Gallery Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway at UFC 236: Best photos Max Holloway had a shot at history this past Saturday and came up short. Holloway (20-5 MMA, 16-5 UFC), the UFC’s featherweight champion, moved up 10 pounds to take on Dustin Poirier (25-5 MMA, 17-4 UFC) for an interim lightweight title. A win for Holloway would’ve put him in some rareified company as a simultaneous two-division champ, but he dropped a decision in a “Fight of the Night” main event. The loss was Holloway’s first since a decision setback against Conor McGregor nearly six years prior and it snapped his impressive 13-fight winning streak, which included four straight knockouts of former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis, longtime featherweight champ Jose Aldo (twice) and then-unbeaten contender Brian Ortega. Related UFC 236 'Thrill and Agony': Dustin Poirier, Shaquille O'Neal console Max Holloway's son Max Holloway contributes signed UFC 236 gloves to Dustin Poirier's charity UFC 236 'Fight Motion:' Relive Poirier-Holloway, Adesanya-Gastelum in super slo-mo For our latest Daily Debate, we asked you if Holloway’s loss at lightweight is going to affect his credibility at featherweight, where he’s still the champ
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