Max Holloway faces Conor McGregor, who has been inactive since his third fight with Dustin Poirier ended in a doctor stoppage.
What's at stake?
Max Holloway has stepped inside the Octagon eight times since Conor McGregor last fought, with five of those bouts being title fights.
Recent performance
Holloway has continued to distance himself from the pack at the top of the UFC record books for strikes landed, but he's also taken over 900 shots back during this time period.
Opponent's advantage
Conor McGregor's coaches are confident that he's exceeding his previous levels in preparations for his comeback, and Max Holloway isn't underestimating him.
Upcoming fight
The fan favorite acknowledged that while his activity could be an advantage, McGregor may also benefit from having time off to rest and recover, saying 'there's two sides to the story' on 06 Jul 2026.
Max Holloway has been active during McGregor's hiatus, facing elite opposition at both featherweight and lightweight.
Training and recovery
Alexander Volkanovski believes Holloway can't afford to revert back to his old ways of maximizing his offense against an opponent like McGregor.
Quote
'I see what all the talk is, like, 'Oh, Max is so active' and this and that,' Max Holloway said in an interview with New York Post Sports.
Rest and recovery
'But, there is the other side of someone just being able to not cut weight, not training for a little bit, just resting, being able to just let your body recover just because we go from camp to camp to camp,' he added.
Win-win situation
'So, it's a win-win. There's two sides to the story,' Max Holloway said, considering both his activity and McGregor's rest as potential advantages.