Max Holloway was not a part of UFC Qatar, wasn’t in the headlines, and had no involvement in the Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dan Hooker storyline—yet his name made its way into the chaos. Hours before the lightweight main event, a fan on X chose to drag ‘Blessed’ into an unrelated conversation, calling him “washed” and comparing him to Dan Hooker.

It was the kind of stray insult that appears out of nowhere, and the BMF champion found himself trending online while being thousands of miles away and focused on his next fight with Charles Oliveira . But instead of retaliating or becoming defensive, Max Holloway responded in the only way ‘Blessed’ can: by turning the entire situation into comedy.

Max Holloway reacts as the Tsarukyan vs. Hooker conversation boils over

The tweet that sparked al

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