Max Holloway may have just come up with a brilliant idea.
Following the 69th edition of the NBA’s mega successful All-Star Weekend, the former featherweight champion would like to see the UFC put on a similar event, perhaps during “International Fight Week.”
“Watching NBA all-star weekend and it’s always so sick. Got me wondering tho what can we do to add to international fight week? What’s our versions of dunk contest and 3 point contest? What skills challenges can we do? What celeb games can we do? Celebrity BJJ matches?”
We’ve recently seen grappling competition “Quintet Ultra” take place, which featured a cool concept of four different teams (UFC, Strikeforce, WEC and PRIDE) going at it on the mats.
And with the NBA carrying out a celebrity game, skills challenge, 3-point shootout, dunk contest, then All-Star game to cap off the weekend, Holloway joked: Why not have something like a cardio contest pitting him against former UFC interim champs Tony Ferguson and Colby Covington?
“Me Tony Colby on treadmills. You don’t wanna see who pukes first? Lol”
And of course, Tony Ferguson is the type of guy who would be game.
While the participation of Cub Swanson during “Quintet Ultra” resulted in a torn ACL, the idea from Holloway is not too far-fetched considering the growth of the sport in the entertainment factor, especially.
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Max Holloway suggests UFC version of NBA's All-Star Weekend for 'International Fight Week'
