The UFC featherweight championship will be on the line as Max Holloway takes on Frankie Edgar at UFC 240, Occurring July 27 in Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
ESPN broke the news.
At first glance, it is a little surprising to see Edgar get the title taken when Alexander Volkanovski only dominated Jose Aldo in UFC 237 and supposedly earned a title shot . However, the UFC had a principal event because of the July card, so Edgar understands the shot first, with Volkanovski likely serving as an emergency backup for the bout. Contemplating the Holloway vs. Edgar pairing has flopped before, Volkanovski would be wise to remain ready for this season.
Holloway (20-4) recently moved up to lightweight and failed in his bid to turn into a double UFC winner when he chose to Dustin Poirier in UFC 236. However he remains the UFC featherweight champion, and is currently riding a 13-fight win series at 145lbs. Though his striking defense and size was depicted as a lightweight against Poirier, moving back down to featherweight ought to be a good move for him as he seems to get back in the win column.
Edgar (23-6-1) is coming off of a decision win over Cub Swanson past April and has not fought since due to accidents. We all know the UFC and Edgar’s manager Ali Abdel-Aziz have a fantastic connection, which is probably why he got this name shot over another featherweight contenders. Plus, remember Edgar did the UFC a favor when he stepped up on short notice to combat Brian Ortega last year and lost. In general, the former UFC lightweight winner is 8-3 as a featherweight from the Octagon.
Although I’m not convinced Edgar deserves this title shot, this is still a quality fight, even though there’s no doubt Holloway will be a large favorite, since he should be.
Anthony Pettis vs. Nate Diaz, UFC 241
Within an exciting welterweight bout, Anthony Pettis takes on Nate Diaz in UFC 241, occurring August 17 at Honda Centre in Anaheim, California. The UFC has confirmed this bout.
Pettis (22-8) recently moved up to welterweight and made the most of the opportunity as he pumped out Stephen Thompson in one of 2019’s best KOs to date. Pettis has struggled with his consistency the past couple of years, but he looked revitalized against Thompson and possibly this is the beginning of something great for him.
Diaz (19-11) hasn’t fought since August 2016, when he lost a vast majority decision to Conor McGregor in the pair’s rematch. Prior to that, he’d won back-to-back conflicts over McGregor and Michael Johnson. Diaz has struggled while fighting as a welterweight, though given the fact Pettis can also be undersized for the branch, this looks like a fair fight.
Though Diaz matches well stylistically against Pettis, together with the three-year layoff it is rather hard to pick him to win , and I’d peg Pettis since the favorite due to his current momentum.
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