Morning Report: Daniel Cormier thinks Max Holloway should not fight Dustin Poirier next

Daniel Cormier doesn’t love the concept of Max Holloway leaping proper again into the deep finish.

Holloway got here up quick in his bid to reclaim the featherweight title when he obtained knocked out by Ilia Topuria in the primary occasion of UFC 308. It was the primary knockout lack of Holloway’s profession and afterwards the previous featherweight champion declared he can be transferring as much as light-weight full time. Followers have been instantly fascinated about Holloway transferring again as much as 155 kilos as have been a number of fighters, together with a former Holloway opponent: Dustin Poirier.

Poirier himself is close to the top of his profession, and although he already has two wins over Holloway, “The Diamond” is fascinated about a trilogy bout with present “BMF” champion. However Daniel Cormier isn’t certain that’s the most effective thought.

“He’s asking for Dustin Poirier. That might be completely improbable,” Cormier mentioned on Good Man/Unhealthy Man. “However is there a greater option to introduce Max Holloway into the light-weight division? Can we put him in there with a Dustin for a 3rd time? Or can we see what occurs with Michael Chandler after he fights towards Charles Oliveira? Or can we begin to form of look down the rankings just a little bit and say, ‘Effectively, it could be enjoyable to look at him combat a Rafael Fiziev. It could be enjoyable to look at him combat a Benoit Saint Denis. It could be enjoyable to look at him combat a Paddy Pimblett.’

“I do know that may not be enjoyable for Max, that may not be nice for Max, however it could additionally give him a chance to work his method again into rivalry with out being in there with these absolute killers. As a result of personally, I wish to see Max Holloway not stand throughout from Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, Alexander Volkanovski, then Ilia Topuria. One thing not as loopy of a problem.”

Poirier is definitely a serious problem for Holloway. The 2 have met twice earlier than, as soon as at featherweight the place Poirier submitted Holloway with a triangle armbar in Holloway’s fifth profession combat. The pair rematched seven years later at UFC 236 for the interim light-weight title, with Poirier taking a unanimous choice in the most effective fights of the 2019. That combat stays one in every of solely two light-weight fights in Holloway’s UFC profession, the opposite being his sensational knockout of Justin Gaethje to say the “BMF” title at UFC 300.

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I can not consider I’m saying this however: I feel I agree with Daniel Cormier?

Max ought to take a good bit of time without work anyway simply to verify he’s good, however I used to be at UFC 236 and Poirier plunked Max round. Clearly it was very aggressive and each males are older and possibly just a little worse, however that’s a troublesome matchup for Max in the most effective of instances. Possibly easing again into light-weight could be prudent.

That being mentioned, I want a Max vs. Charles Oliveira rematch like I want air.

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