Relive this classic UFC matchup from UFC 236 between former featherweight champion Max Holloway and former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier. Due to the fighters' incredible chins and unwavering stamina, this absolute war between the two active legends lasted the entire 25.
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Who Else Is Here After Ufc 300...??😂😂
Probably my favorite fighters rn these guys are all heart
Yup me
Me😂
Dude 😮😮
me
They should've included Dustin & Max pointing at the center of the octagon right before rd 5 started. This was such a classic. Neither of these guys have been in a boring fight.
yeah. it's a shame they upload these videos as rounds-only
Agree with both of you fellas.
yhea its iconic shocked they didnt add that
Volk vs max 2
Max vs Franky Edgar was boring. Not a single one of the volk fights were very exciting either. Otherwise yeah.
Coming here to check if Poirier accepted Max's 10 sec invite. OF COURSE he did lol
Can’t out dog Dustin
I loved how friendly they were with each other in between rounds, so wholesome and respectful.
Tu peleas contra otra persona y os pegáis como si os debierais dinero para dar un buen espectáculo, pero no suele haber nada personal , son compañeros de profesión y hay un respeto
@@ramonelmallorquin3581 Exactly, you fight at your hardest as the sport suggests, but don't make it personal. You're both in the ring for a good paycheck and an opportunity to show the world how strong and smart you are, and acknowledging that your opponent is there for the same reason and there's no hard feeling is very respectful to me.
Whoever created the small sound clip before these videos start - keep it up, you should write for a horror movie
I swear it's so great
What
Yeah I liked it
Appreciate it bro, cheers.
I always think the same thing. Its trance like.
This PPV was insane. This fight was straught after the Gastelum vs Adesanya fight. We had 2 back to back fight of the year contenders
I recall this was the only time the UFC gave a double fight of the night bonus
It’s a shame the ppv didn’t sell well. I think it was the first ppv on the espn deal so that’s probably why. But man the co main and main event DELIVERED. Two straight dawg fights
@@ahmeddjeghri6879 The only other time I can remember was ufc 218 were Alverez vs Gaethje and Yancey Medeiros vs Alex Olivera both got FOTN bonuses but you're right it's a rare thing to see.
@@ahmeddjeghri6879 UFC 93, 119, 162, 218 and 236 all had 2 FOTN bonuses
What’s also crazy is this ppv is one of the lowest selling I believe only 100k were sold
There is no questioning the heart and durability of Max. Guy is a warrior for sure.
Right, how the hell did he survive that onslaught at that start? He ate like 10 finishers and just shrugged it off 😤
How can anyone not like Dustin. Such a great fighter and stand-up guy.
Because he constantly crys when he loses or wins.. look back at all of his losses for the belt, tears everytime. No one wants to see a warrior cry... it wasnt his night, thats it. no need for the dramatics
@@juanticimo I like to see a warrior cry. It makes them human.
@@juanticimobro he's human imagine training as hard as you can for months for this special moment to accomplish your dream and then falling short I might cry too nothing to shame about
@@juanticimo you have a terrible opinion buddy. These men are gladiators and are still human, emotion is a great thing. Dustin does so much charitable things outside of the octagon. How dare you.
Fake nice guy
I love the do or die, never quit attitude that guys like holloway, poirier and gaethje bring to the octagon
Agreed mate 👍
Gaethje,Holloway,poirier,chandler, and Alvarez in my opinion all meet this criteria
And Conor…..hahahaha jk
With Rogan it's always, 'Ohhhhh', 'he's hurt' or 'he's in big trouble'.
18:56 man max chin is something else.. ik that hurt.
Man I hope Gaethje doesn‘t kill Max Holloway DESERVED EDIT: Hooooooooooly Max… what have you done????? Edit edit: that mf really risked his 24:50 min domination for 10 seconds entertainment. True BMF
Looks like Max is putting muscle on this time, so he has a better chance
If he dies … he dies
Justin is still reckless & chinny 👋🏼
This was short notice and he put on bad weight. Justin might still win, but I think max looks better this go around.
Max isn't Tony.
