Filed under: Featured , News , UFC When UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier dropped out of his title fight against Anthony Johnson due to an injury , UFC 206 lost its main event. So, what did the UFC do? Well, through dumb luck, it was about that time that two-division champion Conor McGregor decided to “relinquish” his featherweight strap and focus on his lightweight title. At least that was the UFC’s take; McGregor seemed to dispute that whole relinquishing thing. With McGregor no longer the featherweight titleholder, interim champ Jose Aldo was elevated to “undisputed” champion status, and a fight between Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis was booked for an interim belt at Saturday’s UFC 206 event
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10 reasons to watch UFC 206, including a questionable title – but a meaningful fight – MMA Junkie