{"id":251694,"date":"2026-07-06T17:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/i-want-to-make-him-suffer-max-holloway-opens-up-on-how-he-plans-to-break-down-conor-mcgregor\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:02:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:02:25","slug":"i-want-to-make-him-suffer-max-holloway-opens-up-on-how-he-plans-to-break-down-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/i-want-to-make-him-suffer-max-holloway-opens-up-on-how-he-plans-to-break-down-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I want to make him suffer&#8221; &#8211; Max Holloway opens up on how he plans to break down Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5188303\" data-slug-id=\"2804629\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Max Holloway isn&#8217;t giving away too much ahead of his long-awaited rematch with Conor McGregor. However, the former featherweight champion has made it clear that he intends to put the Irishman through a difficult night at UFC 329.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview with New York Post Sports, Holloway was asked whether attacking McGregor&#8217;s body and surgically repaired leg would be a key part of his approach. While refusing to reveal specifics, the Hawaiian acknowledged those were valid ideas and suggested fans would have to wait until fight night to see his full game plan unfold:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll see what happens. You know, I love boxing. Boxers love going to the body early, and we see what happens. Like I&#8217;ve been saying, you know, &#8216;Mystic Mac&#8217;, I&#8217;m here to drown the guy. I want to drown the guy and, I want to make him suffer a little bit.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/max-holloway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Max Holloway<\/a><\/em><em>&#8216;s comments below (7:40):<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Max Holloway vows to make Conor McGregor \u2018suffer\u2019 at UFC 329 | Against the Cage\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1CiWwMOzBUo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/youtube\" data-embed=\"1CiWwMOzBUo\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/6a73b-17833452074716-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/6a73b-17833452074716-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Holloway also discussed concerns regarding McGregor&#8217;s activity. Since McGregor&#8217;s last appearance in 2021, Holloway has remained one of the UFC&#8217;s busiest fighters, competing eight times while the Irishman recovered from the leg injury he suffered against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/dustin-poirier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dustin Poirier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, Holloway believes the argument cuts both ways. While staying active has obvious benefits, he pointed out that extended time away from competition also allows a fighter&#8217;s body to recover from the physical toll of repeated training camps. For that reason, he isn&#8217;t reading too much into the difference in activity levels.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Alexander Volkanovski expects Max Holloway to get the job done at UFC 329<\/h2>\n<p>UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has favored Max Holloway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-former-ufc-heavyweight-contender-gives-simple-explanation-max-holloway-taking-conor-mcgregor-rematch-welterweight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">heading into Saturday&#8217;s main event<\/a> against Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>Having shared the octagon with Holloway four times, Volkanovski believes the former featherweight king has evolved significantly since losing to McGregor in 2013. The Australian expects Holloway to approach the opening rounds cautiously rather than relying solely on his trademark volume striking.<\/p>\n<p>Previewing the fight on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AQJOSnUR80s&amp;pp=ygUVYWxleGFuZGVyIHZvbGthbm92c2tp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">YouTube channel<\/a>, Volkanovski said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMax is going to be clever enough where we won\u2019t really see that. But I still think that Conor will be dangerous enough where we\u2019re going to be like, \u2018Oh sh*t!\u2019 Max needs to be careful. But I think he\u2019s going to do the right things to make them adjustments, stay out of the big, big danger, maybe when he gets hit, maybe not running into them big shots as much, which he could survive those big shots from Conor, and then he\u2019s just going to eventually have his way.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna have to go Max Holloway for the win. Could it be a finish? 100 percent. If Max gets you tired, he\u2019s so good at going for the kill. 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