UFC President Dana White told ESPN's Brett Okamoto that Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez will battle in a featherweight main event on July 17.
The two camps have not signed contracts for the fight, but UFC is close to finalizing the bout, per ESPN.
Holloway, a former UFC featherweight champion, successfully defended his belt three times before losing it to Alexander Volkanovski in Dec. 2019. He lost a rematch for the belt in July 2020.
The 29-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision win over Calvin Kattar in January. He is 22-6 as a professional and currently ranks No.