If the UFC had a plan for a featherweight title fight to co-headline UFC 243 alongside Israel Adesanya’s bid to unify the middleweight title against Robert Whittaker, then the main event of UFC 240 couldn’t have gone much better. Champion Max Holloway smoothly out-worked Frankie Edgar for five rounds, piecing up the former lightweight title holder with a precision jab and his trademark, ever-increasing workrate. And while Edgar, by the numbers, landed a solid 96 significant strikes over the course of their bout, Holloway walked away seemingly fresh faced, none the worse for wear.
“I look fine. I look great.