Holloway: Aldo's 'really got my blood boiling'

The UFC featherweight title picture is at a standstill, and one of the division's top contenders is none too pleased about it.

With reigning champion Conor McGregor's newfound dalliance at lightweight and interim king Jose Aldo possibly on the verge of falling out with the UFC, Max Holloway is short on dance partners. A winner of nine straight, "Blessed" has incessantly called for a fight with either champion in recent months, and took an opportunity to vent about the snubs on "MMAjunkie Radio."

"I'm a fighter, man. I just want to fight," Holloway said, according to MMAjunkie's Mike Bohn and Brian Garcia. "I don't care who it is or whatever. I can't change what they personally feel, but like I said, I got that vaccine for that (expletive)-itis that's been going around with all these people running away. They got to let me know when they're ready to fight."

Had either champion remained on the proverbial reservation, Holloway still would have remained idle until McGregor and Aldo met in a title unification bout. The Hawaiian admitted he likely won't tangle with "The Notorious" anytime soon, but took exception to the interim champion's petulance.

"In a perfect world, if I could fight Conor, that would be great. But the person that's really got my blood boiling is Jose Aldo. He's (expletive) talking bubbles. I don't know what he's talking. I think Conor hit him too hard in that fight, so he's losing his mind. That guy's got to get his (expletive) together, get his ass in the cage, and do less talking and more fighting."

Aldo had been clamoring for a chance to avenge his loss to McGregor, but demanded the UFC release him from his contract when the Irishman opted to challenge Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title at UFC 205 instead. "Scarface" has since aired his grievances with the promotional brass, but seems intent on following through with his threat.

The Brazilian's resume has won him Holloway's respect, but "Blessed" sees Aldo's current tiff as little more than the latest foil to what the UFC had in store for him.

"I respect him, I respect him a lot, but at the end of the day, people keep forgetting how much times he left the UFC high and dry in a main-event slot or a co-main event slot that he was supposed to be (at) because of injuries. I know injuries sucks, but it happens more than (expletive) a couple of times, and he had to pull out due to injury or whatever or personal reasons. It is what it is. They remember that kind of stuff."

Holloway last fought in June at UFC 199, where he took a unanimous decision over Ricardo Lamas.