UFC 206 is being held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto tomorrow night.
The headline bout was scheduled to be a featherweight interim title fight between Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis.
The interim title is still up for grabs - but only for Holloway. That is due to Pettis missing weight. The 29-year-old had to hit 145lbs to be involved in the title fight. He weighed in at 148lbs.
Anthony Pettis misses weight by 3lbs. Not happy at all. pic.twitter.com/f1fGf52f0n
— Michael Hutchinson (@TheMikeyHutch) December 9, 2016
Pettis, a former lightweight champion, will also forfeit 20% for his purse to Holloway.
Told Pettis forfeits 20 percent of his purse for missing weight.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 9, 2016
Making the bout an interim title fight in the first place was a curious decision by the UFC. It was perhaps done to further legitimise Holloway vs Pettis as a headline event.
The original main event was originally scheduled to be a light heavyweight title fight between Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson. However, Cormier pulled out due to injury.
Anthony Pettis is the first fighter to miss weight for a UFC championship bout since Travis Lutter at UFC 67 in February 2007.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) December 9, 2016
Jose Aldo is currently the featherweight champion following his elevation from interim belt holder after Conor McGregor was stripped of the title.
