Holloway pays emotional tribute to Aldo: 'Greatest of all'

M. Holloway (right) praise J. Aldo (left) Photo: Reproduction Instagram @blessedmma

New UFC featherweight champion, Max Holloway surprised by paying emotional tribute to his predecessor, José Aldo. A few days after beating the Brazilian at UFC 212 last Saturday (3), the Hawaiian wrote a long text about the former champion's legacy and recalled details of Aldo's rise to the top, in addition to saying that his last opponent will be “forever ” a great inspiration to him.

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Throughout the text, Holloway credits Aldo as the great creator of the UFC featherweight division and demanded that Brazilian fans also pay tribute to the former champion, who “came out of nowhere to be a king”.

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“Losing is part of fighting. What happened on Saturday takes nothing away from his legacy. This is a guy who would sometimes show up at the gym without eating because he was so poor. This is a guy who built the featherweight division and became the king. This is a guy who found motivation to continue earning what he already had. He defended his throne. For a decade. For honor. For your team. For your compatriots. This is a guy who didn't start out on pole position in this world and look what he's achieved. Brazil needs to celebrate this man. Açaí with granola for everyone. He is the greatest of all time and his story will forever be an inspiration to me. Thank you, Ze. Thank you,” said Holloway.

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Losing is part of this fighting game. Saturday night takes nothing away from his legacy. This is a guy who would show up to his gym sometimes without eating in the last day because he was so damn poor. This is a guy who built the 45 division and became king. This is a guy who found motivation to keep earning what he already had. He defended his throne from him. For the decade. For honor. For his team. For his countrymen. This is a guy who didn't start at pole position in this world and look at what he achieved. Brazil needs to celebrate that man. Acai with powered milk and cashews for everyone. He's a GOAT, and his story will always be an inspiration to me and people of Hawaii. Thank you, Ze @josealdojunioroficial Thank you.

A publication shared by Max Holloway (@blessedmma) on Jun 7, 2017 at 10:04 PDT