Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweights (sorta) Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis clashed in pursuit of the interim belt (for one of them) last night (Dec. 10, 2016) at UFC 206 in Air Canada Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Despite his opponent’s inability to make weight, Holloway’s objectives remained the same. The Hawaiian had a chance to extend his streak to 10 and guarantee a true title shot of his own, so the "Blessed" fighter was still more than motivated. Pettis’ inability to make weight was not entirely surprising, but it left him in a very bad position. Win or lose, Pettis would not become the interim title holder, and there’s a decent chance he would wind up back at Lightweight anyway.