TORONTO – UFC President Dana White is in favor of Max Holloway moving up to the lightweight division as soon as possible. Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC), the UFC featherweight champion, puts his title on the line for the second time when he meets Brian Ortega (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) on Saturday in the UFC 231 headliner. It marks his return to the octagon from a career-long layoff after three previously scheduled bouts were called off this year. The withdrawal from UFC 222 in March stemmed from an injury . UFC 223 in April was weight-cutting related , while his withdrawal from his first booking against Ortega might have been related to the weight cut , though it’s still largely uncertain
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Dana White: UFC champ Max Holloway ‘too big’ to keep fighting at featherweight – MMA Junkie