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Max Holloway confirms plans for HUGE summer UFC return in title fight rematch

Former featherweight champion, Max Holloway appears to be all ears to a symbolic BMF title rematch with former lightweight titleholder, Charles Oliveira — suggesting he and the Brazilian megastar share the Octagon again as soon as this summer during International Fight Week.

Holloway, a former undisputed featherweight champion, has been out of action since last October, most recently headlining UFC 308.

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Max Holloway confirms plans for HUGE summer UFC return in title fight rematch 2

And suffering his first-ever professional mixed martial arts knockout loss, Hawaiian fan-favorite, Holloway was stopped in the third round by unbeaten featherweight kingpin, Ilia Topuria in Abu Dhabi with a brutal stoppage loss in the pair’s title rematch.