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Dan Ige: Max Holloway Deserved to Beat Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 251

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Dan Ige had a complicated rooting interest while viewing the featherweight title bout at UFC 251 this past Saturday.

On one hand, he wanted to see Max Holloway regain the belt he lost in December. On the other hand, he knew he’d much prefer to face Alexander Volkanovski for 145-pound gold in the future than he would his fellow Hawaiian.