On Saturday evening, the UFC returns to Atlanta, Georgia for the first time in three years using UFC 226, and this time, it’s bringing two title fights with it.
At the main event, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is moving around 155 pounds to challenge for an interim lightweight title against surging contender 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 in UFC gold when he takes on The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner, Kelvin Gastelum. It’s two fight-of-the-year contenders in the ATL with just two very live underdogs for UFC betting fans to think about, so let’s get to it.
Max Holloway vs. Dustin Tips UFC & Poirier Odds 236
What is there to say? At just 27 years old, Holloway is already making his case for the title of greatest featherweight of all time together with two dominant wins over Jose Aldo in 2017.
Now, Holloway has his sights set on the title of greatest pound-for-pound fighter and is moving up to 155 pounds to become only the fourth dual champion in UFC history.
Holloway’s sport is all about pace and pressure. He places one of the highest paces from the featherweight division, casting roughly 15 strikes every second and hammering competitions under his persistent volume.
Even if a fighter could get the better of him early on, as Aldo did in both of the battles, few are able to stay blow for blow with Holloway since the struggle drags into the third, fourth and fourth rounds.
In most respects, Poirier is comparable. “The Diamond” also functions at a high rate, with mix striking. The two differ though is that while Max has power and can damage opponents, his endings usually come as a result of injury.
Poirier, by comparison, is among the only hardest blow-for-blow punchers in the lightweight division. He does not need to land many strikes to harm an opponent because his litany of UFC wins shows. Poirier also is a more willing grappler compared to Holloway.

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