The next main UFC event 231 takes place on 9th<\/sup> December, in Toronto, Canada featuring not one but two title matches:<\/p>\n Heading the card is the Featherweight fight between current champion Max Holloway<\/strong> of Hawaii and Brian Ortega<\/strong> who holds dual Mexican and American nationality.\u00a0 This much anticipated bout was originally due to take place in July of 2018 but Holloway was forced to withdraw due to \u201cconcussion-like symptoms\u201d.<\/p>\n The second is the women’s Flyweight title match between number one ranked fighter Valentina Shevchenko<\/strong> of Kyrgyzstan and former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk<\/strong> of Poland.\u00a0 They are competing for the title that was vacated by Nicco Montano when she was stripped of her belt earlier in the year (as a result of being hospitalised due to extreme weight cutting in preparation for the bout that was scheduled against Shevchenko in September 2018).<\/p>\n As a nod to the host country, there are no fewer 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Burns\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 155lbs – Lightweight<\/strong><\/p>\n Katlyn Chookagian Vs Jessica Eye\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 125lbs – Flyweight<\/strong><\/p>\n Elias Theodorou Vs Eryk Anders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 185lbs \u2013 Middleweight<\/strong><\/p>\n Brad Katona Vs Matthew Lopez\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 135lbs \u2013 Bantamweight<\/strong><\/p>\n Chad Laprise Vs Dhiego Lima\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 170lbs – Welterweight<\/strong><\/p>\n Diego Ferreira Vs Jesse Ronson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 155lbs – Lightweight<\/strong><\/p>\n Devin Clark Vs Aleksander Rakic\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 205lbs \u2013 Light Heavyweight<\/strong><\/p>\n Should be an entertaining\u00a0night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UFC 231 Two Titles On the Line The next main UFC event 231 takes place on 9th December, in Toronto, Canada featuring not one but two title matches: Heading the card is the Featherweight fight between current champion Max Holloway of Hawaii and Brian Ortega who holds dual Mexican and American nationality.\u00a0 This much 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rest of the fight card is as follows<\/h2>\n