Furious Max Holloway says Jose Aldo is running scared

UFC 200 was supposed to be the card that broke all the records, but it wasn’t. Featherweight kingpin, Conor McGregor was pulled from the card for refusing to do a press conference, Jon Jones was pulled from the card for a failed drug test, and from there, the card lost a lot of the magic that its UFC 100 predecessor had.

The card was by no means a bust, though. There were some shining moments that will still be fondly remembered by fans around the globe. One of those was the absolutely stellar performance former pound-for-pound king, Jose Aldo turned in against the Number 2 contender, Frankie Edgar. Aldo would soundly beat Edgar in five rounds of battle, capturing the interim belt along the way.

Since that night, McGregor has fought archrival, Nate Diaz to a controversial split decision victory, and has expressed interest at challenging for the lightweight belt. That presents a bit of a conundrum for both the organization and the athletes at 145 lbs. Just when will Conor defend his belt, if at all?

For the sake of keeping the record straight, McGregor has won three belts in his career, two in Cage Warriors and one in the UFC. He has yet to defend any of them a single time.

Meanwhile, Jose Aldo is waiting in the wings to either challenge for the belt unification or to defend his interim title. One man, unbeaten in nine contests since losing to McGregor three-and-a-half years ago, also waits. That man is Hawaiian juggernaut, Jerome-Max Holloway.

Holloway has been with the UFC for all but his first four bouts, amassing an impressive 16-3 record, overall. In his last nine outings, he’s beaten a …

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