At the 3:00 mark. Even tho he ate a few shots - the fact that max was still with it, slipping and countering against the cage. Just crazy man. What a fighter
that’s why he’s the goat
Man one of the best fights i've watched in recent years. Huge respect for both these guys.
You're supposed to promote him, not show him get beat up 😂
Right
What are they gonna do? Show us him beating up featherweights when he’s fighting at lightweight? Dustin also just got an insane win this loss is not a bad one at all this isn’t boxing
Shows Dustin couldn't finish him at least
Battle of ustins 3 confirmed for 300
This is just to promote Dustin vs Justin 3
Max's chin is just something else
if anyone finally chins him it’ll be gaethje but man i’ll be so sad if it happens
@@rexhastaaint happening
I knocked him out last week though..
@@rexhastaI think Ilia could have a chance too, dudes power is pretty crazy, though if Emett could survive Max probably could too.
I think the best chin in ufc is Vettori or Max. I still think for Vettori because he fought the heaviest hitters at 185. He eat bombs from Costa and Cannonier like nothing 😯 Max chin is insane for sure but get wobbled few times and even knockdown'ed against Poirier in the second fight. Jones, Emmett, prime Nick Diaz, prime Gus, prime Frankie, prime Mark Hunt, prime Roy Nelson, Anthony "Rumble" Jonhson (RIP✝️), stephan Bonnard (RIP✝️), Prime Chris Leben, prime Fedor, prime Miguel Torres, prime Diego Sanchez, prime Spencer Fisher, ptime Gilbert Melendez, prime RDA, prime Chandler, Wonderboy, Luque, Perry, prime Chris Weidman , prime Igor Vochanchyn, have Amazing chin too!!!
The fistbump after round two was awesome. At this level of dedication, two fighters understand each other so well. They communicated their training with each second, and at the end of the battle it was respect that prevailed
And then 5 years later, to the day... Max's performance at UFC 300 vs Gaethje. What an insane difference!
yeah the Max that fought Dustin was a fat 155 but the Max today that fought Justin is a proper 155 and I would love to see a rematch.
@@KingdomWithin7It would be great but Dustin is 2-0 against Max so would have to be a title fight really
Nah tbh styles just makes fights the reason max struggles with porier is because porier is like a bigger max just stronger and a little slower but the fighting style is super similar with the heavy pressing boxing
@@Hesoshouvery different style and it’s very evident that max has massively improved since this fight
@@jamesfranko1568 no yes it’s true that max 100% improved but what I said is still true Dustin is a heavy boxer who when he’s landing / throwing there in long combos same as max that’s why max had a little more trouble because there boxing pace was the same for the respective divisions max fw so he’s a bit faster just a bit weaker and porier was still very fast maybe a lil slower but big power difference now tho I think max’s power this time around is definitely better then this fight
Poirier cardio is insane! He used a LOT of energy in first round but still active till the end! Cardio is soooo underrated man
i dont think its underrated at all, to be an elite champ, you have to have that 5 round cardio
Wdym underrated? So many fighters weaponize their cardio and get so far. Merab, colby, tony, diaz. They're not very technical but they get so far from having cardio
@@ahmadjauhar4562diaz has always been a stretch, he hardly ever wins the last rounds
Cardio second, strong chin first.
That epo always kicks
Don’t be silly, jump the gilly!
That boy dustin jumped of 4 gillys lol
you miss every gillies you wont take :D
it works 60% of the time... all the time ....
@@bballforever100 apparently you miss all the gillies you do take as well
Jokes aside the gilly nearly worked on khabib soooooo dont be silly jump the gilly
Who else here after ufc300 😂👏🏼
I'm here to see if he can handle fast and skilled striker like Topuria
Haha
Haha
Q se venga la revancha.. hollowey esta más completo ahora.. pero Dustin es palabra mayor.. no hay que confiarse nunca
Fish for those likes boy
One of my favorite fights in ufc history.. and I've been watching since no 1. Incredible battle.
Im so glad that they reuploaded this fight. It was far more competitive than what people remembered or parroted
In my experience people have said this fight was a war but not close, which I have to agree with. Only round you could give Max was the third.
