Max Holloway Replaces Cody McKenzie, Draws Leonard Garcia at UFC 155

Holloway in for McKenzie at UFC 155

Rising featherweight striker "Blessed" Max Holloway will have the biggest fight of his young career when he steps in for Cody McKenzie to face Leonard Garcia at UFC 155 next week.

Holloway will be doing both the UFC and fans a huge favor by coming in as a replacement on extremely short notice. The 21 year old has come a long way since losing his UFC debut to Dustin Poirier last February, using his brutal kickboxing skills to guide him to two very impressive victories in a row. The most recent of which was a TKO over Justin Lawrence at UFC 150, a definitive win that featured Holloway picking Lawrence apart with a versatile array of devastating knees and punches to the body.

The youngest fighter on the UFC roster, Holloway's powerful yet technical striking style against with the always exciting swings of Garcia has "fight of the night" written all over it. This has the potential to be a wild back and forth striking match, one that will most likely add a hefty amount of support to Holloway's budding following.

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