The UFC 231 main event is officially a go.
Brian Ortega and Featherweight champion Max Holloway both checked in under the 145-pound limit today; Ortega weighing in at 144.75 and Holloway at 144.5.
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The two fighters were originally scheduled to face off at UFC 226, but the bout was called off when Holloway was deemed medically unfit to compete. Holloway, 19-3, was also was removed from a last-minute lightweight title shot against Khabib Nurmagomedov in April.
The 27-year old Hawaiian has not fought since last December, when he defeated Jose Aldo for the second consecutive time at UFC 218 by way of third round TKO. Ortega (14-0, 1 NC) KO'd Frankie Edgar in the first round of his last fight at UFC 222 back in March.
Holloway is a slight favorite to retain the Featherweight title at (-115), though Ortega isn't far off with odds of (-105).
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UFC 231 goes down this Saturday, December 8 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The main card is scheduled to kickoff at 10pm ET.
In addition to the much anticipated fight between Holloway and Ortega, the card also features a co-main event for the vacant women's flyweight between former bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko and former strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
Shevchenko (15-3) weighed in at 123.5 pounds this morning and is a heavy favorite (-300) over Jedrzejczyk, who checked in at 123.75 pounds at the official weigh-in.
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Other matches on the UFC 231 main card include (H/T MMA Junkie):
Welterweight - Gunnar Nelson (16-3-1) vs. Alex Oliveira (19-5-1, 2 NC)
Featherweight - Kyle Bochniak (8-3) vs. Hakeem Dawodu (8-1-1)
Light Heavyweight - Jimi Manuwa (17-4) vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos (19-6)
