Max Holloway praises Yair Rodriguez after battle at UFC Vegas 42: 'I love you, brother'

M. Holloway (right) defeated Y. Rodriguez (left) at UFC Vegas 42. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

Max Holloway He is, in fact, thinking about his next career steps. However, the Hawaiian did not stop looking to the past with the intention of praising his last opponent, Yair Rodriguez, after 'war' in the main struggle of UFC Las Vegas 42 last Saturday (13).

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In a moment of great sportsmanship, Holloway highlighted that he gained great appreciation for Rodriguez after the duel, in addition to pointing him out as the future champion of the featherweight division (up to 65,7kg.) in the future.

“(MMA is) the most difficult sport in the world. But for some of us, what happens in the octagon are the easier parts of life. Yair is one of those fighters. If you want to understand how Yair does his job as a ninja, look at his team. If you want to understand why, look at his family and the sacrifices they made together to get to the Octagon. I love you brother. Looking forward to your competition reign someday. We should probably be friends,” Holloway wrote on his official Twitter.

Winner of the main fight, Max defended his first position in the rankings. Thus, the Hawaiian only remains with Alexander as a 'stone in his side', as the champion beat the Hawaiian on two occasions, one of which resulted in Max losing the belt.

Yair, in turn, surprised and silenced some of the critics by presenting Max with one of his biggest career commitments. A dark horse in the bookmakers, the Mexican returned to action after more than two years.

Shout outs to Parral, Chihuahua. Love you, brother. Looking forward to your championship reign some day. We should be friends, probably pic.twitter.com/WLoHlgNY2A

— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) November 15, 2021