Holloway to fight Edgar in Las Vegas

Waianae’s Max Holloway will return to the cage just three months after his last win to defend the undisputed UFC featherweight title for the second time.

Holloway will headline UFC 222 on March 3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas against Frankie Edgar.

The fight was originally scheduled for December, but Edgar had to pull out of the fight due to an injury suffered in training.

Holloway (19-3, 15-3 UFC) went on to defeat Jose Aldo for the second time in 2017 by third-round TKO.

Holloway was named the fighter of the year in 2017 by both the UFC and Rolling Stone magazine after extending his winning streak to 12.

Edgar, who defeated Hilo’s B.J. Penn to win his first UFC lightweight championship, will attempt to become just the fourth fighter in UFC history to win titles in multiple weight classes.

The others are Penn, Randy Couture and Conor McGregor, who is the last fighter to beat Holloway.

Edgar held the UFC lightweight title from 2010 to 2012 before moving to the 145-pound division in 2013. He is 7-2 at featherweight, with both losses coming against Aldo.

Edgar (21-5-1, 16-5-1) has defeated Penn three times in his career.

Holloway won the interim 145-pound title against Anthony Pettis in December 2016 and then unified the belt with his first win over Aldo last May.