After a health scare, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is expected to return to the octagon in December to defend his title against No. 1 contender Brian Ortega.
Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and Ortega (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 231, which will take place Dec. 8 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.