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Published 09:13 12 Apr 2019 BST
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The UFC featherweight champion, who will move up to 155lbs to fight for the interim lightweight title this weekend, has encouraged his former opponent to use his platform to discuss more important issues.
"At the end of the day it’s not even about the sport any more, so I don’t even want to talk about that," Holloway told TMZ. "I’m glad Dana White said he’d intervene. You know, these guys got a big platform, they should talk about more important stuff like climate change.
"Like right now in New York, it’s not supposed to be this cold, I’ve heard it’s supposed to be warmer. And in Hawaii it’s been pretty cold, in the 70s. I know I sound like a big cry baby about 70s, but us Hawaiians are not used to this weather! What’s up with the climate control?"
Holloway has gone 13 fights undefeated since his 2013 loss to McGregor and he clearly considers climate change a very serious issue, with the popular Hawaiian discussing the topic in several interviews in recent months.
"Climate change is for real," Holloway told Sports Illustrated.
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