Holloway defeats Pettis for interim featherweight championship at UFC 206
TORONTO — Max Holloway got an added boost of confidence heading into Saturday’s main event at UFC 206 after seeing Anthony Pettis miss weight a day earlier.
Holloway scored the knockout at 4:50 of the third round, defeating Pettis to win the interim featherweight championship.
“Once I saw him miss weight, I was like, ‘It’s going to be a long night my friend.’ It sure was. I got the finish,” Holloway said. “I finished a guy that never got finished (before).”
The main event became an interim featherweight title bout for Holloway when Pettis failed to make weight on Friday, coming in three pounds over the 145-pound limit. Pettis was fined 20 per cent of his purse as a result.