It was supposed to be simple. Easy. Clean.
When Conor McGregor surrendered his featherweight title -- promoting Jose Aldo from “interim” to “reigning” — the Brazilian was supposed to move on to fight the winner of Max Holloway vs. Anthony Pettis, who went to war at UFC 206 earlier this month in Toronto.
After a “Blessed” beatdown, Aldo vs. Holloway seemed like a lock.
But then the Hawaiian revealed an ankle injury (see it) that delayed his return, which then prompted “Junior” to do his best “Notorious” impression and jump weight classes for an immediate (and interim) title fight.