Morning Report: Daniel Cormier thinks Max Holloway mustn’t battle Dustin Poirier subsequent

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

Holloway got here up brief 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 might be shifting as much as light-weight full time. Followers have been instantly excited by Holloway shifting again as much as 155 kilos as have been a couple of fighters, together with a former Holloway opponent: Dustin Poirier.

Poirier himself is close to the tip of his profession, and although he already has two wins over Holloway, “The Diamond” is excited by a trilogy bout with present “BMF” champion. However Daniel Cormier isn’t positive that’s the perfect thought.

“He’s asking for Dustin Poirier. That will be completely unbelievable,” Cormier stated 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 sort of look down the rankings a little bit bit and say, ‘Effectively, it could be enjoyable to observe him battle a Rafael Fiziev. It could be enjoyable to observe him battle a Benoit Saint Denis. It could be enjoyable to observe him battle 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 approach again into competition with out being in there with these absolute killers. As a result of personally, I want 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 battle. The pair rematched seven years later at UFC 236 for the interim light-weight title, with Poirier taking a unanimous determination in among the best fights of the 2019. That battle stays one among 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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So primarily based on every thing we all know, this isn’t true. However Poirier is out right here prepared if it one way or the other is.

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

Max ought to take a good bit of break day anyway simply to ensure 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 doubtless a little bit worse, however that’s a troublesome matchup for Max in the perfect of instances. Possibly easing again into light-weight can be prudent.

That being stated, I would like a Max vs. Charles Oliveira rematch like I would like air.

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