Max Holloway to defend featherweight title against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245

Following a couple years of sporadic trips to the Octagon, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will make his third trip to the cage this year when he puts his title on the line opposite Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245 in December.

UFC officials announced the bout during Saturday night’s UFC on ESPN+ 17 in Mexico City, just days after company president Dana White said that he intended for UFC 245 to feature not one, but three championship bouts. 

UFC 245 already features dual-division champion Amanda Nunes putting her bantamweight belt up against Germaine de Randamie. 

Holloway fought his first bout of 2019 opposite Dustin Poirier at UFC 236 in April, losing the interim lightweight championship bout. He bounced back with a dominant decision over Frankie Edgar at UFC 240 in July. 

This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com

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