A featherweight main event between Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar has been booked for a January 16th UFC card, as announced on Tuesday. The fight is Holloway’s first non-championship bout since 2016.
The location of the fight is not known currently.
Holloway, the former UFC Featherweight Champion, lost his belt in late 2019 with a decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski. A rematch in July was another win for Volkanovski, giving him his first title defence.
Holloway claimed the featherweight belt in 2017 after a win over Jose Aldo. He defended it twice during his run as a champion.
Kattar has been on the rise in the featherweight division through 2020. After a May win over Jeremy Stephens, Kattar returned in July to take a decision win over Dan Ige. The fight was Kattar’s first five-round bout as a pro.
Here’s the updated card for January 16th.
Bout 6: Max Holloway (21-6) vs. Calvin Kattar (22-4) (Featherweight)
Bout 5: Ricky Simon (16-3) vs. Brian Kelleher (22-11) (Bantamweight)
Bout 4: Justin Tafa (4-1) vs. Carlos Felipe (9-1) (Heavyweight)
Bout 3: Tim Elliott (16-11-1) vs. Jordan Espinosa (15-8) (Flyweight)
Bout 2: Santiago Ponzinibbio (27-3) vs. Muslim Salikhov (17-2) (Welterweight)
Bout 1: Jacob Kilburn (8-3) vs. Austin Lingo (7-1) (Featherweight)
