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Max Holloway Opens Up On 2018 Struggles, Including Depression

Max Holloway moves up to the UFC’s lightweight division this Saturday night when he takes on Dustin Poirier for the interim 155-pound belt at UFC 236.

The featherweight kingpin is looking to become a dual-division belt holder in his fight with Poirier, with the winner to face the current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov later this year. For Holloway, 2018 was a year to forget despite the fact he defended his featherweight belt in style against the very dangerous and previously undefeated challenger Brian Ortega in December last year at UFC 231.