The Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, hosted UFC 218, headlined by a rematch for the UFC Featherweight championship, Max “Blessed” Holloway makes his first defense against the man he dethroned Jose Aldo.
Aldo takes this fight on a 3 weeks notice, after Frankie Edgar withdrew due to injury. Holloway won his 11th straight at UFC 212, back in June, when he stopped Aldo by strikes to become the 3rd ever UFC Featherweight champion and the 2nd Hawaiian to hold UFC gold. Jose Aldo is a fromer WEC & 2-time UFC Featherweight champion, who won 18 straight from 2006-2014.
PPV Main Card:
FW Title: (c) Max Holloway def. Jose Aldo by TKO (punches) 4:51 R3
HW: Francis Ngannou def. Alistair Overeem by KO (left hook) 1:42 R1
FLYW: Henry Cejudo def. Sergio Pettis by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
LW: Eddie Alvarez def. Justin Gaethje by TKO (knee & punches) 3:59 R3
WSW: Tecia Torres def. Michelle Waterson by (30-27, 29-29 x2) unanimous decision
FS1 Prelims:
LW: Paul Felder def. Charles Oliveira by KO (elbows) 2:40 R2
WW: Yancy Medeiros def. Alex Oliveira by TKO (punches) 2:02 R3
LW: David Teymur def. Drakkar Klose by (30-27 x2, 29-28) unanimous decision
WSW: Felice Herrig def. Cortney Casey by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
UFC Fight Pass Prelims:
SWS: Amanda Cooper def. Angela Magana by TKO (punches) 4:35 R2
WW: Razak Al-Hassan def. Sabah Homasi by TKO (punches) by 4:21 R1
LHW: Dominick Reyes def. Jeremey Kimball by submission (rear naked choke) 3:39 R1
HW: Justin Willis def. Allen Crowder by KO (punch) 2:33 R1