Max got knocked around in this fight
Max could have won that 2-2 goin the 5th ! Fk y’all talking about ! So if someone is out powerd they automatically lose ! I gave max 3rd and 4th and was in it all the way in the 5th ! Dustin won but not by much
@@ALLDaY-ViKeS People will argue that since Poirier won 3 rds it wasn't close.. They seem to think the word close implies it could have went either way. Also yeah even people in the comments on here are talking like it was some kind of ass whooping. It was a super competitive fight. If somebody says Max got his ass beat well... Poirier did too, he got hurt multiple times.
@@ALLDaY-ViKeS Yeah I hope you and the genius underneath never become judges. Max won the 3rd and that's it. And yes, if you get out powered for damn near every single round, you lose the fight. Dustin wasn't hurt a single time in this fight, he was overwhelmed with the volume in some parts but not once did Max land a shot that rocked him. Meanwhile Max was getting rocked, cut open, saved by the cage, I mean just because you're a fan of the guy doesn't mean you can't admit he got destroyed.
This fight was a war for 5 rounds straight and is slept on so badly. One of the best interim or really any title fights ever.
Nah it was a clear one sided fight but max wasn’t a punching bag. Clear 49-47. Im hoping max shows us something new at 155 he’s still only like 32. But I really think Justin will change his chin
This and Izzy vs kelvin and they both were on the same card 🔥🔥
@@DCshandle it can be one sided and still be a war nuthead
Whoever gives us these fights thank you
A fight I have been waiting forever for you to post!
Let’s take a moment and appreciate this pure perfection of mixed martial arts skills displayed by those two warriors
Pure perfection? Lmao
@@cacanaynayyes, pure perfection. Excellent wrestling by poirer and great takedown defense by max. Legitimately some of the best striking I’ve seen in a hot minute. Lack of kicks though but some good head kicks and low kicks by Dustin with some knees and elbows cutting up max to decisively win the fight. I don’t know what’s funny about that statement man it’s all true.
@hulkwithagun9749 it was a great fight. None of this should ever be described as "perfection" in terms of skillset. When I think of perfect grappling I think Khabib. When I think perfect striking I think Sean O'Malley or Adesanya. None of these fighters looked like any of those guys. It was a good fight
@@cacanaynay well you right. When it comes to a ufc fight, seeing a fighter actually use every single element of mma to literally perfection is…. Technically impossible? I was overextending “perfection” but I still stand by the fact that Dustin Poirer in this fight showcased a mma masterclass that night.
@@cacanaynay also, Dustin wasn’t perfect all night with is accuracy but he has the some of the best striking in ufc.
Why did they edited out the most insane part from the fight where Porier points to the center of the octagon in between the rounds and Holloway like a badass steps up for that insane showdown.
Definitely a highlight!
they always do but thats why these UFC editors needs a sentinent guy to work on these and add on moments like that
Nothing but respect and love for each other during the whole fight. These men are so respectful and represent the best of sportsmanship/UFC!
Damn this was 5 years ago next month, poirier and Holloway habe 2 of the best resumes in the sport and jabe given us so many banger fights
Notice the switch stance feint at 1:48 to set up the big shot at 1:59
casual.
@@SatoshiShintoMecasuals love to throw that word out lol
@@topgmedia4702 you started watching during covid.
You "overthrow" the cross and step into southpaw. Petr yan does that too. He knocked down Urijah Faber with this
Fuk what they saying: thats exactly what he did. Had to measure Holloways reaction and the distance before he just threw it.
This is a legendary fight. Since 2016, I haven't seen a fight that I think is much better than this. Let's go Holloway
Dustin vs Dan was crazier
@@cameroncox1767Round 2 of that fight is one of the greatest in MMA history
Couldn't agree more @@cameroncox1767
@@cameroncox1767 most overrated fight in history. Poitier got hit with a big combo in round 2 then cruised to a victory. They both spent way too much time trying to grapple.
@listenup7284 whatt?
Porier is on another level. Especially now. Gaethje caught him but Dustin’s a dawg man.
