Max Holloway wants UFC featherweight title but taking things ‘one step at a time’

At just 24-years-old, Max Holloway is in no rush for a UFC title shot. “I’m a one step at a time kind of guy,” Holloway told ESPN.com in a recent interview.

The budding featherweight prospect has been on a tear since his loss to Conor McGregor in 2013, stringing together eight consecutive wins and catapulting to No. 4 in the official 145-pound rankings. ‘Blessed’ will look to increase his win streak to nine when he takes on Ricardo Lamas at this Saturday’s UFC 199 pay-per-view in Inglewood, Calif.

And, while Holloway didn’t want to talk about a potential title shot, the proud Hawaiian said he’d love to avenge his loss to ‘The Notorious’ in the near-future.

“I don’t care if it is for a title. I don’t care if it is (at 155). I don’t care if it is at 170. I’d love to fight that guy again,” Holloway said. “If you …

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