On Saturday evening, the UFC returns to Atlanta, Georgia for the first time in 3 years with UFC 226, and that time, it’s bringing two title conflicts with it.
At the main event, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is moving around 155 pounds to struggle for an interim lightweight title against towering rival Dustin Poirier, a guy who beat him once before at featherweight.
From the co-main event, among the UFC’s fastest rising stars, Israel Adesanya, gets his first shot at UFC gold when he chooses The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner, Kelvin Gastelum. It’s two fight-of-the-year contenders in the ATL with two very live underdogs for UFC betting fans to think about, so let us get to it.
Max Holloway vs. Dustin Tips UFC & Poirier Odds 236
What’s there to say? At just 27 years old, Holloway is currently making his case for the title of best featherweight of time together with two dominant wins over Jose Aldo at 2017.
Now, Holloway has his sights set on the name of best pound-for-pound fighter and is going around 155 lbs to become only the fourth double champion in UFC history.
Holloway’s sport is all about pressure and pace. He sets one of the greatest paces in the featherweight division, throwing about 15 strikes every second and burying opponents under his relentless volume.
Even when a fighter can get the better of him early , as Aldo did in both of their battles, few can stay blow for blow with Holloway as the struggle drags to the third, fourth and fifth rounds.
In most respects, Poirier is comparable. “The Diamond” also functions at a high rate, with combination striking. The two differ though is that while Max has electricity and can damage opponents, his endings usually arrive as a result of injury.
Poirier, by comparison, is among the single hardest blow-for-blow punchers in the lightweight division. He doesn’t need to land many strikes to hurt an opponent as his litany of UFC wins shows. Poirier also is a willing grappler than Holloway.

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