poirier 3? It's si stupid. Poirier beat him twice. Max can't beat him.
At least Gaethje and poirier are 1-1.
Max vs poirier would be a disaster.
If Dustin wins, which is likely, it'll break my heart because max is my favorite fighter of all time.
If Dustin loses, it ruins his retirement because he's supposed to be better than max.
This is the same division that houses Charles, fiziev, hooker, Dariush and you're telling me the best we can do is max vs poirier? That paddy match could've easily been Chandler vs max. Paddy could've fought someone else.

Why in fucks name are we trying to potentially ruin Max and or Dustin? It's so fucking stupid. Hooker is a fresh matchup and he deserves a big fight since he beat Gamrot, whom nobody wants to fight. Max vs Charles? Come on, who can be mad at that. Dariush? Can max hang with bigger opponents who'll take him down? Fuck it even him vs paddy.
I just don't get it.
Why no fan backlash??
Nobody wants the max Charles rematch at least? Are fans just so accustomed to being fed shit that we'll take anything? Even the Islam Gaethje thing, like if fans don't complain enough, I can totally see them trying it.
Why did fans watch stipe vs Jones? I intentionally skipped every single fight of that card. Not all UFC is worth watching.

Out of all those I think I like Max vs Paddy the best. I favor Paddy in the matchup. I don't like Dustin vs Max 3 either.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Minimum effort for maximum return. That's the TKO Holdings, Inc. way!

 

[RockyLockridge]

No fight is ever the same. But I also do want want to see a 3rd.

max vs aldo 1 and 2 were pretty close

 

[tritestill]

Not interested in the third fight, but think they both want the fight.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

Why are they trying to make rampage vs Wanderlei 3? It's si stupid. Silva beat him twice. Rampage can't beat him.

Very interesting thought

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

to me it's a meaningless fight. even if Max beats Poirer, so what? he's old and is ready to retire.

 

[gentel]

I'd prefer the Gaethje-Poirier trilogy or a fresh fight, but I actually do think Max has a solid chance with how much he's improved his boxing. I mean he did get knocked out by Topuria but he was giving him a hard fight until Topuria found the finishing sequence. And Topuria's gotta be the best boxer in UFC history, really he's the only guy whose boxing looks visually similar to elite boxers like Canelo, GGG, etc

 

[MrBlackheart]

Max will get destroyed yet again. Wasted but fun matchup

Self proclaimed best boxer vs the better boxer.

 

[MDoza]

Poirier, Gaethje, Holloway, and Oliviera all think they should only ever fight each other or the champion.

Hard to blame the matchmakers.. none of those guys will take any other fights.

 

[laleggenda27]

Where's the source that says the UFC is "trying to make Max vs. Poirier 3?"

Anyway, I'd expect something like:

• Islam-Topuria
• Dustin-Gaethje 3
• Charles-Max
• Hooker-Paddy

At this point, Arman seems to be the odd man out. He might just have to be the backup for Islam-Topuria.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

If Max didn't get knocked out, yeah, maybe. Bad match making with timing

 

[RockyLockridge]

Where's the source that says the UFC is "trying to make Max vs. Poirier 3?"

Dustin said he "has something already" when asked about fighting paddy recently, Other fighters who have asked for both max and dustin were told they are both "Unavailable", I believe beneil dariush was out right told that's what was happening because I think beneil wanted max.

it's kinda like Max vs Gaethje we all knew it was happening. all the bookings they were pointed to this as the obvious conclusion month or so out before it was booked.

This fight will be booked before may is over