Fans have slammed content creator EddieLinks for his recent take on why Max Holloway is not an elite fighter.
As per the creator, Holloway is just an “exciting guy” who should never have been a UFC champion and must not be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Links opined in a recent video that Holloway should retire, and the “Blessed” would never have been as famous as he is currently if he had not knocked out Justin Gaethje with just one second left on the clock at UFC 300.
While criticizing Max Holloway, Links paid no heed to the fact that “Blessed” is considered a featherweight GOAT, with three successful title defenses to his name.
The Hawaiian boasts wins over Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, and Jose Aldo, among several others. “Blessed” also tops the list of UFC’s Total Strikes Landed and Significant Strikes Landed. Holloway’s UFC resume and accomplishments are stacked so high that it’s impossible to fit them all into one piece.
However, EddieLinks chose to ignore every Holloway FEAT and focused only on the negatives while explaining why the former UFC BMF champ shouldn’t be considered an “elite fighter.”
Check out what EddieLinks has to say about Max Holloway below:
Fans Outraged After Creator Questions Max Holloway’s Elite Status
After listening to EddieLink’s bogus take, a fan quipped:
“Why are unathletic dor*s who have never thrown a ball in their life always the loudest ”
Another wrote:
“The standards on becoming a respectable MMA critique are so astronomically low”
A netizen who believes that Eddie Links has 0 MMA knowledge, added:
“This dude just rage baits for clicks I dont think this dude even watches mma all he did was rattle off losses with no context both losses to Dustin were on short notice one was super early the other was up a weight class and then Volk is the greatest FW of all time. Ilia is otw”
Some fans reminded Eddie Links about a few of Max Holloway’s achievements:
“Not elite? Yet he has wins over Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, Yair Rodriguez, Brian Ortega, Jose Aldo 2x, Anthony Pettis, Charles Oliveira. Went toe to toe with Volk. Had a 13 fight win streak. Idk seems elite to me. Not sure what the criteria is for you.”
Another fan advised the content creator not to look at Wikipedia and preach a sport:
“Don’t preach on a sport you’re not knowledgeable about. Looking at Wiki doesn’t just form the narratives, you need to actually understand the context of the wins fighters have and the level of skill they displayed while doing so.”
A few others quipped:
“There’s nothing wrong with being a casual MMA fan, but if you are, please don’t come here and spew this nonsense.”
“Probably the worst take I’ve seen on X all day long. Just absurdly nonsensical.”
“Max Holloway didn’t make a name for himself before the Gaethje fight?? The line between hot takes and rage bait is blurry.”
These are the type of guys that call Sean Strickland elite
Check out some of the reactions below:
