Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway recently announced he is planning a permanent move to lightweight following his knockout loss to Ilia Topuria at UFC 308.

Max Holloway is one of the UFC's most popular fighters and cemented a legacy as one of the greatest featherweight fighters of all-time. His time as a featherweight is at a close, however, as Holloway announced on his YouTube channel that he is making a full-time move to the lightweight division.

UFC superstar Max Holloway has made a massive announcement regarding his MMA future. The former featherweight contender has announced his plans to leave the division behind and move up to lightweight.

Waianae’s Max Holloway is moving on from the featherweight division. In a video from his personal YouTube channel released Saturday, Holloway announced he plans to move up from the 145 pound weight class to the lightweight division (155 pounds) moving forward.

Max Holloway has created a significant legacy for himself in the featherweight division, but it appears the final visual of him in the weight class he helped build will be a knockout loss to Ilia Topuria.

Max Holloway outlined his plans for his next fight following his loss against Ilia Topuria at UFC 308. Blessed was knocked out for the first time in his UFC career as Topuria successfully defended his UFC Featherweight Title.