After a year out, and some concerning health issues, Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway returned to action in the main event of UFC 231 — in one of his newest homes away from home; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. There he blasted through a game Brian Ortega, forcing a merciful doctor’s stoppage between the fourth and fifth rounds.
Holloway looked great throughout much of the fight. Sometimes he swaggered and showboated other times he bit down on his mouth piece and looked for the kill. In either mode he landed punches in bunches, which hurt, wobbled, bloodied, and eventually finished Brian Ortega.