Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has asked the promotion to remove him from its featherweight rankings, calling it “ridiculous” that he is still listed as the division’s No. 1 contender despite a permanent move to lightweight. Holloway, now ranked No. 5 at 155 pounds, said his days of cutting to 145 are over after a headline-grabbing knockout of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 and a subsequent defeat to Ilia Topuria at UFC 308. Holloway is preparing to face No. 6-ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier for the BMF title at UFC 318 on July 19 in New Orleans, a bout Poirier has billed as his final fight. The Hawaiian fighter criticised what he sees as inconsistencies in the UFC’s ranking system, noting that other athletes are promptly shifted when they change weight classes while he remains listed atop the featherweight list.