UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will make his Octagon return after a frightening health scare earlier this year to fight top 145-pound contender Brian Ortega. If “Blessed” is unable to answer the call, however, the Hawaiian risks getting stripped of his division strap. In addition, former bantamweight title contender Valentina Shevchenko will battle ex-strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the vacant 125-pound strap, recently stripped from the inactive Nicco Montano.

UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that will be held on December 10, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The most feared man at 205 lbs., Jon 'Bones' Jones enters his 7th consecutive title defense against seasoned veteran Glover Teixiera at UFC 172. Also, 'Mr. Wonderful' Phil Davis faces a resurging Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson in the co-main event.

The main event will see former UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson move up to the welterweight division for the first time against surging prospect Brandon Thatch.

UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 3, 2017 at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 2, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan.

UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 8, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.