The UFC featherweight championship will be on the line as Max Holloway takes on Frankie Edgar in UFC 240, Occurring July 27 in Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

ESPN broke the information.
At first glance, it is a little surprising to see Edgar receive the title shot when Alexander Volkanovski just dominated Jose Aldo in UFC 237 and supposedly earned a title shot . But the UFC had a principal event because of the July card, so Edgar gets the shot first, with Volkanovski probably serving as an emergency backup for the bout. Contemplating the Holloway vs. Edgar pairing has flopped before, Volkanovski would be wise to stay prepared for this particular season.
Holloway (20-4) recently moved up to lightweight and failed in his bid to turn into a double UFC winner when he chose to Dustin Poirier in UFC 236. But he stays the UFC featherweight champion, and is currently riding a 13-fight win series at 145lbs. Though his striking defense and size was exposed as a lightweight against Poirier, moving back down to featherweight should be a good move for him because he seems to get back into the win column.
Edgar (23-6-1) is coming from a decision win over Cub Swanson past April and hasn’t fought because due to injuries. We all know that the UFC and Edgar’s director Ali Abdel-Aziz have a good relationship, which is likely why he got this name shot over the other featherweight contenders. Plus, remember Edgar did the UFC a favor when he awakened on short notice to combat Brian Ortega last year and lost. In general, the former UFC lightweight winner is 8-3 as a featherweight in the Octagon.
Although I am not convinced Edgar warrants this name shot, this remains a quality fight, even though there’s no doubt Holloway will be a large favorite, as he should be.
Anthony Pettis vs. Nate Diaz, UFC 241
Within an exciting welterweight bout, Anthony Pettis takes on Nate Diaz in UFC 241, taking place August 17 in Honda Centre at Anaheim, California. The UFC has confirmed that this tact.
Pettis (22-8) recently moved up to welterweight and made the most of the opportunity as he brutally knocked out Stephen Thompson in one of 2019’s best KOs up to now. Pettis has struggled with his consistency the past couple of years, but he seemed revitalized against Thompson and possibly this is the beginning of something good for him.
Diaz (19-11) hasn’t fought since August 2016, when he lost a vast majority decision to Conor McGregor from the pair’s rematch. Prior to this, he’d won back fights over McGregor and Michael Johnson. Diaz has struggled while fighting as a welterweight, though given the fact Pettis is also undersized for the branch, this looks like a fair fight.
Though Diaz matches well stylistically against Pettis, together with the three-year layoff it is very hard to pick him to win here, and I would peg Pettis since the favored due to his existing momentum.
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