Nieky Holzken Challenges Conor McGregor To Fight Him

Holzken has now entered the McGregor raffle…

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been the subject of so much media attention over the last three years, and it doesn’t look to be stopping any time soon. He really came of age with the now infamous 13 second knockout of Jose Aldo at UFC 194, laying out the first and only 145-pound champion until that point with a single well timed punch. It seemed all the talk was now being backed up, as McGregor fulfilled his prophecy of taking the featherweight division by storm.

After laying down the formerly dominant Brazilian like a two dollar hooker on happy hour, ‘The Notorious’ turned his attention to divisions above featherweight, in particular the lightweight category. Rafael dos Anjos was the intended target for UFC 196, but it wasn’t long before the steam train of expectations would come to a grinding halt.

Nate Diaz replaced ‘RDA’ on less than two weeks notice when the Brazilian boss fell out injured, and as a result faced McGregor in a welterweight bout at UFC 196. Contrary to many fas of the Irish star, Diaz was ‘not surprised’ when he stopped ‘The Notorious’ inside two rounds. This would prove to be a critical catalyst in the madness that would ensue over the coming months, continuing to this very day.

McGregor’s next fight would not come in the scheduled rematch with Diaz at UFC 200, but would in fact happen outside the octagon and against his employers. His stand off following a missed press conference was one scrap that the feisty Irishman could not win, but recent reports indicate his injuries sustained are nothing a band aid and luncheon with Dana White couldn’t fix.

Then of course there’s that whole Floyd Mayweather boxing match, as the former champion of the squared ring and McGregor seemingly play with the media in strange and highly unsubstantiated dance. But the call outs aren’t just limited to the boxing and MMA world for ‘The Notorious.’

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Glory welterweight champion and two-time European Muay Thai boss Nieky Holzken is highly regarded in the kickboxing world. Many believe his technical and powerful striking to be the best in current competition, and now the 32-year old kickboxer is calling out the man everyone wants to fight; Conor McGregor.

Check out the Chuck Norris-themed meme that the Dutch Golden Glory product posted on Twitter, stating he wants a piece of ‘The Notorious’ too.

If @FloydMayweather @TheNotoriousMMA is not gonna happen i want to fight conor and i dont ask 100 million #BOXING pic.twitter.com/jRj13xWnfb

— Nieky Holzken (@niekyholzken) 23 May 2016

Is there another fighter on the planet who could keep their own stock rising after a loss, has this happened before?