Yeah. Let's be real Dustin is the better fighter and wins 7 or 8 out of 10 against Justin and I love Justin as well
dustin outboxed justin in the 1st fight and KO him later
Wow.That's one of the best fights I have even seen.
The power difference was insane
1:54 tell me is that a power or a skill issue? You're right, for the most part dustin poirier simply had more weight and just pummeled max.. but the technique difference was definitely there and max got better after this fight and his and his first L to Alex. I still got justin gaethje knocking max out but it's not because of the size as they're both actually the same size. But rather because justin gaethje will keep going forever with his jabs, lead hook, overhand right and uppercut setups, leg kick, shift stance (which he does better than poirier imo), knees, elbows, justin has it all. Not to mention you could hit that guy with a brick and he'll keep going. I feel bad max keeps getting matched up with beasts at 155, rather would see him fight Charles Oliveira.
@@matthewreid1175people see the power difference and assume that’s all dustin did, out power him, but it was the technique as well. That’s what people don’t seem to understand
@@matthewreid1175 yeah no bro I know it looks like I’m saying that’s why he won, I’m not. I believe Dustin is a better boxer.
@@justbleedprod.9414 bro I agree 🤦♂️ I’m simply saying it’s crazy how much harder Dustin can punch, Dustin is a better boxer and fighter than max.
Literally just because of their body type dustin has way more muscle mass for their weight size.
Man I hate that they cut the clips in between rounds. This fight as a few memorable ones
elaborate
I feel like im entering a nightmare with the intro sound bit when i start your videos .. im ready !
Two of my favorite fighters, both Legends.
1:41 “Poiriers in trouble” as Dustin is moving just fine
Rogan just doing soundclips for the UFC game
Poirier did get hurt in the first he just has a great chin look at the Chandler fight when he's hurt he covers up by the cage
@rekanpayne6606 they didn't even put him in lmao
@@jordan-matthewdaviswouldn’t say he has a great chin, Max has a great chin. Dustin has a good chin but makes up for it by being tough as hell
he got dropped 10 seconds before that ?? 😭😭
Two of the best styles in the UFC
One of the best fights ever!!! Just two legends in a cage🫡🔥 Respect
Hands down one of the best fights for a show of skill technique heart good sportsmanship and its a even match just everything you expect and want in a fight
Dustin Poirier is a futur HOF, his résumé is INSANE !!!
these two warriors are what the UFC are about .
Poirier,Gathje, Holloway are the UFC legends these 3 only bring intrest to UFC
Conor man
People act like this was a beat down… this was a bad ass fight.
People who are saying max justin won’t be competitive are very mistaken.
I think the fight will be decided by how effective Gaethje can be with leg kicks. If he can hurt Max's legs and slow his movement, Max is in trouble. If not, I think Max will be more and more effective as the fight goes on. I think it's going to be a great fight!
Max has never fought anybody that hits like Gaethje.
@@publiusventidiusbassus1232to be fair Justin has never fought someone with the output like max.
Indeed🤝
@@publiusventidiusbassus1232The power diference between Poirier and Gaethje isn't that big. And Poirier is way more polite with hands.
"Set the clock hud to maximum and goofy this year" - Dana, probably.
😂
that design is peak 00s dudebro energy.. didn’t even notice until I read this wonderful comment 😂jesus christ!!
Agree on the goofy but I don't think that's a HUD (heads up display) just a bad graphic.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Great matchup. What a superb fight.
I absolutely love watching Dustin sit right in the pocket and paw at people like a big cat. nobody firefights like him
Idk why people like to act like this fight wasn't competitive. Poirier clearly had the power difference but Max can most definitely hang with the LW's
You could legitimately argue Max won the last 3 rounds. The Gaethje fight should be a fun one.
@@jjreynolds0923yeah I always score the fight for max when I rewatch. Honestly comes down to how much weight you give to the knee in RD 4. It didn’t hurt Max that bad but the cut is so brutal it may have given Dustin the RD.
