'coaches Don't Like Point-down But It Makes Me Feel Alive'

Holloway, 34, first did nan point-down against Ricardo Lamas successful 2016, while he repeated it against Dustin Poirier past year successful becoming nan first combatant to take sides nan BMF title.

In each conflict Holloway has initiated nan point-down, he has been up connected nan judges' scorecards and closing successful connected a win, meaning he has fixed opponents 1 last opportunity to bargain victory.

"My coaches aren't a instrumentality of it, they want maine to circle away, enactment distant and beryllium smart for nan 10 seconds," said Holloway.

"But they travel up pinch awesome crippled plans and we execute it to that point. So fto maine person my 10 seconds of fun, you know. If I'm connected nan incorrect end, past truthful beryllium it."

Fans imitate nan motion during meet-and-greets pinch Holloway, while chap fighters person besides copied it during bouts.

Charles Oliveira, who faces Holloway for nan BMF title astatine UFC 326 successful Las Vegas connected Saturday, has moreover been filmed training for nan edge-of-your-seat speech which follows nan point-down.

Holloway has created a group of rules for immoderate fighter, including Oliveira, readying to initiate nan point-down.

"If you're winning nan fight, you are nan personification who tin telephone nan 10 seconds. And past erstwhile you telephone nan 10 seconds, you cannot measurement back, aliases sprout aliases clinch," said Holloway.

"The different guy, if he obliges and past shoots aliases clinches, whatever, because he's connected nan losing broadside already."