The headlining fights continue to be pile up. Reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar have verbally agreed to fight.
Currently, the fight is being targeted for UFC 240. The event will take place on July 27th in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Max Holloway is coming off a loss at lightweight to now interim-champion Dustin Poirier at UFC 236 via unanimous decision. Edgar, on the other hand, is currently on a single fight win after defeating Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 128. Both competitors are future hall of famers in the sport, and this fight makes an interesting match-up.