@treyjohnson9407 a lot of times the knees the cut are the ones that barely touch you. I personally don't think that wins Dustin the round but I think of that cut didn't happen in the 4th Max woulda been able to push harder in the 5th to possibly steal the fight either way legendary fight Dustin dominated the 1st round and the last minute of the 2nd. But 3 and 4 are max imo and the 5th was razor close imo
@@jjreynolds0923you can also argue poirier won all 5 rounds. Max endurance and volume can give gaethje real problems but I think max gets koed.
@thialhoinj1971 100% the fight was close throughout. I do think the volume in 3 and 4 got it for max though but super competitive.
Great Fight Respect Both Warriors 👏🏼
The background music at start gives me chills .
Beautiful war. Magnificent display of the martial arts.
Babe wake up UFC just dropped a classic fight
I don't think Max should be counted out as much as he is being against Gaethje.He's putting on the correct weight and size and he has the technical skills to keep up with Justin.....I think it'll be a competitive fight.
Gaethje hits a lot harder than Dustin though mate. If Gaethje loads up one of his bombs... I don't know if max will be taking it after this fight as Max got hurt bad, multiple times this fight. It might be a similar thing to the Gaethje vs Ferguson fight 😢
@@KingDomsKingdom85also gaethjes kicks are brutal, he nearly took out khabib with them and max doesnt check leg kicks either 💀
@@terrycruise-zd5tw agreed, Max is also lead leg heavy.
Max gonna win, Gaethje’s fight IQ is going to be his downfall.
@@terrycruise-zd5twgaetje was easy work for khabib yeah he hit him with a leg kick but stop being a casual it was not close at all 🤡🤡
Just how good was Dustin Poirier 😭
I believe mac had a short notice and didn’t properly bulk for this fight.
👏👏💯🥵 What a Battle !! This is one of those Fights must See Heart, Will & Fireworks 🎆
Dustin in a all out striking match in the UFC makes for some beautiful boxing and defense
Been saying he has beautiful striking
This fight is much closer than given credit for. Holloway grew into the fight and got used to the timing of Dustin’s punches where they weren’t quite as devastating after the first 2 rounds. But Poiriers counters were so so sharp and he had the bigger moments even though I’d argue Max actually dictated the pace for large stretches of the fight and managed to stun Dustin a few times as well.
100% agreed. For me Dustin stole the second round in the last 2 minutes because he was not winning that, he stole the fourth by opening Max's face with a knee and the fifth I'm not even sure why they gave it to Dustin. All in all a a very even fight with the power clearly on Dustin's side. I feel Dustin finished well in all the rounds and that made the difference really.
@@theotadros2040 At the end of the day fighting is scored on damage which I think is why Dustin was able to swing rounds. Not that Max didn’t hurt him but Dustin landed the biggest shots
This is why we get "robberies", it was not very close, it was very competitive, Max's chin and cardio are other-worldly, but Dustin beat the shit out of Max. The power difference was not close, one of Dustin's punches was the equivalent to ten or twenty of Max's, evidenced by Max's reaction and the horrific damage to his face. There is a major problem with people's perception of fights and this fight is a perfect example, when a fighter has an extremely dominant round judges and spectators will often absolutely gift the next or future rounds to their opponent simply because it wasn't as dominant. Rigging is commonplace, this way of thinking/scoring makes it that much easier. Make no mistake, one round scored incorrectly is RIGGING, if this fight was "close' then it was rigged.
100%. That darce that Holloway got on Poirier at the end of round 4 was in deep, and poirier was tired AF. If Max had 5 more seconds he woulda been double champ.
@@Corswain Granted, he still got beat up badly and the scoring should not have been in doubt.
This is one of the best fights I've ever seen.
Talent on both sides. Great fight. The graphics remind me of UFC's time when they tried to make everything look like a video game. It's so much more professional now.
I hope to one day be even 5% as good at fighting as these two are. Fucking legends and masters at their craft
Absolutely War🔥🔥🔥
Ok but did the comments only watched the first two rounds ? Poirier had to grapple in the end to keep up. If you don’t think Holloway has got a chance against Justin you’re really underestimating him. Especially considering he didn’t do a proper transition to 155 at that point and he’s improved a lot since then
22:15 the commentators went silent for a solid half minute..perfection needs no description
The 💎! What a legendary performance
I want a cut of Max taking that right hook vs BSD taking that right hook
Most underrated Fight in UFC man !
