Max is a way better fighter than either Barboza or Michael Johnson

[blaseblah]

I don't understand why everyone is writing him off. Better footwork, better control of distance, better hands, better TDD, way more heart. Did everyone forget Barboza's kryptonite is pressure? Max is a significant step up but everyone is acting like it will be the same fight.

 

[Kirin]

I would favour both fighters to beat him at lw.

 

[kabanos]

He is an outstanding FW and maybe a Top 5 contender in LW.

 

[KootenayKid]

I'd agree Max is better p4p than those two, but he doesn't have the time to prepare and he's giving up a fair amount of size and strength it seems like.

 

[KeiranMc]

I would favour both fighters to beat him at lw.

I think both would lose, and I'm a Barboza fan.

 

[2GunTommy]

Agreed. Hopefully the cut won't hurt Max too badly.
Id hate for that to be what makes the difference in this fight.
Tdd still worries me though.
Or ability to get up after taken down.

 

[Parang]

Theyre both way more dangerous on the feet. Also Michael Johnson is subpar at everything except striking. Hes super fast and has crazy knockouts but he does dumb shit on the ground. RDA and Edson are Khabibs best wins

 

[Pumphrey94]

I would favour both fighters to beat him at lw.

I don't see Johnson coming close to beating Holloway Barboza is debatable

 

[LEXER1]

Nobody is really writing him off but we understand the circumstances. Holloway just got cleared to fight after pulling from a fight only a month ago. He's moving up and he just started losing/cutting weight a week before the fight. AND he's going up against fuckin KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV.

Still pulling for the upset. War Max.

 

[Workaholic]

6 days coming off an injury

And Khabib proved he isn't even close to the level of those guys

 

[Njmma209]

I would favour both fighters to beat him at lw.

Get out of here. Holloway would make Michael Johnson look silly on the feet. And he would eventually break barboza especially in a 5 round fight.

The fact that Max is coming in with no fight camp with 6 days to cut weight is why most people are writing him off.

Full camp max would be a tougher fight than what khabib is getting Saturday.

 

[Chad W]

I would take holloway over tony ferguson (given full fight camp)

 

[cevo]

I would favour both fighters to beat him at lw.

Max knocks both of them out imo, he's on another level. Barboza has better kicks but that's about it. I can't think of anything that Johnson does better than Max honestly.

 

[Irishwhiskey119]

Mighty Mouse is a way better fighter then the entire HW division.

 

[Newave]

I don't understand why everyone is writing him off. Better footwork, better control of distance, better hands, better TDD, way more heart. Did everyone forget Barboza's kryptonite is pressure? Max is a significant step up but everyone is acting like it will be the same fight.

Fighting at this level is about more than skill vs skill. Holloway is coming off an injury, his conditioning will be compromised because he hasn’t been in a training camp, and he is cutting at least 20lbs in one week if not more. Sure, something crazy could happen, but basic logic writes him off from winning this fight.

 

[blaseblah]

I'd agree Max is better p4p than those two, but he doesn't have the time to prepare and he's giving up a fair amount of size and strength it seems like.

He's a really big FW. And with his new focus on nutrition Khabib is barely cutting any water weight. I would expect Max to be the bigger fighter on fight night.

 

[Enigma87]

I would favour both fighters to beat him at lw.

LMAO at Michael Johnson being able to be competitive with Max, let alone beating him

 

[chubbman]

I do not think max would beat barboza

 

[Lo Pan]

max is better than both fighters. He is grittier than both of them. Maybe not as technical as Edson, but I think he would hunt Edson down. The kid is no joke.

 

[3nigma]

I'm not writing him off but the odds are stacked against him. If he does pull it off he would be a MMA legend.