Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos The UFC heads to Michigan for the first time in more than seven years on Saturday with UFC 218, which takes place at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit with a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. After the original main event fell apart, a featherweight championship rematch headlines the card. Reigning titleholder Max Holloway (18-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) looks to repeat his third-round TKO of Jose Aldo (26-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) at UFC 212 in June, while the Brazilian attempts to become just the third three-time titleholder in company history. For more on the numbers behind the loaded UFC 218 lineup, check below for 75 pre-event facts. * * * * Main event Max Holloway Holloway is one of three fighters in UFC history to win the undisputed featherweight title, along with Aldo and Conor McGregor
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Max Holloway all good with Jose Aldo rematch at UFC 218: ‘These guys are like cupcakes to me’
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Jose Aldo’s plan is to beat Max Holloway at UFC 218, win trilogy and retire as champion
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Hector Lombard vs. C.B. Dollaway booked for UFC 222 in March
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Michelle Waterson appears on ‘The Steve Harvey Show’ before UFC 218
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Daniel Cormier vs. Volkan Oezdemir title fight confirmed for UFC 220
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Eddie Alvarez focused on Justin Gaethje, ‘Most Violent Man’ title, not Dustin Poirier’s rematch hopes
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Hector Lombard vs. CB Dollaway booked for UFC 222 in March
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UFC President Dana White makes push for Zuffa Boxing, but Oscar ‘De La Cuckoo’ not invited
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Gokhan Saki explains reason for UFC 219 withdrawal
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Dana White credits Jose Aldo for UFC 218 ticket-sales boost, questions Frankie Edgar’s camp
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