MMA Squared: Distilling Holloway vs Poirier down to a single image

There was a moment in the second round where Dustin Poirier’s punches sent Max Holloway staggering back into the cage. As Max righted himself,…

By: Chris Rini | 4 years ago
MMA Squared: Distilling Holloway vs Poirier down to a single image
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There was a moment in the second round where Dustin Poirier’s punches sent Max Holloway staggering back into the cage. As Max righted himself, he threw both hands up as if to say “We in a fight, you want more?”

It was a perfect microcosm of the entire fight, with Poirier putting hands on the featherweight great like no other fighter has ever done before, and Holloway daring his opponent to try and finish the job.

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Chris Rini
Chris Rini

Chris Rini is an artist and BloodyElbow’s editorial cartoonist. He has been an artist since 1996 and publishes an annual book called The Fine Art of Violence. Chris has worked in Mixed Martial arts since 2013 and in his spare time makes terrariums, plays keyboards, and trains BJJ.

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