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Main card
Catchweight (148 lbs): Max Holloway def. Anthony Pettis via TKO (punches) 4:50, R3 to become the new interim featherweight champion
Welterweight: Donald Cerrone def. Matt Brown via knockout (head kick) 0:44, R3
Featherweight: Cub Swanson def. Dooho Choi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum def. Tim Kennedy via TKO (punches) 2:45, R3
Welterweight: Emil Meek def. Jordan Mein via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Prelims
Light Heavyweight: Misha Cirkunov def. Nikita Krylov via submission (guillotine choke) 4:38, R1
Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Drew Dober via submission (rear-naked choke) 2:57, R2
Catchweight (117.5 lbs): Viviane Pereira def. Valerie Letourneau via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Matthew Lopez def. Mitch Gagnon via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
Early prelims
Lightweight: Lando Vannata def. John Makdessi via knockout (spinning wheel kick) 1:40, R1
Catchweight (158 lbs): Rustam Khabilov def. Jason Saggo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight: Dustin Ortiz def. Zach Makovsky via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
#2 Max Holloway and #5 Anthony Pettis are set to do battle to determine which man will face featherweight champion Jose Aldo for the undisputed featherweight title. Join The Roar from 2pm AEDT for live play-by-play action.
Conor McGregor has officially been stripped of his featherweight title, which means that Jose Aldo, who defeated Frankie Edgar for the interim belt at UFC 200, has been promoted to champion status.
However, there will be a new interim title introduced, which gives the bout between Holloway and Pettis much more meaning.
Holloway’s last loss came in 2013 in a decision against Conor McGregor, when he was just 22 years old.
Since then, the Hawaiian has been on a tear in the featherweight division, and currently rides an incredible nine-fight winning streak.
With his last four wins coming over title contenders Ricardo Lamas, Jeremy Stephens, Charles Oliveira and Cub Swanson, Holloway has proved he is worthy of being ranked #2 in the world, and is one win away from finally getting the title shot he has been chasing for so long.
After becoming the lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis has moved down to featherweight to chase a belt at a second weight class.
Pettis had his featherweight debut in August against Charles Oliveira, where Showtime submitted the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt in impressive fashion in the third round.
Pettis owns some of the most famous highlights of all time, however none will be more remembered than his ‘Showtime kick’ against Benson Henderson where he ran off the cage and landed a head-kick to his rival.
A super-fight between Pettis and Aldo has been on the mind of UFC fans for a quite some time, and if Pettis can defeat Holloway, he will finally make that dream a reality.
Prediction
Both men are dynamic strikers, however Pettis seems to have slowed down in recent years, whereas Holloway seems to be getting better with every fight. Moreover, Pettis’ dynamic striking won’t have the same effect against a taller, longer and at the present, hungrier fighter. Expect Holloway to take out the interim-title and challenge Jose Aldo.
Max Holloway to defeat Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision
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