Is Max Holloway embarrassed by BJ Penn?

[Not A Real Fan]

Max never seems to name drop BJ. It's curious because they're both from a small island where BJ is a local legend. I don't expect Max to badmouth BJ so it could be a situation where if you cant say anything good, don't say anything at all.

Max is probably embarrassed for Hawaii that BJ is/was the face of MMA for the island. That BJ is not repping Hawaii properly both in the cage and out.

Perhaps BJ is resentful that Max is now the best fighter from the island ever. Max may not have the same cult following but performance wise he has already surpassed BJ.

Yes, I saw the video of their joint interview. They were praising each other. I would not expect otherwise especially from a pre-champ Max who was all of 23 years old.

 

[Deleted member 546119]

Prime BJ would have never lost to Porier, let alone twice.

Let’s see where Max is after another 15 years of fighting

 

[LeBron]

Who cares? BJ is a has-been and Max would fuck him up if BJ ever talked shit.

 

[Towerworld]

Prime BJ would have never lost to Porier, let alone twice.

Let’s see where Max is after another 15 years of fighting

Lmao both max and poirer finish any version of BJ within 2 rounds.

 

[TestosterOWN]

I know a lot of Hawaiians in my state. Many of them are assholes. Not some laid back island brahs.

 

[Reach4theSky]

Lmao both max and poirer finish any version of BJ within 2 rounds.

 

[Shoguns Prodigy**]

Lmao both max and poirer finish any version of BJ within 2 rounds.

You might be retarded. Beating him is a possibility for both, but stopping bj is a different story, in fact it would be bj ending them in 2 rounds not the other way around.

 

[rjmbrd]

Max never seems to name drop BJ. It's curious because they're both from a small island where BJ is a local legend.

They are not both from the same small island, they literally live on different islands.

BJ is from Hilo on the Big Island and Max is from Honolulu on the island of Oahu.

You fly on an airplane to get between those places.

 

[Dan177]

Prime bj gets beaten into a living death by max

 

[Espresso]

Prime BJ puts a clinic on

You fly on an airplane to get between those places.

And likely encounter BJ himself at the airport

 

[Sweater of AV]

It's a sign of respect from Max to GOAT BJ. No need to overanalyze anything.

 

[Cylence]

Lmao both max and poirer finish any version of BJ within 2 rounds.

Penn is a nightmarish matchup for either of them at his best, and would have been the odds on favorite. There's actually a better chance that BJ would have knocked Dustin into another lifetime.

 

[Not A Real Fan]

Prime BJ would have never lost to Porier, let alone twice.

Let’s see where Max is after another 15 years of fighting

I doubt Max will have a near .500 record in 15 years.

 

[Deleted member 546119]

I doubt Max will have a near .500 record in 15 years.

If he fights at 170 like BJ did, he will. But he will continue to give himself seizures and fight men at 145 he has 5 inches of height on

 

[Not A Real Fan]

They are not both from the same small island, they literally live on different islands.

BJ is from Hilo on the Big Island and Max is from Honolulu on the island of Oahu.

You fly on an airplane to get between those places.

You know what I'm getting at. They live in a small world. All the islands have a combined population of 1.5 million. And they're both involved in the same niche sport. Given this, it is odd that Max never mentions BJ, a local legend and the face of Hawaii MMA.

Me thinks there is some unspoken rivalry.

 

[laleggenda27]

They are not both from the same small island, they literally live on different islands.

BJ is from Hilo on the Big Island and Max is from Honolulu on the island of Oahu.

You fly on an airplane to get between those places.

Came here to say this. But this is actually just a thinly veiled BJ hate thread, so what's the point.

 

[Kowboy Karl]

I know other Hawaii Ufc fighters are

 

[rjmbrd]

You know what I'm getting at. They live in a small world. All the islands have a combined population of 1.5 million. And they're both involved in the same niche sport. Given this, it is odd that Max never mentions BJ, a local legend and the face of Hawaii MMA.

Me thinks there is some unspoken rivalry.

You were flat out wrong the way you described it, and if you went there, you would understand. I've flown between Honolulu and the Big Island many times, they are different places.

These guys have never trained together, have unrelated camps and don't even have friends in common.

Its like saying its weird that fighters from different NorCal camps who live far apart haven't mentioned each other.

A decade ago, when BJ was relevant, Max spoke highly of him.

 

[Normot]

Err... Whats there to say? Most people don't just bring up folks they don't have close relationships with.
Reporter: "Hi Max, how do you see your next fight going?"
Max: "BJ Penn is a local legend brah"

 

[Kono dio da!]

Prime BJ would have never lost to Porier, let alone twice.

Let’s see where Max is after another 15 years of fighting

Poirier smashes any version of bj penn. Mma has evolved. Bj penn in his prime had skills only good for his era. He'd get killed by current poirier.