In what is essentially a re-booking of two previously aborted encounters, featherweight champion Max Holloway (20-4) and Edgar (23-6-1) have verbally agreed to face one another at UFC 240, which will take place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 27. MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti confirmed the bout with sources following an initial report by ESPN.
This will be Holloway’s return to 145 pounds after attempting to capture an interim lightweight title this past April at UFC 236. Holloway dropped a five-round unanimous decision to Dustin Poirier, but prior to that he’d won 13 consecutive bouts including title fight victories over Brian Ortega, Jose Aldo (twice), and Anthony Pettis.