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Former UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway has announced his engagement with his longtime girlfriend, pro surfer Alyssa Quezon.

Holloway announced the news in a Tuesday post to Instagram, which featured a number of beautiful engagement photos sure to leave our individual readers feeling extra lonely..

Max Holloway is widely regarded as one of the greatest featherweights in mixed martial arts history. After rising to a title rivalry that saw him defeat the likes of Andre Willy, Cope Swanson, Charles Oliveira, Jeremy Stevens and Ricardo Lamas, he earned his first UFC gold win in 2016, when he was defeated by Anthony Betis by TKO to demand the promotion. Provisional Featherweight Title.

In his next fight, Holloway defeated legendary Jose Aldo to become the undisputed featherweight champion. After that, he defended the belt in a rematch with Aldo, against unbeaten Brian Ortega at the time, and after a lightweight loss to Dustin Poirier, against former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.

Unfortunately for Holloway and his dedicated fans, his time on top is over. In December 2019, Alexander Volkanovsky defeated the Hawaiian star with the decision. He then got an immediate rematch with Volkanovsky, but failed to regain the title, losing a controversial split decision to the new champion..

At the moment, Holloway is not reserved for a fight, but he will be an excellent opponent for a number of featherweight contenders, such as « Korean Zombie » Chan Song Joong, Calvin Katar, Zapit Magomedshribov or Yair Rodriguez. However, the former protagonist is clearly enjoying life outside of the cage with his bride.

Quizon, 26, is an accomplished professional surfer who has competed in a number of notable events.

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