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Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega Agree To Title Fight At UFC 231

The fight is reportedly set to take place

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Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega is going to happen based on a new report that surfaced online as the promotion is reportedly going in this direction.

Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega

MMAJunkie is reporting that they have learned from two sources that this title fight will go down at the upcoming UFC 231 pay-per-view event. As of this writing, the UFC has yet to officially announce the bout but is expected to do so shortly.

Holloway was slated to make his next title defense against the top contender in the co-main event of the UFC 226 pay-per-view event. That show went down in July at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. But Holloway was forced to pull out of the fight after he had been experiencing concussion-like symptoms. As a result, he was taken to a hospital earlier that week then appeared to be better. However, then it took a turn for the worst and the fight was nixed.

A stroke had been reported with what he was dealing with during UFC 226 fight week but that has been denied by his management.

Ortega beat former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar at the UFC 222 pay-per-view, which secured the opportunity to challenge for the featherweight title. He is unbeaten in his MMA career. He holds wins over the likes of Edgar, Cub Swanson, Renato Moicano, and Clay Guida.

Event

The UFC 231 pay-per-view is set to take place on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass. The promotion will announce more bouts for this upcoming card in the coming weeks.

The Card

Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega – for the featherweight title
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Gilbert Burns

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BREAKING: Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega Reported for UFC 231

MMAjunkie has reported that the UFC 231 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has its main event when Max “Blessed” Holloway makes his return to action following a health scare that drove him out of the UFC 226 co-main event against Brian Ortega. The UFC will ta…

MMAjunkie has reported that the UFC 231 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has its main event when Max “Blessed” Holloway makes his return to action following a health scare that drove him out of the UFC 226 co-main event against Brian Ortega. The UFC will take another crack at it with Max Holloway now being deemed […]

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Dana White Addresses Georges St-Pierre’s Status With UFC

The UFC President does have some plans in mind.

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Dana White addresses the current status of former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre with the Las Vegas-based promotion.

The former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion returned to competition in November of 2017 after four years away from the sport to win the middleweight title.

The ending of that fight went down with a submission victory in the third round over Michael Bisping at UFC 217. However, shortly after the fight, he had to vacate the title as he is dealing with colitis.

Dana White Addresses

The UFC President recently spoke with the BBC where he talked about having GSP fight at his original weight class at welterweight rather than going after big money fights that the former UFC champion has been aiming for.

In the past few months, there has been talk of GSP fighting Anderson Silva or even the winner of Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“I’m interested in Georges St-Pierre coming back at 170 [pounds],” White said (transcript via Bloody Elbow). “Not at 155 pounds.”

“He was the 170-pound champion. He moved up to 185 pounds to take on Michael Bisping and put in his agreement that he would absolutely defend the title at 185. Then just dumped the title,” he explained. “I’m not interested.”

“Georges St-Pierre is looking for one off fights where he can make a lot of money. Which it’s smart, that’s what he should do but we’re not interested in that.”

Potential Date

White did make it known that he’s not sure what the future holds for GSP or if he does return to action. However, one would have to think that if he were to make an Octagon return then it would be at the UFC 231 PPV event.

“I don’t know. He’s not too excited about fighting or defending his title or anything like that,” White said. “I don’t know if he’ll ever fight again.”

The UFC 231 pay-per-view is set to take place on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and UFC Fight Pass.

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Dana White Addresses Georges St-Pierre’s Status With UFC

The UFC President does have some plans in mind.

The post Dana White Addresses Georges St-Pierre’s Status With UFC appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Dana White addresses the current status of former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre with the Las Vegas-based promotion.

The former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion returned to competition in November of 2017 after four years away from the sport to win the middleweight title.

The ending of that fight went down with a submission victory in the third round over Michael Bisping at UFC 217. However, shortly after the fight, he had to vacate the title as he is dealing with colitis.

Dana White Addresses

The UFC President recently spoke with the BBC where he talked about having GSP fight at his original weight class at welterweight rather than going after big money fights that the former UFC champion has been aiming for.

In the past few months, there has been talk of GSP fighting Anderson Silva or even the winner of Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“I’m interested in Georges St-Pierre coming back at 170 [pounds],” White said (transcript via Bloody Elbow). “Not at 155 pounds.”

“He was the 170-pound champion. He moved up to 185 pounds to take on Michael Bisping and put in his agreement that he would absolutely defend the title at 185. Then just dumped the title,” he explained. “I’m not interested.”

“Georges St-Pierre is looking for one off fights where he can make a lot of money. Which it’s smart, that’s what he should do but we’re not interested in that.”

Potential Date

White did make it known that he’s not sure what the future holds for GSP or if he does return to action. However, one would have to think that if he were to make an Octagon return then it would be at the UFC 231 PPV event.

“I don’t know. He’s not too excited about fighting or defending his title or anything like that,” White said. “I don’t know if he’ll ever fight again.”

The UFC 231 pay-per-view is set to take place on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and UFC Fight Pass.

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Jose Aldo Wants On UFC 231 In Toronto

Last night (Sat. July 28, 2018) former UFC featherweight Jose Aldo showed the mixed martial arts (MMA) world why he’s the most dominant 145-pounder of all time. Despite a losing spell recently, Aldo bounced back with a first round knockout win ov…

Last night (Sat. July 28, 2018) former UFC featherweight Jose Aldo showed the mixed martial arts (MMA) world why he’s the most dominant 145-pounder of all time. Despite a losing spell recently, Aldo bounced back with a first round knockout win over Jeremy Stephens in the co-main event of UFC on FOX 30. Aldo landed […]

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Robert Whittaker Targeting UFC Title Defense Against Chris Weidman

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder Robert Whittaker hopes to be ready by UFC 231. Whittaker is coming off a war against Yoel Romero. Their rematch ended up being a non-title bout due to “The Soldier of God” missi…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder Robert Whittaker hopes to be ready by UFC 231. Whittaker is coming off a war against Yoel Romero. Their rematch ended up being a non-title bout due to “The Soldier of God” missing weight. “The Reaper” ended up winning the bout via split decision, but he certainly didn’t […]

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