LOS ANGELES – UFC interim featherweight champ Max Holloway thinks his division has moved on from the era of Conor McGregor.

After all, McGregor is the UFC lightweight champ by promotional order, and these days, he’s in line for the payday of his life by potentially boxing Floyd Mayweather.

“Would you guys come back to MMA after a fight like that?” Holloway (17-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) asked today during a media luncheon in support of his upcoming pay-per-view title unifier against Jose Aldo (26-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) at UFC 212, which takes place June 3 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

Holloway, whose last loss was to McGregor during the Irish champ’s run at featherweight, is part of a growing chorus that thinks McGregor’s (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) endgame is to ride into the sunset $75 million richer, never again fighting in MMA, after what appears to be an inevitable beatdown at the hands of Mayweather (49-0 boxing).

And Holloway can’t even hate his former opponent for the way things have turned out. But McGregor’s time is over.

“Conor should be proud,” he said. “He was the champ. He should hold his belt high. At the end of the day, he’s the 2015 champ. This is two years later, and he never once talked about defending the 145-pound belt ever. Not ever.

“He talked about defending the (lightweight belt) more than he talked about defending the (featherweight belt). It’s time to move on from this chapter of life, guys. We’re not going to tell Lebron (James), ‘Hey, Lebron, you can’t show your three rings – that was three years ago.’ No, be proud; you won it. But you’ve got to play again to hold this championship, and (McGregor) is not doing that.”

But in the end, Holloway said that’s just who McGregor is as a competitor. He’s not interested in holding on to what he’s got – he’s interested in what he can capture.

“He’s always looking over the fence,” Holloway said of the UFC lightweight champ. “Looking for better stuff. We’re grateful for the fans he brought in, but at the end of the day, his fans love him for that – they’re always looking for the next big thing.

“My fans, they want to see me be the king, and they want to see me conquer, and they want to see me defend my throne, and that’s not what he is. I think people need to move on from that already, especially for the (145-pound division).

“If he wants to come back after his fight, (UFC President) Dana White knows my number. We can get it done. But after getting so many meals like that, you (wonder) if he’ll ever fight again.”

Holloway is fighting again, and he has no plans on stopping until he reaches his goals. Right now, that’s holding the undisputed featherweight title.

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