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UFC 231 poster released

Max Holloway
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

The spotlight is shining brightly on two title fights at UFC 231.

On Thursday, officials released the poster for the upcoming pay-per-view, which features featherweight champion Max Holloway facing off with challenger Brian Ortega, and vacant women’s flyweight title hopefuls Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk standing side-by-side.

The event marks Holloway’s first fight since last December, where he defeated Jose Aldo for a second time in his first defense of the featherweight championship. After seeing their previously scheduled meeting at UFC 226 canceled due to Holloway being hospitalized with concussion-like symptoms, Ortega now gets his shot at the gold this December.

In the co-headliner, Shevchenko and Jedrzejczyk will compete in one of the most highly-anticipated female fights in MMA history. Shevchenko has previously bested Jedrzejczyk in kickboxing competition, but its Jedrzejczyk who made her mark in the UFC first, reigning as the promotion’s 115-pound champion from March 2015 to November 2017.

UFC 231 takes place on Dec. 8 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

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