UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2

An interim Lightweight Championship fight between Dustin Poirier and reigning Featherweight Champion Max Holloway headlined the card. The title was created after Khabib Nurmagomedov was suspended following the UFC 229 brawl, with the winner set to face him next. The co-main event featured an interim Middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum, creating back to back Fight of the Year contenders. The event marked the first UFC PPV distributed exclusively through ESPN+