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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