Yes. If the fight is a pure stand up fight Max probably outlast Charles in the end. But Charles will mix in kicks, knees, takedowns and grappling like no one Max has ever faced. The only time Max faced a grappler it was the undersized Frankie Edgard and he's not a very good MMA wrestler. Before that he was dominated on the ground by fucking Conor McGregor.No doubt. If they fight again, Max has a chance in the later rounds, but overall I’ll have to go with Charles.
Yeah I think I covered that in my postWith the exception that he lost both times.
Moving up a weight class isn’t a smart move. I say his management is doing fine.
Holloway management have got to be the worst in the business.
You set your fighter up to fight a guy he is 0-2 against. If he goes 0-3 (highly likely) his legacy and reputation are damaged forever.
Meanwhile the fighter Holloway destroyed in under a round is the champagne of 155. Holloway is getting too big for 45 so it's the right time to move up and get the easiest fight he could get for a world title. But the management team is dumb and passed on the perfect opportunity in favor volk who is short but he can fight and does have 2 wins against max and will add a 3rd one.
And you can even recall an old saying like if a burger with cheese aint much heavier than a burger without it. Management doesn't know hoe to weigh options. That's the sign of bad management and needs to be replaced.
But I doubt max will do it. He's from Hawaii and they have the reputation for being laid back chill people. So he will do the fight with volk and not complain. But in the end it won't be his fault if he loses. He probably didn't even want to take this fight. Because remember he was hesitant to do the second fight. Dana basically made him do it because Dana hates folk and loves max. So point is that max probably has no idea how badly he's being mismanaged.
I disagree with you.
He wants to be the champion. the two fights were close enough he feels he could have won them.
Why the fuck would he leave without trying a third time?
I think it is utter bullshit this "legacy and reputation are damaged forever".
That's never gonna happen.
Think: He would have beaten everyone but ONE GUY. And not any guy, but the current champ
And that guy also beat the FW GOAT in Brazil as well. So again, not just "some guy".
So one more try sounds legit IMHO and if he wins, he can move up vindicated.
And if he doesn't (win), then he lost that one fighter, who is also a great fighter that has just the right tools (and style) to beat him.
This does not diminish ANYTHING from Max's amazing career at FW. Actually so far, if he moves up right now, that would be what people think about him anyway, so this fight has absolutely no downside to him. Lose and nothing changes, win and he proves he could beat Volk.
Nothing to lose, everything to gain... I say his management did it perfectly!
Holloway management have got to be the worst in the business.
You set your fighter up to fight a guy he is 0-2 against. If he goes 0-3 (highly likely) his legacy and reputation are damaged forever.
Meanwhile the fighter Holloway destroyed in under a round is the champagne of 155. Holloway is getting too big for 45 so it's the right time to move up and get the easiest fight he could get for a world title. But the management team is dumb and passed on the perfect opportunity in favor volk who is short but he can fight and does have 2 wins against max and will add a 3rd one.
And you can even recall an old saying like if a burger with cheese aint much heavier than a burger without it. Management doesn't know hoe to weigh options. That's the sign of bad management and needs to be replaced.
But I doubt max will do it. He's from Hawaii and they have the reputation for being laid back chill people. So he will do the fight with volk and not complain. But in the end it won't be his fault if he loses. He probably didn't even want to take this fight. Because remember he was hesitant to do the second fight. Dana basically made him do it because Dana hates folk and loves max. So point is that max probably has no idea how badly he's being mismanaged.