This was best card Poirier vs Max and gastelum vs Izzy what a war they fought on this card 🎉
Agreed, the main and co-main were both outstanding, I've watched both multiple times over the years. Brilliant scraps, the both of them.
That 2019 ufc cage felt right. P3 and bdubs logo was a fun time lol
model-ooooooooo
That was a heck of a fight, from beginning to the end
i like how they talked aboutdustin the entire fight without bringing up holloways strikes once xD
"It was after this fight, Max's head movement was never the same" - Morgan Freeman
Max Chin is unreal...
BOTH THESE GUYS ARE EPIC !!
Big respect
"oh he's spraying blood now" gotta love DC
This fight was a lot closer than people thought. You could maybe even argue that Holloway took the last three rounds depending on how you scored the third. I had it for Poirier by one round, though
If it wasn’t for how devastating Dustin’s counters were, I think Max would have won. 2 and 4 he was winning before some big shots near the end of 2 and the knee from round 4 swayed the judges
rofl you max fanboys are unbearable. He got outclassed everywhere, this wasnt even close.
Wtf?
Damage and significance were all on the side of Poirier. The judges got it right. It's the "count vs damage" argument in the early days, where guys would try to edge out rounds with TDs or jabs and leg kicks. Nowadays, it's clear that damage should be more significant.
This is one of my favorites now!
The chins on these dudes is incredible. Im so happy these are the vets that represent my generation
My favourite UFC fight, my 2 favourite mma fighters.
holloway did good he just lacked power if they were same weight poirier could have been in trouble in most of those exchanges plus the confidence you get when you know your opponent cannot knock you out is massive advantage
I saw this one live. And the craziest thing is that as awesome as a fight this was, it was the 2nd best fight that night: Adesanya vs. Gastelum was the Co-main event and was absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥
2nd time watching this fight. Crazy good man. Two of the UFC elites. Fight Club missed out on these boys !!
Max' boxing is insanely good
yeah he eats shots with his face instead of blocking or evading lol, jake would murder him in a boxing match
@@terrycruise-zd5tw yea snake paul is the greatest boxer of all time. Only a matter of time when he’s becoming champ. He easily beats canelo, bivol etc. He’s also the best MMA fighter of all time. He would easily murder Jon Jones inside that cage with a devastating spinning hook kick and a flying armbar both simultaneously
@nameless-ln8vf his defensive boxing isn’t the best yes. His offensive boxing is insane
Ahh you’re showing how strong Max’s chin by uploading this! Either way i love this fight, it’s one of the greatest lightweight fights ever
Great fight by both guys this was very entertaining
Picture perfect sportsmanship from these two. Max respect.
ONE OF THE BEST FIGHTS EVER
Dustin is one of the best fighters who has never held a title.
Two supreme fighters, the respect shown by both fighters was a tribute.
How they cut the stand up for round 5 has me stuffed I waited with anticipation for it the whole fight hahahaha
Damn im actually really confident that Holloway wins against Gaethje now cause this wasnt a proper LW Max this was Max coming in on short notice as a fat featherweight
Legendary fight can’t wait to see Justin vs max
ah damn they edited out the iconic Max line: "he blocks weird" lol
9:20 Many people thought Max was close to getting dropped for the first time in his career here. But actually 🤓 if you pay close attention you can see that Max just misjudged how close the octagon wall was to his back. He thought he was gonna rebound off the cage but started squatting down. His chin is truly legendary (while it lasts)
Still a closer fight than many seem to remember
I don’t understand it bro. People act like max wasn’t in this fight
I don’t understand it bro. Max was in this fight
14:27 Level change it is.
Those first three rounds tho 🤘💣 looking forward to Halloway vs gaethje
UFC 236 is what made me a fan, Izzy vs Gastelum and Poirier vs Holloway
I love the fight, 2 best fighters 💪