Arman Tsarukyan believes Max Holloway\u2019s best days are long gone.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Holloway defended his BMF title against Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 326. Despite winning their first fight over a decade ago, things went much differently for \u201cBlessed\u201d this time around, as Oliveira dominated him for 25 minutes, scoring takedowns almost at will and completely neutralizing Holloway.<\/p>\n
Now, there are rumors that the UFC wants to book a rematch between Holloway and Conor McGregor for McGregor\u2019s long-awaited return to the sport, hopefully this summer, and if that happens, Tsarukyan has a lot of confidence in McGregor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a good fight, but I think it\u2019s stylistically a good fight for Conor,\u201d Tsarukyan told Ariel Helwani<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026 Max is done already. He\u2019s just going to make money and then retire. He\u2019s not that Max anymore. He was so bad. Last fight he looked so bad, it\u2019s crazy. I was surprised. How you cannot wrestle? Zero wrestling. You\u2019ve been in this sport for 20 years and you cannot even defend a takedown from Charles Olivera. Charles Olivera has no takedowns. He\u2019s good at jiu-jitsu, but wrestling? I\u2019ve never seen him wrestle very well. But he took him down like \u2014 it was like a masterclass in wrestling from Charles. I thought he went to Dagestan for 2-3 years and then come back.\u201d<\/p>\n While Holloway may not be at his peak anymore, McGregor is far removed from his. The former two-division champion has not competed in nearly five years, and has not won a fight in over six.<\/p>\n Holloway, meanwhile, only recently moved up to 155 pounds, after losing his featherweight title bid against Ilia Topuria at UFC 308. And though he\u2019s only 34 years old, Holloway has been fighting professionally for over 15 years, and Tsarukyan believes he\u2019s soon to leave the sport, along with a whole class of fighters still dominating the top of the lightweight rankings.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has 3-4 fights left, and then he\u2019s going to retire,\u201d Tsarukyan said. \u201cOur division is going to change soon. The king is going to be me, and we\u2019re going to have big new names coming up.\u201d<\/p>\n Statement. Maycee Barber releases first statement after scary loss to Alexa Grasso at UFC Seattle: \u2018I don\u2019t really remember a whole lot.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n RAF. Arman Tsarukyan tells Colby Covington \u2018Dillon Danis almost beat your ass\u2019<\/a> as they argue over potential wrestling match.<\/p>\n Mad. Kevin Lee takes aim at Michael Chiesa after his retirement, claims he was \u2018dead in the water\u2019<\/a> after snubbing President Trump.<\/p>\n Sad. Francis Ngannou \u2018heartbroken\u2019 watching Israel Adesanya lose to Joe Pyfer: \u2018It reminds you how ungrateful this sport is.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Beef. \u2018F*ck Malott\u2019: Kevin Holland reveals how long it took him to recover from brutal low blow<\/a> in recent loss.<\/p>\n Mental Health. Joe Pyfer explains post-fight admission that he nearly \u2018took my own life\u2019<\/a> before UFC Seattle.<\/p>\n Paddy Pimblett UFC London Vlog.<\/p>\n SOCIAL MEDIA BOUILLABAISSE<\/p>\n I mean, this is impressive.<\/p>\n I\u2019m fairly certain this is illegal.<\/p>\n I will happily bet Arman just about anything he wants if he wants to side with Conor in a hypothetical Max vs. Conor 2. Max ain\u2019t his best anymore, but we\u2019re nearly a decade removed from Conor\u2019s best. I\u2019d wager a limb on Max.<\/p>\n If you find something you\u2019d like to see in the Morning Report, hit up @AlexanderKLee<\/a> of @JedKMeshew<\/a> on Twitter and let us know about it. Also, follow MMAFighting on Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, Twitch<\/a>, and like us on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n