{"id":395276,"date":"2022-07-02T18:51:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T18:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=395276"},"modified":"2022-07-02T18:51:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T18:51:55","slug":"half-a-pound-bro-it-hurts-with-legacy-max-holloway-goes-after-stickler-who-cost-charles-oliveira-his-lightweight-belt-at-ufc-274","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/half-a-pound-bro-it-hurts-with-legacy-max-holloway-goes-after-stickler-who-cost-charles-oliveira-his-lightweight-belt-at-ufc-274\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Half a Pound, Bro?&#8230; It Hurts with Legacy&#8217;- Max Holloway Goes After &#8216;Stickler&#8217; Who Cost Charles Oliveira His Lightweight Belt at UFC 274"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC featherweight Max Holloway recently weighed in on Charles Oliveira&#8217;s highly publicized weight miss in an interview with Ariel Helwani. \u2018Do Bronx\u2019 was stripped of his belt prior to UFC 274\u2019s bout against Justin Gaethje after coming in 0.5 pounds over the weight limit.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat was a major setback and now Charles Oliveira is going to fight for his now-vacant belt once more, despite never actually losing it.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/samurai-that-went-away-and-learned-from-his-past-mistakes-michael-bisping-favors-reinvigorated-version-of-former-rival-luke-rockhold-against-israel-adesanya\/\">\u2018Samurai that Went Away and Learned From His Past Mistakes\u2019- Michael Bisping Favors \u2018Reinvigorated\u2019 Version of Former Rival Luke Rockhold Against Israel Adesanya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Max Holloway believes that the man who was in charge of weighing the champion was a \u2018stickler\u2019 who seemed hellbent on seeing that Oliveria would be stripped of his belt. Holloway also felt greatly for Charles Oliveira who will now have to make his first title defense again if he wins, rather than build his resume as a champion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XYCndaCQ3dg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI feel bad for the guy, man. I don\u2019t know. The guy who was weighing him in was a stickler, bro. That\u2019s just what it is.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c[The scale] was moving, you know?\u201d Holloway said. \u201cYou go to \u201855, you should\u2019ve let it move a little like that and say \u201855. How many times do you see it? So I don\u2019t know what happened, man. It sucks. It sucks for him because now his next fight is not going to be a title defense if he wins it. You know, he\u2019s winning the title back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4QoS_ZH5Cg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo that\u2019s history getting taken away from Oliveira and I feel bad for the guy, man. He been going out there, doing his thing \u2014 and like, half a pound, bro? Come on. I feel bad for the guy, for sure\u2026. You know? So I feel bad for him, man. It that hurts him a lot. It hurts with legacy. It probably hurts him contract-wise. So we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/em> [h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/7\/2\/23185727\/max-holloway-upset-history-was-taken-away-from-charles-oliveira-at-ufc-274-weigh-in-stickler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mmafighting.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Oliveira is on an 11-fight win streak and will likely be facing Islam Makhachev for the vacant lightweight belt. If Oliveira secures the win, he\u2019ll have a long way back to once again racking up the title defenses to stake his claim as the best-ever lightweight fighter to do it.<\/p>\n<p>More UFC news:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/i-just-think-i-can-beat-some-of-those-guys-kamaru-usman-eyes-the-205-pound-belt-as-he-chases-champ-champ-status\/\">\u201cI Just Think I Can Beat Some of Those Guys\u201d- Kamaru Usman Eyes the 205-Pound Belt as He Chases Champ-Champ Status<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/hey-man-dont-do-me-like-you-did-that-costa-guy-israel-adesanya-reveals-backstage-interaction-with-sean-strickland-after-smacking-his-a\/\">\u201cHey Man Don\u2019t Do Me Like You Did That Costa Guy\u201d- Israel Adesanya Reveals Backstage Interaction With Sean Strickland After Smacking His A**<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/i-may-start-painting-my-nail-and-act-like-a-female-sean-strickland-on-what-he-would-do-differently-as-a-champion\/\">\u201cI May Start Painting My Nail and Act Like a Female\u201d- Sean Strickland on What He Would Do Differently as a Champion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow our UFC page for more key UFC updates and news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC featherweight Max Holloway recently weighed in on Charles Oliveira&#8217;s highly publicized weight miss in an interview with Ariel Helwani. \u2018Do Bronx\u2019 was stripped of his belt prior to UFC 274\u2019s bout against Justin Gaethje after coming in 0.5 pounds over the weight limit. 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