Midnight Roundup! UFC star Max Holloway details future career goals, Ryan Garcia calls out Anthony Joshua for a fight and, more

UFC star and BMF champion Max Holloway recently opened up about his future goals in the promotion and laid out three objectives he wanted to pursue. Elsewhere, Ryan Garcia called out former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for a fight and vowed to beat the Englishman with a three-year camp.

Catch up on all the latest mixed martial arts news with Sportskeeda's Midnight Roundup.

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Max Holloway lays out future UFC goals, reveals three-belt objective

Max Holloway recently discussed his future plans in the UFC and revealed that he intends to become a three-belt titleholder, if possible. The Hawaiian native is coming off an impressive last-second knockout victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 earlier this month.

After his win, Holloway called out Ilia Topuria for a featherweight title fight and the two have been trading shots online ever since. However, that fight hasn't been officially confirmed yet. During a recent appearence on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Holloway outlined what he wants to accomplish in the UFC and said:

"In a perfect world to me, would be to fight Ilia [Topuria for the featherweight title], get my hand raised, and whoever's the next guy up at [1]55, fight them. Try to go for double champ status...or even three belts. Do [featherweight, the 'BMF', and then put the 'BMF' and the [lightweight title] against whoever at [1]55, and that'd be surreal. I think that'd be crazy."

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Ryan Garcia calls out Anthony Joshua for a fight at heavyweight during latest social media livestream

Ryan Garcia recently called out Anthony Joshua for a fight and vowed to beat the former heavyweight world champion after "about three years" of training.

Garcia is coming off an incredible majority decision win over Devin Haney last weekend. Despite many doubting his abilities, Garcia managed to dominate Haney in the latter half of their bout and secured three knockdowns over the course of 12 rounds.

During a recent X livestream, Garcia named an opponent he'd like to fight. He replied:

"We want 'AJ' though. I want 'AJ', I want 'AJ'. I want to fight 'AJ', let's go. I'm moving up to heavyweight. Give me about three years, I'm going to beat his a**. Hey, when I knock out 'AJ' what would they say then?... After that, they can't [hate me.] "

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UFC star Jamahal Hill on potential Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev title fight

Jamahal Hill recently weighed in on a potential Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev light heavyweight title fight. Hill backed Ankalaev to beat Pereira and explained why he believed the Dagestan native had the advantage.

During an interview with James Lynch, Hill lauded Ankalaev for "picking decent shots" and said:

"Magomed's [Ankalaev] stance is a problem for [Alex] Pereira. Pereira doesn't fight well against southpaws...Magomed also can come with a very grapple heavy approach, as well he picks decent shots and he is capable on the feet. I'd probably favor Magomed in that fight."

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Michael Bisping warns Michael Chandler against underestimating Conor McGregor during UFC 303 clash

Michael Bisping recently shared his thoughts on Michael Chandler's upcoming bout against Conor McGregor at UFC 303 in June. 'The Count' shared some advice for the former Bellator lightweight champion and warned him against underestimating McGregor for any reason.

In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Bisping pointed out that both men had been away from action for over two years and reminded Chandler about the Irishman's power. He said:

"You cannot be drunk on your own ego. Michael Chandler is an entertainer...The man is explosive, every single time he fights he is phenomenal, win or lose...But he has to respect what McGregor is going to do and the threat coming back at him... Three years away [For McGregor] it will affect timing, it will affect speed...Three years is a long time. I do think a few things will be off but power is the last thing to go."

Catch Bisping's comments here (2:15):

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Andrew Tate reportedly set to face trial on charges of human trafficking and sexual assault

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate is reportedly set to face trial in Romania for charges related to human trafficking and sexual assault. The two were accused of forming a crime syndicate to exploit women for their adult content business. They were arrested last December in connection to the same.

Tate has maintained his innocence and repeatedly claimed that Romanian courts have no evidence against him. He also blames the 'Matrix' for conspiring to silence him. It's important to note that this case had been discussed in court for months.

Yesterday, a court in Bucharest confirmed that the Tate brothers could be taken to trial after the case met certain legal requirements.