It was only about six months ago when Max Holloway stopped Jose Aldo to capture the UFC featherweight championship, though you’d be forgiven if you felt it was sometime last decade. Time in MMA seems to pass through filters of distortion. For proof, remember how recently it was that Aldo felt unbeatable? It was only two years ago when Conor McGregor ended his ridiculous decade-long streak of wins, and now here we are, with Aldo a sizable underdog in his bid to become a three-time champ.
The odds weren’t shot out of a cannon.