LAS VEGAS — Interim titles have taken on less and less meaning in the UFC in recent years. When the addition of those belts were rare and only used when champions were out for a long duration of time, they were almost as significant as the actual titles.
Not so much anymore. Max Holloway admitted after winning the interim title against Anthony Pettis back in December that all it really meant was he got to fight Jose Aldo next. Interim titles have been called “fake” and a “toy belt” and everything else in between.