Max Holloway has been a dominant force at 145 lbs, but he recently failed to defeat Dustin Poirier in his first UFC bout at 155 lbs. According to former title contender Kenny Florian, the UFC 236 main event just showed even more evidence that lightweight is the deepest division in mixed martial arts.
“You look at how damn good Max Holloway is, and how tough this warrior is, I think it’s further proof — and again call me biased because I spent the majority of my career at 155 lbs — but the lightweight division is the toughest division in the whole sport,” he said on a recent Anik and Florian podcast.