{"id":253652,"date":"2026-07-19T07:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T07:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/its-going-to-be-a-striking-war-max-holloway-wants-title-shot-against-justin-gaethje\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T07:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T07:34:36","slug":"its-going-to-be-a-striking-war-max-holloway-wants-title-shot-against-justin-gaethje","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/its-going-to-be-a-striking-war-max-holloway-wants-title-shot-against-justin-gaethje\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be a striking war&#8221; &#8211; Max Holloway wants title shot against Justin Gaethje"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5193555\" data-slug-id=\"2810287\">\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 is keen for another UFC title if the Conor McGregor trilogy doesn\u2019t take place. \u2018Blessed\u2019 won his fight against the Irishman, but that came due to McGregor\u2019s knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Notorious\u2019 was unable to continue after a minute or so of the first round, and the referee waved the fight off. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/max-holloway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Holloway<\/a> got the win under his belt, he has repeatedly claimed a rematch against McGregor at welterweight would suit him.<\/p>\n<p>However, the former BMF and featherweight champion is also interested in becoming the lightweight champion.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his stream, \u2018Blessed\u2019 brought up a title shot next, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/justin-gaethje\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Justin Gaethje<\/a> would be his target:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/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<blockquote><p>\u201cSelfishly, I hope I get the next title shot.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Holloway continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf it\u2019s not Conor, give your boy a title shot. Me and Justin got history\u2026You know it\u2019s going to be a striking war, so why not?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Check out Max Holloway\u2019s comments below:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Holloway and Gaethje had a lightweight war at UFC 300, which also produced one of the greatest finishes in the sport\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Gaethje was knocked out cold in the final seconds of the fight after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-max-holloway-gets-brutally-honest-sparked-final-10-second-war-justin-gaethje-ufc-300-gave-opportunity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Holloway and his rival traded blows<\/a> in the middle of the octagon.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gaethje has recovered well from that night and beat Ilia Topuria at the UFC Freedom 250 event to win the lightweight title.<\/p>\n<p>Holloway, for his part, does have a few losses to his name after the win over Gaethje, and it is to be seen what the UFC\u2019s plan is for the lightweight title.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Max Holloway explains UFC 329 celebrations<\/h2>\n<p>While the UFC 329 main event didn\u2019t turn out to be the war that people expected, Max Holloway still celebrated a huge win.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Blessed\u2019 was also seen doing the billionaire strut, which was made famous by Conor McGregor. While the fight was called off due to McGregor\u2019s knee injury, Holloway, in a recent stream, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-i-slipped-kick-max-holloway-explains-celebrated-anticlimactic-ufc-329-win-conor-mcgregor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">shared why he celebrated in the octagon<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I did [celebrate the win]. I slipped the kick, he landed wrong. 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