Max Holloway and Conor McGregor are two of the fastest rising stars in UFC history, and many UFC fans would love to see the two step inside the Octagon to face each other for the second time, as it's been almost five years since their first encounter.Tensions escalated between the two again following Holloway's praise of Frankie Edgar after his loss to Brian Ortega at UFC 222. Holloway was supposed to fight Edgar at the event but he pulled out due to injury and Ortega took his place.The UFC Featherweight Champion sent a classy message to Edgar, but McGregor wasn't having any of it, reminding him that he pulled out of the fight. Holloway didn't immediately reply, but when he did, he reminded Notorious that his UFC Lightweight title will soon be stripped away from him.Holloway said recently to MMA Junkie:“He’s been taking shots at me. Go tell all his fans, tell the whole world that he’s been taking shots at me. Then the one time he throws an underhand pitch – that’s a juicy ball, that chicken thing – no one was going to take it up? You’re crazy if you think ‘Blessed’ is going to let that slide. Your boy is going to slide in and let you know.“This guy’s been picking on me. It’s like the school ground when you’re at school. If you ever get bullied, when you get sick of it, you turn around and you punch the bully in the face, and they don’t say anything. That’s what happened. It’s all right. I could not let that slide. I was giving a chance to everyone. No one was doing it, so ‘Blessed’ was going in.”

When Holloway replied to McGregor, he said he received a healthy amount of negative feedback, mostly from McGregor fans saying he wants a superfight. Blessed, however, has said he isn't looking for such a fight right now.

The UFC Featherweight Champion has said his current priority is defending his title as many times as possible. Another McGregor is certainly something that’s appealing for the future, but it’s not what he’s pursuing now. He said he wanted to set the record straight for anyone thinks otherwise.

Holloway said: “He can tweet me, Conor can tweet me, and no one gives him (expletive). Then I hit him back, and people are like, ‘You’re begging for a super fight.’ He’s tweeting me! What the hell? But people are always going to choose their sides. I wasn’t asking for a super fight.

"I got a loss. I’ve got three losses, and I want them all back. Right now we just got the division somewhat rolling. We’ve brought clarity to the division. I’ve got a belt to defend. I’ve got a championship to show the world.

“I’ve got a throne to sit on and defend and show the world I’m the one. When I get pushed to 155 (pounds), we’ll see what happens. But for now my focus is on 145. I definitely think of 155 fights, but until I’m forced up there or the UFC tells me they want me up there, I’ll go.

"But right now it’s about keeping the 145-pound weight class in check and keep everything rolling and keep everything smooth.”