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Max Holloway reveals he was original backup fighter for UFC 264, explains key to Poirier vs. McGregor 3

Max Holloway has shared the octagon with both Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor in the past and says he was in a position where he could’ve gotten another crack at either one of them.

The former UFC featherweight champion suffered a pair of losses to Poirier, and one to McGregor throughout his career. Holloway was scheduled to headline next Saturday’s UFC Vegas 31 event against Yair Rodriguez before suffering an injury that he’s currently rehabilitating.

On Friday, Holloway was asked if he would like the fight with Rodriguez to be re-booked and revealed that not only did he lose out on one main event due to the injury, he lost his chance to possibly step in for this Saturday’s UFC 264 main event between Poirier and McGregor.