For the first time in quite some time, he has something to prove, and after getting knocked from his perch atop the featherweight division at the end of last year, Holloway is eager to step into the Octagon, square off with Volkanovski for a second time, and set things right in the world.
“I cannot tell you how excited I am to go to Fight Island and fight,” said Holloway. “A lot of people keep saying this and that, counting your boy out — I’ve been seeing that I’m the underdog now, that I have no answers — and that makes me excited.
“I was put on this Earth to fight. I’ve been fighting my whole life. I don’t need a crowd. I’ve got my team, my family, my friends, and we’re going to go out there and remind the world. Everybody keeps saying the Blessed Era is over, but last time I checked, eras are for years and years and the Blessed Era is still going to be in effect for many years to come, I can promise you that.”
Iron Man and company needed to be defeated by Thanos in Infinity War in order to regroup and make things right in Endgame.
UFC 245 was Part I of Holloway’s battle with Volkanovski — the one where he lost — and this weekend, it’s time for Part II.
“This weekend, you get to watch one of The Avengers go and avenge the world,” he said. “Hopefully we can snap and the world will come back to normal.”
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