Featherweight champion Max Holloway recently lost his bid to try and win a title at lightweight, dropping a highly entertaining back-and-forth war with Dustin Poirier at UFC 236.
Renowned MMA coach Firas Zahabi gave his thoughts on the match up, saying he thinks the key difference was in their approach. The Tristar gym coach, who picked Holloway to win the match up initially, felt that Poirier was just the more strategic fighter that night.
“Poirier fought smart, and Holloway fought with his heart,” Zahabi said on a recent AMA session.
“Holloway fought blood and guts, he fought with his heart.