Filed under: Featured , News , Photo Gallery , UFC , Videos DETROIT – The main-event fighters for Saturday’s UFC return to Michigan needed the towel to make championship weight today, but everything is good to go in “Detroit Rock City.” Featherweight champion Max Holloway (18-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) had to contend with a near wardrobe malfunction disaster when the towel was being held for him, but was a champion in covering up, too, to hit 145 pounds for the UFC 218 headliner. His opponent, former champ Jose Aldo (26-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC), was the last to step on the scale, roughly 70 minutes into the two-hour window. He was 146 pounds with his shorts on, but once they were removed, and with the aid of the towel, he was 145 to make the title fight official. UFC 218 takes place Saturday at the new Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit
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