Well, now even UFC 231 has a main event, as the promotion has made Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega for the featherweight title official.
The event takes place December 8 from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Holloway hasn’t lost since 2013, scoring wins over the likes of Cub Swanson, Charles Oliveira, Ricardo Lamas, Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo. This past December, he earned a second consecutive victory over Aldo, improving to 19-3 overall.
Ortega (14-0) was scheduled to challenge Holloway for the belt earlier this year, but the champion was pulled due to concussion-like symptoms found during fight week. He earned his title shot with a March knockout of Frankie Edgar, becoming the first fighter to finish the former champion.
Several other fights have been added to the card including Jimi Manuwa vs. Thiago Santos and Elias Theodorou vs. Eryk Anders.
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Fight Card
UFC Featherweight Championship
Max Holloway (c) vs. Brian Ortega
Vacant UFC Female Flyweight Championship
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Valentina Shevchenko
Strawweight: Claudia Gadelha vs. Nina Ansaroff
Light Heavyweight: Jimi Manuwa vs. Thiago Santos
Middleweight: Elias Theodorou vs. Eryk Anders
Light Heavyweight: Devin Clark vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Gilbert Burns
Welterweight: Chad Laprise vs. Dhiego Lima
Featherweight: Hakeem Dawodu vs. Kyle Bochniak
Middleweight: Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Elias Theodorou
Bantamweight: Brad Katona vs. Matthew Lopez
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